wrsjr

I'm looking to purchase a set of these heads and just wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with them. I really haven't found many reviews or testimonials on these heads anywhere on the 'net. I've seen a couple of threads talking about the 200's but not the 180's.

19doug90

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i'm very interested in this too. This is a cheap version of the race rite head, it doesnt have cnc'd combustion chambers and other bits of nice clean up stuff they do at the factory but i believe is the same casting design.

It's very inexpensive for an aluminum head, but doesnt outflow stock heads by all that much. My plan is to buy a set of these and then take them somewhere to have them ported and cleaned up.

not a great out of the box head but im hoping theyll respond well to porting.

definitly looking for some real world info on them tho!

wrsjr

From what I read these heads are far better than stock heads and even better than other aftermarket heads.

Here is a link to Brodix's flow #s and a link to a test of some other aftermarket heads.

http://www.strokerengine.com/page/page/1213203.htm
http://brodix.com/heads/ik.html

19doug90

ya 243/175 at .5's not bad, i knew they had the numbers on their site was just too lazy to check

the 180cc iron eagles i have which are junk, giant paper weights for what im concerned, flow in the 220/175 range, which isnt a whole lot better then stock.

the IK180's could definitly use some more flow on the intake and definitly the exhaust side

wrsjr

Yeah they don't flow as well as AFR or Canfield, but then again they are a lot cheaper as well. I talked to Brodix and he said those #'s are out of the box #'s and could be ported if need be. IMO I don't think there is a better deal out there than these heads. I've looked at Vortec, Dart, and other heads. Vortec aren't a whole lot cheaper and after you have them ported and other work done they might be a couple hundred cheaper. I'd rather pay the extra hundred or two for aluminum heads, saves weight and you can run higher CR. I will be ordering these today from Jegs.

19doug90

awesome, ya these are the heads im looking at buying in the near future as well. However i have no intentions of using them out of the box, im going to talk to an engine builder that does quality port work on heads, ask their opinion on how workable the heads are, and if they have any other sugestions.

The price is definitly unbeatable, and for 3 or 400 dollars you could probably get some fantastic work done to make these flow quite well

wrsjr

Brodix has options for doing head work there at their factory. I would call them and ask for pricing from them as well. I'll post some pics of them when I get them Wed or Thurs.

19doug90

awesome ya i dont know how much id trust factory work, i know of somewhere that does port work for some pretty serious race cars so id rather get my work done there.

definitly post pics tho. You can buy these bare for 700 bucks off summit, or 1100 assembled with high lift springs, thats pretty incredible

wrsjr

Jegs has them assembled for $995

19doug90

nice, ya i hate jeg's website i can never find what im looking for, but from everything i hear theyre better to deal with then summit

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

seems like a good head for the price.... i'd save an extra 100-200 dollars and go with the Pro 1's

Or the Patriot heads for under 800 complete is said to flow about the same if not better than those IK180s

wrsjr

Really? I like Jeg's website personally, its a lot easier and faster to navigate. Summit has a more defined search but it takes forever to get through to stuff. I've stopped dealing with Summit but only because I live in GA and they ship stuff out of that warehouse and I have to pay taxes on everything. I might buy a few things from them, but only if I need it next day.
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I looked into Patriot heads too, but I always ran across more people who disliked the heads. Brodix has a good name behind them so maybe that'll help if I ever decided to sell the car one day.

wrsjr

I got all my parts in today. The Brodix IK180s look great, they are light too. They weighed in at 24lbs each on my bathroom scales. The only disappointment or concern that I have are the springs. They advertise 100lbs seat, 300 open, however they come with a tag that says they are 85lbs seat, 290 open. I think they might not have enough seat pressure for my cam (XE 268).

19doug90

so where are the pictures lol? you gonna slap em on out of the box i guess eh? no port work?

i'm tempted to order them bare and have them assembled with whatever parts i choose

Orr89RocZ

iTrader: (20)

thats what i'd do, i'd order them bare and set them up to your specs using good springs... who knows what springs they use in those heads. its best to know what your getting and properly match the springs to the cam

wrsjr

My only disappointment is that the valve springs are a little weak.

19doug90

sick!

did they say how long it was going to take for the set you ordered for me to get up to toronto?

those look sweet mang

wrsjr

Its on the truck

matt_p

pic of the ports?

Ol'Blue

iTrader: (1)

My IK200's came with comp 981 springs....which are what is recommended on the XE 268 cam I do believe. of course they had 2 spring options when I ordered mine. I thought the ports werent the greatest and took them in for port work..In the end after port work prices AFR's were comparable in price...

vendetta

where did you order them form that you had the option on the spings?