Geez, dude. Do you think you're going to argue the bolt holes into the right place? Send um back already.
Already threw them back at FedEx. Just thought I'd document the caparison for any future viewers of this thread.
This is the only picture I took of the valve seat area before I sent them back.
Good deal. I HOPE you get it taken care of. What are your plans? Get a refund and try another source for heads or let them send you more? That link you posted seemed to show the heads exactly as yours are, with the holes drilled in the wrong place.
As if they're 2nds.
I'm just getting full refunds and going to find some stock magnum heads and drill them myself for LA intake. Bout to head out to the junkyard for some. Only problem is it just snowed like 4 inches last night....
Fundamentally, the eq heads are the same as magnum replacement heads. They just drill the intake different. And the intake bolts seemed in the right spot.
Crap. I bought the same heads from a reputable shop a year and a half ago. I had them immediately checked out. The seats and guides were spot on. I then had the shop machine the guides for a higher lift cam. I have started porting them as well. Prompted by this topic I fit a Magnum intake gasket to mine and have the same results as the poster here. This sucks. I planned to run either a Weiand TR or an Offenhauser dual quad intake so having a Magnum head with the LA intake bolt arrangement is crucial.
Man, I wish you great luck in finding an uncracked pair!
"Sometimes". If they crack deep enough, you're screwed with a capital F.
Can you just open up the intake bolts holes? Or use an LA gasket?
Mock this thing up on your block and see if the intake lines up with the ports. From the placement of your gasket in the last picture it appears the intake will line up correctly with the ports. If so, you can probably fix this by plugging the original holes with bolts, cut them off flush, then re-drill new holes in the correct location. it looks like they will overlap the original holes a little, locking in the cut off bolts. like old school pinning technique. That should save the work you have into them already.
I think im going to have them pressure checked. If they pass, im just 'gunna send it.
I would double check with measurements before you completely assume. Measure the top, bottom, and bolts with reference to the deck surface.
This is what I did, with the heads off the car, and no valves in the heads, I bolted the intake on with and without the gasket and could see the drastic misalignment.
But you used the bolt holes in the heads, right?
I would endorse that. Even if they show cracks on the surface. You'll just have to hope they crack farther. That's the thing about cast iron. You just never know. I hope you find some uncracked ones, though. They're out there. You might even try Allied Cylinder Head. They have reman Magnum heads for 632 including the gasket set. But you need to call them and verify they have the 5.9 heads. They seem to lump the 5.2 and 5.9 heads together on their site, and that's incorrect.
