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Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169 (GOT MINE PICS ADDED 1/29/14)

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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 05:39 PM
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Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169 (GOT MINE PICS ADDED 1/29/14)

I am thinking of buying some promaxx Patriot 185cc PN 2169 they seem to make good power and the price is not bad. Anyone have them?

http://www.jegs.com/i/ProMaxx-Perfor.../2169/10002/-1
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:04 PM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

I'm also considering these heads, I want to run them with a Holly Stealth Ram. I've been doing some research & I'm hearing alot of good things about them.

Search Promaxx Heads & then click on the web & images link, a bunch of info on them will come up.
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:14 PM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

Also found this thread....

Some good reviews & some bad...

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...nce-heads.html
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:17 PM
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and 3 pages worth of reviews on patriot hds.
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/afte...iot-heads.html
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:20 PM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

i have the iron version of those heads PN 2151.

I really like them. No issues that i have not seen with any other big name head. Make good power through the entire RPM range with my XE274 cam
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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 03:15 AM
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I will be buying them in about two weeks and I will be taking some good close up pics and checking them out real good.
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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 09:10 AM
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Sounds great! Keep us posted!
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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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After glancing through the 3 page thread that MMroc86 posted….they seem like a decent deal to me. A lot of suspicious posts by those that never tried them, but I look more at the posts of people that own them…and they all seem satisfied with them. They certainly look nice for the price!
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Old Jan 16, 2014 | 03:20 PM
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Here are the pics of mine

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tech...eads-pics.html
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 01:42 AM
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I have these heads on another type of car. THEY ARE AWESOME! I'm a die hard believer in Patriots now. I was skeptical at first but after reading some reviews I went ahead and bought them. If I had to do it all over again, I'd do the same thing.
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 07:57 AM
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I have the angle plug version. Work and look great but spark plug access is terrible with SLP headers. Can only get compression tester hose into about 4 holes out of 8.
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 12:35 PM
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Got my heads in today and they look great just need a little clean up of some casting lines same as big name heads.

hear are some pics just let me know if you want to see a pic of something I didn't get.
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 12:38 PM
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 12:39 PM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

Originally Posted by 92rsvortec350
Got my heads in today and they look great just need a little clean up of some casting lines same as big name heads.

hear are some pics just let me know if you want to see a pic of something I didn't get.
The casting lines look worse in the pics then they do in person probably because of the shadows.
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Old Feb 25, 2014 | 10:48 PM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

How aggresive a cam can be run with these heads & still have good street manners? Looking at the flow chart it looks like they flow well to .600
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 07:58 AM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169 (GOT MINE PICS ADDED 1/29/14)

I have an XFI280, runs great but no full dyno test/tune yet.
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 09:27 AM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169 (GOT MINE PICS ADDED 1/29/14)

This guy wasnt so lucky
Like anything else always have them checked out even the pricier brands.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...alve-seat.html
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Old Feb 27, 2014 | 02:02 PM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

Originally Posted by 92rsvortec350
The casting lines look worse in the pics then they do in person probably because of the shadows.
I was going to say that the shift on the intake port from top to bottom looked terrible, like they are not aligned properly when it was casted. Not saying they are bad but it makes me wonder if other details like the tolerance between the valves and valve guides are good.
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Old Jun 25, 2019 | 01:54 AM
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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

I do they are ok but nothing great. They are weak on power numbers on my 360. IT runs 13.30 with 2.77 gear and 3640lbs with driver. Not bad for the money but better options now in 2019.

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Re: Anyone have these heads Patriot 185cc PN 2169

Originally Posted by Mike Raftis
I do they are ok but nothing great. They are weak on power numbers on my 355. IT runs 13.30 with 2.77 gear and 3640lbs with driver. Not bad for the money but better options now in 2019.
A bit of a necro on this post, but you don't mention what the rest of your setup is so it's hard to make a real judgement, but with a 2.77 rear gear I don't think 13.30 is half bad.
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