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Quick68c10 · 04-21-2002, 02:03 PM

What are Camel hump heads
because my heads are camel humped.

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bigjimzlll · 04-21-2002, 04:14 PM

cammel heads are performance chevy heads..they have either 1.94-1.5 valves or 2.02-1.6....if you post your casting numbers we can tell you more...most have smaller closed chamber combustion chambers for higher compresion ratios...at one time...not long ago they were the best performance heads you could buy... some of the heads are known as "fuelie heads"..they came on the fuel injected motors

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67 lwb fleetside...first hotrod in 25 years...283..186 bowl ported heads..270h comp cam 600 1405...stealth intake..HEI..th350 with 2500 rpm stall..4:10 POSI
god I love to go fast

tom hand · 04-21-2002, 04:27 PM

So called camel hump heads came on every 327 made, so they could be high performance heads,or heads off a station wagion. Since the price of vortecs are so cheap they are really are not worth that much sorry, unless you are doing a numbers matching thing.

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72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail
Olive Branch MS

bigjimzlll · 04-21-2002, 08:37 PM

yes vortec heads flow great and are realitivly cheap, but you add 400.00 for heads...175.00 intake manifold...40.00 valve covers..then if your cam lift is over .460 you have to machine the heads for new springs..thats 100.00 machine shop plus the price of springs..it adds up pretty quick..a nice set of camel humps with minor bowl work..125.00 and a good multi-angle valve job flow pretty good....and its still a 327..not a hi-bread vortec...just my 2 cents worth

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67 lwb fleetside...first hotrod in 25 years...283..186 bowl ported heads..270h comp cam 600 1405...stealth intake..HEI..th350 with 2500 rpm stall..4:10 POSI
god I love to go fast

Rob Dundrea · 04-21-2002, 08:56 PM

the camel hump heads did not come on every 327 made, they only came on the 300 horse 327's, starting in march of '64, and the 350 horse 327 (L79) starting in february '65, and those 350 horse 327 in a small nova, will still blow the doors of a 396 chevelle, my dad has a '67 that screams!!!!

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69 CST 10 496/700R4 10.40 @ 135mph, and its street legal!!!!
89 F/S Blazer 388, vortec blower,(eats SST's and s@!ts Lightnings)
67 Chevelle 350H/327, L79
screamer!!
97 Grand Am GT (wifes car)its not all that fast but it handles awesome!!

Its not how much it costs, it how well you hide it from your wife!!!!

69 longhorn · 04-21-2002, 09:06 PM

The tough part is if you are building a set of heads,you can get a load of cash in those old "fuelies"......been there! Several yrs back,I had a set of 492s done(Z28/LT1 straight plug castings). Well we all know the drill.....valves,liners,springs,surface,3 angle job......$750 later,I had a nice runnin set of heads. I only gave $200 more than that for the edelbrocks. From this point on,I will leave the old heads for the guys that need a # match resto.....69 longhorn.

bigjimzlll · 04-21-2002, 09:12 PM

yes longhorn i agree...I have 700.00 in mine...lol..thought i was getting a good deal..100.00 bare castings..if i had to do over..i would go with the after market ones..world products or equivalant

Longhorn Man · 04-21-2002, 10:21 PM

I'm in the same boat...onless it is just a light resurface, I won't put any $$ into old heads either.
The Vortecs, you can save some cash at the junk yard. THe valve guided rockers and valve covers can be found in a junk yard untill later.
When doing all that work to the old heads, don't forget to figure in hardened exhaust seats. And if it has no acc holes, figure in new brackets too.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-21-2002, 02:03 PM	#1
Quick68c10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: San Antonio Tx Posts: 219	Camel Humps? What are Camel hump heads because my heads are camel humped. ------------------ 68 C10 lwb Blue 350ci 4:11 gears Mine 70 c10 lwb Green Ps/ac/disc 307ci Dad's my aim sn=THehateBReeDr and email=TriToRemember@yahoo.com Texan __________________ 68 C10 lwb Blue 350ci 4:11 gears Mine 70 c10 lwb Green all oringinal execpt for the seats and steering wheel Dad's email=TriToRemember@yahoo.com Texan

