EOBE - Good head for performance build or not?

[ford_jake]

Got a used 200 virgin motor tonight, took it apart, head is a E0BE from what I found it's large intake valves and hardened seats, are these good heads to work with?

 

[xctasy]

Yes. It's preferable to use any post 1976 head if you can. It all depends what sort of carb package you want to use.

If you were going to a Tri Power 3-carb set up, or a 2-bbl adaptor, that alters which head might be best, but generally, the late model log has all the good bits to make better power on our sixes.

 

[rocklord]

The E0 head should have the largest log intake volume of all castings, 1420cc. This head is great if you want to direct mount a 2V carb, or do multiple carbs.

Unfortunately, if not milled down it has the large combustion chamber volume, 62cc, which hurts compression. Your CR is probably only 8.7-1.

You need to measure the combustion chamber to see if your CR is where you want it to be.

Does your virgin 200 have a high mount or low mount starter?

 

[ford_jake]

Its a high mount starter block.