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: Vortex 191 Heads Question


fixitman1
10-23-2010, 03:21 PM
Hey iam a old school guy I have a 1969 Camaro Block stock bore ,i have a set of 191 Casting number Vortec heads What do i need to do to build this engine withh theses heads /what intake head bolt Kit I want to use a Dual Plane Spread Bore Intake
Thanks For the help :dontknow:

leogexx
10-23-2010, 07:43 PM
I don't recognize the casting number is that a 305 set of vortecs ? I am use to 062 and 906 castings for 350 vortecs.What size engine is the 69 block.

When installing vortec heads on an old shool block you have use a special intake made for this application.Edelbrock makes a performer and an air gap dual plane intake for vortec heads. if you want a high lift cam you have to change your springs on your heads , there are spring kits to get up to.550 lift . You must use stock vortec rockers as they are self aligning . Some guys do not like the center bolt valve covers so there are kits available to put old school valve covers on your vortec heads

JJLT1
10-24-2010, 03:38 AM
a quick search says there tbi, hd truck/van/marine heads in the 191,193,810 casting group...
do they have the vortec intake bolt pattern??:texas:

fixitman1
10-24-2010, 03:44 AM
Yes they have the vortec Patern/and the person i got them from did say they came of a 350 Truck
sounds like i would be better off with a set of regular Heads for a older 350 Maybe some one on CL will trade a set of 882 Heads for these Heads :texas:

leogexx
10-24-2010, 10:04 AM
882 heads are just basic grocery getter heads with 76cc chambers they will do nothing for performance which the vortec heads will do with their smaller combustion chamber 58-64 cc

leogexx
10-24-2010, 10:11 AM
If you are talking about casting numbers 14102191 than those are not true vortec heads they are swirlies which are crap , change to the 461/462 or true votecs casting 906 or 062. Vortecs that you want to use in performance building applications started in 1996

1BadElky
10-24-2010, 10:49 AM
I'm seriously about to start punching a baby every time someone calls them "vortex" heads.

Yes they have the vortex Patern/

Are you sure? The intake bolt holes look like this?

http://image.popularhotrodding.com/f/9024790/0611phr_15_z+vortec_build+head.jpg

fixitman1
10-24-2010, 11:37 AM
Yes Thanks for all the Info ,

fixitman1
10-24-2010, 11:44 AM
Went back and Fixed Vortec dont want any Baby Punching from 1BadElky

:poke::poke:

JJLT1
10-25-2010, 05:20 AM
readin material,,and more links,,i havent had time yet...:texas:

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/tbi/336750-tbi-tpi-heads-headflow.html

fixitman1
10-25-2010, 05:34 AM
Thanks :You_Rock: