c head swap

blksnake · Mar 12, 2012

has anyone done one? was it worth it?

dutch · Mar 13, 2012

Check SVTP, lot's of people have done it and there's some good write ups to be found. Worth it? Well if you enjoy the work and find the parts cheapish, it's a good powergain throughout the powerband for sure.

blksnake · Mar 13, 2012

i found a set of c heads for 150, with 50k on them gonna have em worked while i gather the other parts.

and ive seen the threads on svtp but the one guy who did it, CMK or whatever his name is, doesnt have any more threads about it and hes like im goin to be making an in depth swap thread (this was back in 2010, and its no where to be found)

i know its pretty straight forward but i dont want to be half way through it and realize im missin somethin ya know

and im gonna be doin it while the motors still in the car hehe..

dutch · Mar 13, 2012

That's a very good price! In-car is going to be almost impossible though. That's why I'm not gonna bother.

blksnake · Mar 13, 2012

mehh... i feel like it can be done..

Knuckles@Empire · Mar 14, 2012

c swaps are very common for 96-98s im surprised your having a hard time finding info on it. You need an intake from an 99-01 cobra as well to make this work ignition change as well. The HP gains are there throughout the RPM range they simply are more efficient design than the b head. Personally I love B heads with a little exhaust port work they flow like no other, although for as cheap as you got a good set of heads its tough to not do it. If it was me just an opinion id work those heads sell em for like 800 for the pair and buy some shit thatll net me more power than the heads.

Knuckles

blksnake · Mar 14, 2012

yeah i just got back from pickin them up, thats not a bad idea tho. they're only 99-01 c heads tho not the 03-04. and i thought if i kept my stock valve covers i could keep the stock ignition and not worry about converting to COP

Marvin97 · Mar 14, 2012

dannysvt said:
yeah i just got back from pickin them up, thats not a bad idea tho. they're only 99-01 c heads tho not the 03-04. and i thought if i kept my stock valve covers i could keep the stock ignition and not worry about converting to COP

You can, just run your B-headed valve covers and you can keep the coil packs and everything the same

blksnake · Mar 14, 2012

ok cool thats what i thought
hmm.

are they worth gettin ported ?

1997GT4.6 · Mar 14, 2012

there's plenty of threads about this on SVTP. I see them all the time. I've seen many with the entire parts list unfortunately I can't dig them up for you sincemy main computer crashed :/

but yeah I'd do what knuckles said. sell them and use that money for a turbo or supercharger. you will be much happier. also saving you time money and frustration. now if you want to be unique you can do the C head swap lol. me ill save up for boost.

Knuckles@Empire · Mar 15, 2012

dannysvt said:
ok cool thats what i thought
hmm.

are they worth gettin ported ?

porting the heads is all good and dandy but tbh its more of a support mod since at the moment your car is NA, thats not to say you wont pick up a few ponies here and there but the more you do to your vehicle the more you will gain from having the added CFM, and if you end up boosting it then your engine will thank you =) I posted earlier you need to COP swap to do the swap i apologize i had a derp moment just most people do it when they swap anyways /shrug. I already posted my opinion on what you should do so best of luck bud.

P.S Get a bottle with the money you sell the c heads for you wont regret it

blksnake · Mar 15, 2012

no point now. they're both drivers sides. fucking. cock. sucker.

Knuckles@Empire · Mar 15, 2012

were did you buy them at?

blksnake · Mar 15, 2012

some dude on craigslist

Knuckles@Empire · Mar 15, 2012

ouch man sorry to hear that, honestly you should still be able to get more than you put into it though.

blksnake · Mar 15, 2012

yeah im tryin to sell them individually.

blksnake · Mar 15, 2012

lol didnt know they were reversible.

blksnake · Mar 15, 2012

but theyre b heads. yes it just keeps getting better

97LSxGT · Mar 15, 2012

dannysvt said:
but theyre b heads. yes it just keeps getting better

id be going by someones house..butttt thats just me..GL with whatever happens man..thats why i hate f'n craigslist sometimes..

blksnake · Mar 15, 2012

yeah its a 2 hour drive away.. i think i am gonna head up there tho.

they're 94 lincoln heads im pretty sure.. juding by the (94) above the RF # and everything ive seen indicates thats the year it was produced. and the imrc's look totally different than ours