04-21-2002, 04:14 PM	#2
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	cammel heads are performance chevy heads..they have either 1.94-1.5 valves or 2.02-1.6....if you post your casting numbers we can tell you more...most have smaller closed chamber combustion chambers for higher compresion ratios...at one time...not long ago they were the best performance heads you could buy... some of the heads are known as "fuelie heads"..they came on the fuel injected motors ------------------ 67 lwb fleetside...first hotrod in 25 years...283..186 bowl ported heads..270h comp cam 600 1405...stealth intake..HEI..th350 with 2500 rpm stall..4:10 POSI god I love to go fast __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

04-21-2002, 04:27 PM	#3
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	So called camel hump heads came on every 327 made, so they could be high performance heads,or heads off a station wagion. Since the price of vortecs are so cheap they are really are not worth that much sorry, unless you are doing a numbers matching thing. ------------------ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

04-21-2002, 08:37 PM	#4
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	yes vortec heads flow great and are realitivly cheap, but you add 400.00 for heads...175.00 intake manifold...40.00 valve covers..then if your cam lift is over .460 you have to machine the heads for new springs..thats 100.00 machine shop plus the price of springs..it adds up pretty quick..a nice set of camel humps with minor bowl work..125.00 and a good multi-angle valve job flow pretty good....and its still a 327..not a hi-bread vortec...just my 2 cents worth ------------------ 67 lwb fleetside...first hotrod in 25 years...283..186 bowl ported heads..270h comp cam 600 1405...stealth intake..HEI..th350 with 2500 rpm stall..4:10 POSI god I love to go fast __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

04-21-2002, 09:06 PM	#6
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	The tough part is if you are building a set of heads,you can get a load of cash in those old "fuelies"......been there! Several yrs back,I had a set of 492s done(Z28/LT1 straight plug castings). Well we all know the drill.....valves,liners,springs,surface,3 angle job......$750 later,I had a nice runnin set of heads. I only gave $200 more than that for the edelbrocks. From this point on,I will leave the old heads for the guys that need a # match resto.....69 longhorn. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

04-21-2002, 08:56 PM	#5
Rob Dundrea Big Block Power Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jersey Posts: 178	the camel hump heads did not come on every 327 made, they only came on the 300 horse 327's, starting in march of '64, and the 350 horse 327 (L79) starting in february '65, and those 350 horse 327 in a small nova, will still blow the doors of a 396 chevelle, my dad has a '67 that screams!!!! ------------------ 69 CST 10 496/700R4 10.40 @ 135mph, and its street legal!!!! 89 F/S Blazer 388, vortec blower,(eats SST's and s@!ts Lightnings) 67 Chevelle 350H/327, L79 screamer!! 97 Grand Am GT (wifes car)its not all that fast but it handles awesome!! Its not how much it costs, it how well you hide it from your wife!!!!

04-21-2002, 09:12 PM	#7
bigjimzlll Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Redding,CA...USA Posts: 4,736	yes longhorn i agree...I have 700.00 in mine...lol..thought i was getting a good deal..100.00 bare castings..if i had to do over..i would go with the after market ones..world products or equivalant __________________ It's called "drag racing" if they called it "tic..tic..WHAM!..BANG! F*&K!!!", they'd have to keep the magazines under the counter with the other men's publications click the clicky to join the site.... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php 67 lwb..first hotrod in 25 years..540 best ET is 9.45 @ 141.44 Anderson,CA

04-21-2002, 10:21 PM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I'm in the same boat...onless it is just a light resurface, I won't put any $$ into old heads either. The Vortecs, you can save some cash at the junk yard. THe valve guided rockers and valve covers can be found in a junk yard untill later. When doing all that work to the old heads, don't forget to figure in hardened exhaust seats. And if it has no acc holes, figure in new brackets too. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio



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