I got some free heads today!

I got a free pair of d2ve-a2a heads and would like to get as much info on them as possible.

are you sure you what to know

torkair wrote:I got a free pair of d2ve-a2a heads and would like to get as much info on them as possible.

You did someone a favor

Weeellll.... They WERE free and I DO have a set of d0ve heads for a more serious build later down the road so any info I can get on the d2's will be well used.

The short story is the open chambers suck, use them for weights on your shop crane and to hold doors open...... They are not worth putting any money into.

Just relax and take a breath... FYI, that head CAN be made to work also. I Have the Famous Blake traveling D2Ve head here.
It ran 6.10 at the first bash in a 3,200lb Fox mustang. All iron heads are still good IMO. There isnt much difference except compression. Get with Scotty's site and see. Install the 2.25/1.76 valves and mill them to 70cc. Match to the victor gasket, plus machine for dual springs and seals.
Regards.
Al

YES, those open chambers DID suck the D2's. This was Fords first Smogger- head and Ford was still learning when they designed it. If your doing a budget build, use em. Just mill them and run a flat-top.

I was already thinking of cutting the snot out of them as a practice piece for port work before I start in on the d0ve heads, then do a "cheap skate" rebuild on one of the blocks I've got using the d2 heads and sell it in order to fund the continuation of the motor that will be getting the d0ve heads.

Alot of work you mentioned there. Got me tired just reading it
Just dont sell any of the iron heads short. Alot of people think you need aluminum for every build. But you DONT. They of course have their limits like everything does.
FYI, the flow specs on this head I have on loan was 330I-204E, If I remember correctly.
Regards.
Al

Al.. just how much did that head have to be cut to get 70cc's.


Keith

to get them done correctly you WILL have around $1000 in them unless you can do them yourself. Thats parts and labor. But since you got them free...$750

if your doing a street / strip pump gass deal find some later D3s to play with or Spend the time and money on the DOVE heads you will be further ahead and you will get some of your money back.

Using the D2 stuff as pratice heads to learn how to Port is not a bad idea, but like I've said don't pour money into the as they are the least disirable BBF head their is

Talk with Blake to, he will fill you in, he spent alot of time on those D2 heads and has said it to me before he
did it only to prove the heads will work and its only made economical sence because he can spray weld and do most of the work himself.

72mav wrote:Just relax and take a breath... FYI, that head CAN be made to work also. I Have the Famous Blake traveling D2Ve head here.
It ran 6.10 at the first bash in a 3,200lb Fox mustang. All iron heads are still good IMO. There isnt much difference except compression. Get with Scotty's site and see. Install the 2.25/1.76 valves and mill them to 70cc. Match to the victor gasket, plus machine for dual springs and seals.
Regards.
Al

Al, the problem is no quench and the welding and milling is much more expensive the just getting a closed chamber casting to start with, ala a Cheap and sometimes free D3........ Definetly not economical work to perform for a newbie.

And don't forget the cost of milling the intake and having a piece that will only fit those milled heads.

I know that on the quench Dave, Thats why he milled them.
Also you mention spray welding. I dont recall Blake mentioning that. Yeah a D3 with a dome piston would probably be cheaper and better,IMO.

Maybe Blake will chime in here.

The head Al has of mine is one I did for a customer, he had already put big valves and cut for screw in studs and guide plates spent a ton of money and was waist deep in them. I ported them after I traded him out of the engine some years later. I milled them about .100 to get them down to 72 cc . they drop cc's fairly quick because of the round chamber, kind of like decking a block.

But even at that they only had a quench pad about 2 inches in diameter, and I never ran anything but 100 LL AV gas in it . It was 13+:1 compression , ran it for years and looked perfect when I tore it down. I still have the engine.

With all that being said, you can pick up D3 's for free around here, and I wouldn't even fool with the D2ve's. Even for a stock build.

Probably not what you wanted to hear , but that's the skinny...................

Hey, free is free, and I'd rather practice porting on free junk instead of good heads, it'l be fun to see what kind of flow I can get out of these things with my limited skill.