[97GT4.6]

So my girl friends dad offered to sell me his port and polished pi heads that he had in his garage from his old GT for 100 bucks. They only have 1500 miles on them, and are in great condition. As most of you know, mustangmatt is not a big fan of them (and by not a big fan i mean he fucking hates them) and my engine already has 150+ thousand miles on it.

Would it be at all worth it to chance putting these heads on my car? Or should i save up, build another engine and put them on, or just sell the heads?


Thanks

[ZoomZoomMFer]

how old are the heads?

im running patriot heads in my car, patriot has recently, within the last year fixed the problem they were having

[FX4DTUF]

a nice set of cams would be sick to throw in them b4 u drop them on and whats wrong with patriot i have only heard good things about them for the longest time ???

[NMR-2vGT]

For 100 bucks id take them anyway, if you dont want em ill but them

[97GT4.6]

alright, i'll find out what year they are, i know they aren't that old, and have really low mileage. Ill pick em up, and let you know if i am going to sell them or keep them.

[jasons_98gt]

what kinda problem was patriot having with their heads?

[G.T. Rags]

Originally Posted by jasons_98gt what kinda problem was patriot having with their heads?

they bought a shit load of defective heads with the intention of fixing them and didn't

[Boomer]

Originally Posted by 98SilverStang how old are the heads? im running patriot heads in my car, patriot has recently, within the last year fixed the problem they were having

They have been saying that for years. Other than the casting flaws they have horrible machining tolerances and use cheaper parts than others. I have worked on several sets of their heads and found .250" difference in guide lengths, their valves jobs look like they were performed by a kid. The numbers they quote to have are far less than what they actually flow. My .02, 1 of 25 sets may be decent. I can say, unlike some people, I have owned a set. Mine lasted less than 500 miles before the guides went and a seat dropped, a $4500 short block was destroyed, I had a valve gouge a big bore sleeve beyond repair.

[MustangMatt96GT]

Originally Posted by Boomer They have been saying that for years. Other than the casting flaws they have horrible machining tolerances and use cheaper parts than others. I have worked on several sets of their heads and found .250" difference in guide lengths, their valves jobs look like they were performed by a kid. The numbers they quote to have are far less than what they actually flow. My .02, 1 of 25 sets may be decent. I can say, unlike some people, I have owned a set. Mine lasted less than 500 miles before the guides went and a seat dropped, a $4500 short block was destroyed, I had a valve gouge a big bore sleeve beyond repair.

And then you put hell into my heads.... and it was because of stupid ass Patriot in essences falut!

stay away scott!

[MikeD05GT]

stay away man...not worth it at all...

[acmillr]

I have installed and used several pairs of Patriot heads with zero issues so far. They make great power for the money. There are definitely better choices out there, but not in the Patriot price range.