Navarro aftermarket heads

[Pete]

Originally Posted by Ken/Alabama

Pete, got any preferences? I’ve got a pair of Navarro heads on my 59 A and they’re good. I did have them machined to achieve.040 clearance above the piston . I bought these heads back in the 1990’s from Barney himself. I don’t know about the repop stuff.

On the few street engines I have built with stock type chambers, I used either Edelbrock or Sharp.
I used those also on the race engines because they always welded reliably for the flat pistons.

[itslow]

Originally Posted by Pete

On the few street engines I have built with stock type chambers, I used either Edelbrock or Sharp.

Keep in mind that the reproduction Sharp heads also come from H&H, so they're just as likely to have machining issues as the reproduction Navarro would be.

[Pete]

Originally Posted by itslow

Keep in mind that the reproduction Sharp heads also come from H&H, so they're just as likely to have machining issues as the reproduction Navarro would be.

I am aware of all that. I was talking about 50 years ago.
We make our own heads from billets these days.