pi head swap question?

[Tony]

getting ready to get pi heads from jegs. i know i need a head changing kit. what i dont understand is what an oil galley plug kit is. it says the swap requires it. any idea what this is and how hard is it to have to fuuk with these?


http://www.jegs.com/i/Dorman+Products/326/10233/10002/-1

 

[chris91]

Just outta curiousity how much they charging for the heads at Jegs? You can buy a set of Fox Lake stage 2's for $1700. Youll REALLY notice a difference with them. Or Im sure you could search around Corral or CL and find a nice used set too. I went that route and picked up my whole engine for a little over what the heads cost new with a set of $700 cams too. Deals are out there, just gotta search.

 

[Cpotts13]

Just outta curiousity how much they charging for the heads at Jegs? You can buy a set of Fox Lake stage 2's for $1700. Youll REALLY notice a difference with them. Or Im sure you could search around Corral or CL and find a nice used set too. I went that route and picked up my whole engine for a little over what the heads cost new with a set of $700 cams too. Deals are out there, just gotta search.

This.. Id go big for the fox lake heads..

BTW do you have a link for them?

 

[Tony]

$800 for both at jegs chris. frpp

 

[T-5 Killer]

getting ready to get pi heads from jegs. i know i need a head changing kit. what i dont understand is what an oil galley plug kit is. it says the swap requires it. any idea what this is and how hard is it to have to fuuk with these?



http://www.jegs.com/i/Dorman+Products/326/10233/10002/-1

They look just like Freeze plugs IIRC. Not a modular guy so I could be wrong. 1st time I have heard of it on a PI swap.

 

[chris91]

Whew that is A LOT for basically stock heads. Dude you can pick them up used for like 250 and that comes with cams and all. I sold the ones off my old engine for $200.

Here is a link to Fox Lakes Heads. They changed their site up and there isnt pricing for complete heads, just prices for labor if you supply the heads.

http://www.foxlakeracing.com/mod2.php

 

[Tony]

well i think i need heads no matter what. gotta smoking problem. so if i'm going to replace my heads with just under 80k miles on them. i will get new pi heads. for peace of mind mostly. i'm actually thinking about a trick flow pi intake also.

 

[1997gtRioRed]

if u are going with stock cams

http://www.dssracing.com/product_p/stock pi cams.htm

 

[Tony]

hmmm, yea dude. i'll def check that out. thanks my man

 

[chris91]

If you're going with stock heads dont waste your money on the Trick Flow. Id at least throw a set of cams in it while its apart.

 

[MaxxRPM]

getting ready to get pi heads from jegs. i know i need a head changing kit. what i dont understand is what an oil galley plug kit is. it says the swap requires it. any idea what this is and how hard is it to have to fuuk with these?

The oil galley plug looks like an allen head plug that just screws in on one end of the head. I've heard that you can use the one off of your NPI head.

I haven't done the swap myself yet but I will be in a couple of months. I too will probaby just go with new ones from Ford Racing. I can get PI heads at the junk yard for $60 a set (I have to remove them myself), but after a machine shop cleans them up with a resurface, new valve seals and guides, I'd probably be close enough to the purchase price of just getting ALL brand new ones from FR.

Btw, does the ones from FR come with rockers and lifters aswell?

 

[97FloridaGT]

I'll just leave this here....... http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/pts/3416516529.html

 

[MustangChris]

Tony,

Your PI threads are getting filled with a lot of side-stuff.


to answer your original post: You can take the oil plugs off your NPI heads and put them on your PI heads.

 

[Walking Tall]

Tony, you could probably buy some used heads and get them cleaned and rebuilt at a machine shop for a lot cheaper.

 

[sn95 bullitt]

I seen a add online for pi heads and fr pi intake for 350 locally. 800 seems like alot of money when used ones are half to a quarter of the price. Just my 2¢.

 

[greenscobie86]

Why not just some Nick McKinney's ModularHeadShop cams on it with the stock NPI's/PI intake? No need to crack that motor open to make some usable power IMO.

 

[Musturd]

Tony,

Your PI threads are getting filled with a lot of side-stuff.


to answer your original post: You can take the oil plugs off your NPI heads and put them on your PI heads.

You sounded like Brian there .

 

[ProKiller]

waste of money that could be going towards air-ride. get a used set and have them rebuilt at a machine shop.

 

[Tony]

lmao, chris you can delet a few pi head threads i have posted around here my man. no hard feelings dude


it's kinda all different shit though. just in order to get some ??'s i have answered w/o 1 thread having 19 different topics, lol.

 

[Redford]

MustangChris got it right, and I was pretty sure there was a guide I used online that showed them in a picture. I think I may have a picture of their location on the back of my heads somewhere. I just lined mine with a bit of threadlocker and some RTV after that and tightened 'em down quite a bit hoping to prevent oil leaks. There was no real guide to how much you're supposed to torque them (that I could find) or the exact kind of sealant you should use on 'em, so I just improvised. As far as I can tell I did that right.