which of the 460 heads are better then others?

I was just wondering what are the better cast iron 460 heads are like what would the C9VE heads be related to far as the other 460 heads go

same as most cast heads.pi's and cj's are better than the rest of the cast heads,i think.somebody will tell me if i'm wrong.

cool40 wrote:same as most cast heads.pi's and cj's are better than the rest of the cast heads,i think.somebody will tell me if i'm wrong.

Spot on correct. The D3, DO, C9, C8 are all basically the same as far as performance capability. These heads properly set up will top out around 700+hp. The D2OE(Police Interceptor) and DOOE-R(Cobra Jet)are the better heads, in that order. The DOOE-R heads will do over 800hp properly set up.

far as the c9's go I know they take the bigger plug I'm guessing the doves and that do to?

smoken460ce wrote:far as the c9's go I know they take the bigger plug I'm guessing the doves and that do to?

yep

"best" is purely based on your application.
as far as power making ability....
1 .......CJ (D0OE)
2A .....PI(D2OE)
2B..... Early Castings, C8,C9,D0VE
3....... D3VE,E6TE,E8TE
4....... F3TE, E7TE
5....... D2VE

I dont know if PI's actually would make more power than early heads because of the chamber size issue.
(assuming both are max effort)
ALL are capable heads in the right environment.

the c9's are a good head,they'll make a buncha power if done right.they could be a better choice than some,depends on what your doen.i see a 4x4 in your sig so .....just sayen.

cool40 wrote:the c9's are a good head,they'll make a buncha power if done right.they could be a better choice than some,depends on what your doen.i see a 4x4 in your sig so .....just sayen.

Yeah I'm up against on what I want to do I hear so many different things between the dove heads and the c9 heads I'm not really gonna be doin to much to the 460 that I have and I'm puttin a 520 flat top lifter cam so its not like I'm gonna be really goin all out with it considering what the prices are for big block stuff.

smoken460ce wrote:

cool40 wrote:the c9's are a good head,they'll make a buncha power if done right.they could be a better choice than some,depends on what your doen.i see a 4x4 in your sig so .....just sayen.

Yeah I'm up against on what I want to do I hear so many different things between the dove heads and the c9 heads I'm not really gonna be doin to much to the 460 that I have and I'm puttin a 520 flat top lifter cam so its not like I'm gonna be really goin all out with it considering what the prices are for big block stuff.

the c9 heads are the same as dove's as far as i know.if your gona be pritty mild on the build you'll be happy with the c9's.have fun with it.

they all work Blake ran a set of D2VE on his 514 and ran some 6.30 1/8 miles thats a 9.80 1/4...

not to shabby for a junk head....


if you are going to run them take them to a machine shop and buy NEW 1 Piece Stainless Steal Valves..... you will be happy you did......



Randy

If you are going to do this for a daily driver or cruizer deal, the passenger car heads are the way to go, Leave the PI's and CJ's for racing. The C9's and DO's are the same head so don't sweat that. If you are looking at more of a pump gas engine, a good set of D3's with their larger combustion chambers make piston selection a little easier. Stay around 9:1 C/R for easy tune and pump gas reliability.

schmitty wrote:If you are going to do this for a daily driver or cruizer deal, the passenger car heads are the way to go, Leave the PI's and CJ's for racing. The C9's and DO's are the same head so don't sweat that. If you are looking at more of a pump gas engine, a good set of D3's with their larger combustion chambers make piston selection a little easier. Stay around 9:1 C/R for easy tune and pump gas reliability.

x3,the pump gas realy matters if it's gona get driven much.