SmallTires

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Just happen to see these anyone try them before as a cheap alternative to some of the higher priced aftermarket heads?

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i know summit has iron heads, did know about aluminum

krly79

I only paid about $100 more for my Edelbrock Performer RPM's 64cc 2.02/1.60's w/ CNC'd chambers and angle plug heads and that was complete heads. They run great too.

mike1986fyrbird

Its not such a great deal when vortecs flow more then the edelcraps, which I own too.

krly79

True, but I didn't want to have to buy a new intake as well.

faulball67

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I saw these heads come out in the last catalog. I was looking at getting these. They have 200cc intake runners and 64cc chamber, and 2.02 intake valves and 1.60 exhaust valves all fully assembled with a max valve lift of .575. I'd like to see some flow numbers but for the money, I'm sure they flow a crap load better than my ported L98's. I would even do a little port work as soon as I get them, before I even throw them on the block.

lilbowilson

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For $150 more you can get a set of Trick Flow heads that will out flow and out PERFORM both! Also for the same price you can get Brodix and Dart aluminum heads that perform the same as TFS. I've seen a lot of different test and dyno results to back this up.

The summit aluminum heads are just another knock off brand with the same design like Pro Action, RHS, Pro Comp, and Pro Topline. Just so you know STOCK Vortec heads only out flow these heads from .100 to .300 lift from .400 lift and up those heads out flow vortecs. Performance is about the same for both but you will add cost to vortecs for intake and springs.


I've owned both and as soon as I did my research I sold them and bought TFS heads and now I own a set of AFR heads.

faulball67

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I never agree with guys anymore when they say just 150 more. I live in georgia and I now have to pay sales tax to order through summit. For those on a budget that next 150 goes toward gaskets, bolts etc. By the way could you tell me where I can get that price?

88 350 tpi formula

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I thought summit owned trickflow? just a thought but maybe they would have there same people working another self named line. not to say they flow well because of that just that they may flow better than you think

dave-92gta

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ok im looking for a set of heads under 1000 bucks assembled ready for a .520 lift cam...whats good for under 1000 or 900 bucks that will flow well and work well with that setup.. i also want to keep this thing a tpi so i would like to be able to keep my intake!

lilbowilson

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Who said you have to buy TFS heads from Summit? I bought mind from another online Website last year for $1028 fully assembled SHIPPED! Can't remember the name but all I did was do a search on yahoo then compared prices. It really is just that simple you know. You might never agree with guys when they say a little more but did you bother to fine out. Or did you just look at one place and give up. Beside the point I'm trying to make is the more expensive heads are better!

1991CamaroRslow

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1 member on here got a set of iron L98 heads to outflow AFR 195's with port work and 2.02 1.60 valves.

anthony64ss

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I thought they would be repackaged trickflows since summit owns them, but Over on chevelles.com a few people bought the summit brand aluminum heads and recieved Brodix IK200 heads, not even bothered to be repackaged. If i had the cash i wouldnt hesitate to buy these.

shaggy56

Sounds like if you buy the Summit heads you get whatever is on sale that week. Its like an easter egg kind of thing because its seems everyone gets some other manufacture head when they buy the summitracing head. Wonder if its a method to get product off the shelves. Its a win win situation.

dave-92gta

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thats probably got to cost a bit of shop time to do this. you dont know the max lift for L98 heads? is there someway to incrase the amout of lift your heads can take? id ont know to much about heads

faulball67

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I think that these are the Brodix IK200's. After looking at both heads specs and pictures they look identical.

Tony89GTA

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Here is a link to Brodix IK200's IK® Series Cylinder Heads/23°

shaggy56

Im pretty sure the Brodix site has all the flow numbers you need.

Tony89GTA

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Hmm here is a link to a dyno run they did with the heads IK® Series Cylinder Heads/23°

Only 568hp

flyitlikustolit

hell yeah. everybody always says that... sometimes, i just don't have the extra $150 freakin bucks. and then i need gaskets and stuff. but then, sometimes you do, and wish you'd spent it. it's all in what you can do i guess. I'm just glad i moved to florida before the summit store opened.

HD4mula

Yeah. Don't know why we need those AFR heads when they can do this

faulball67

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i was reading a book this weekend. The guy said he likes the aluminum L98 heads used on the 350 tpi motors. He only found the real problem to be they are prone to crack near the water jackets with too much work being done. He also said that you can only do a little porting before you need them hand ported using flow bench testing beacause you can easily lose the swirl that gives the heads a naturally good exhaust flow. i can post up the pages with flow graphs if you guys like.

TransAM Joe

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Probably whats going on with getting Brodix heads under the summit name is because of product not moving and minimum advertised price (MAP) not allowing summit to move this product for less money, atleast through internet, catolog etc. Could also be that Brodix will package them under the Summit label and Summit it just moving the old stock with the Brodix boxes first at an awesome price. We deal with this all the time, each manufacture has MAP pricing that a distributor cannot advertise or sell below. If you do and get caught you basically lose your ability to sell there products. So summit just puts it under there private label and walla they can sell them for what ever they want, and as previously spoken, a win-win situation. Just checked Summits website and the heads are going for $896.88 need to pick some up before they go away for good.