camel hump heads vs. vortec heads

ReedZ · 02-28-2005, 08:34 PM

If I had a choice of one or the other, which would be the better set of heads to get? What specific reasons would one be better than the other?
BTW, these are going on a 350 sbc

1fast4by · 02-28-2005, 08:35 PM

Vortec, hand fcukin down

F L O W

Double humps will flow about 190 cfm, maybe less. Vortecs out of the box will flow bout 230-235

s10iroc · 02-28-2005, 08:52 PM

vortec

Spayer88 · 02-28-2005, 10:02 PM

Def vortec

wllbndthrw · 02-28-2005, 10:08 PM

vortec for sure

>X< · 03-01-2005, 12:35 AM

let me guess, some old fogey hot rodder said

"back in my dey, der was this here guy in town with a camaro with some of dem camel hump heads and it was the fastest car around"

vortec hands down

94badazz · 03-01-2005, 11:27 AM

i gots the vortec heads... and have heard nothing but good shiot about them... i dunno yet cause my motor is not done yet...

you can get a set of them for kinda cheap on ebay... but look for casting number: L31 / 12558062 , these are the stronger+better casting versus casting number: 10239906. that casting has hardend exhaust seats that kill low and mid valve lift flow.

ReedZ · 03-01-2005, 12:03 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys.
Vortec's it will be.
Now i just have to go hunting for a cheap set.

blazinred87 · 03-01-2005, 01:01 PM

Vortecs are already dirt cheap. That's what awsome. My trusty Jegs catalog sells them for $260 a piece assembled. Thats the cheapest you'll find new. Plus they're a bolt on 40 horsepower.

MetalJunkie · 03-01-2005, 01:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ReedZ

Thanks for the feedback guys.
Vortec's it will be.
Now i just have to go hunting for a cheap set.

Shouldn't be hard to do, iron vortecs are pretty friggin cheap new to start with. Camel Humps were decent heads 35 years ago, but now a cheap set of vortecs will stomp em in the dirt.

ReedZ · 03-01-2005, 09:36 PM

$260.00 a piece? I guess that's probably cheap, but seems like a lot.
I'm going to see about getting a used set maybe too. I have budgeted only a few hundred bucks for heads.
Would it be worth checking into getting my regular heads redone? ported, etc.?
I dunno....

AssDragginSdime · 03-01-2005, 09:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ReedZ

$260.00 a piece? I guess that's probably cheap, but seems like a lot.
I'm going to see about getting a used set maybe too. I have budgeted only a few hundred bucks for heads.
Would it be worth checking into getting my regular heads redone? ported, etc.?
I dunno....

better than paying up toward $1000+ for a different set.l

ZZ4Blazer · 03-02-2005, 05:12 AM

Stock vortecs wont flow that much, but they do flow better than the camel humps.

Summits got some new, ported ones flow 232@.500 lift, screw in studs, and springs good to .520 lift (stock will only handle .480) $650 for the pair.

nic m · 03-02-2005, 05:57 PM

I saw those heads your talking about zz4. I think I'm gonna use those on my nova.

WhiteS-10n' · 03-02-2005, 06:33 PM

if you were to run vortec heads you have to use a different intake manifold right?

ReedZ · 03-02-2005, 06:37 PM

Correct.
I think the Edelbrock Super Victor Intake works with them.

ZZ4Blazer · 03-02-2005, 07:14 PM

Most decent intakes you can find, you'll find in a vortec design too. I've got a vortec edelbrock RPM AIR gap intake.

94badazz · 03-03-2005, 03:01 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZZ4Blazer

Most decent intakes you can find, you'll find in a vortec design too. I've got a vortec edelbrock RPM AIR gap intake.

i have the edelbrock air gap manifold too... i gots the polished one... how do you like your top end setup? what carb are ya runnin'?

ZZ4Blazer · 03-03-2005, 05:45 PM

Well, I dont have vortec heads. I've got the fastburn gm heads. Bigger, and flow better than the vortecs.

But, they do have a vortec intake design. So, my top end isnt really relevant or comparable. But, I do think I've got pretty good topend for the mild cam I've got, LT4 HOT cam.

Slow2.2S10 · 03-03-2005, 05:49 PM

vortec is probably the more efficient design, but my friend had a set of camel humps on his 10 sec 408.

tensecond_s10 · 03-07-2005, 01:31 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by ReedZ

$260.00 a piece? I guess that's probably cheap, but seems like a lot.
I'm going to see about getting a used set maybe too. I have budgeted only a few hundred bucks for heads.
Would it be worth checking into getting my regular heads redone? ported, etc.?
I dunno....

you should change up your budget a bit and emphasize on the heads. heads are the most important part of an engine. buy some new vortecs and base the rest of the engine around them.

ReedZ · 03-07-2005, 12:17 PM

I hear what you're saying. I guess i just didn't research enough when i decided i'd get some new heads. I really had no idea how much they cost.
My friend has offered me a set of 305 fuel injected heads for free. I believe they are the L31 type if that means anything.
What do you guys think of that option? Should i go with that, or just try to keep saving for the 350 vortec (062's)?
Remember, this is and will continue to be my daily driver.

wllbndthrw · 03-07-2005, 12:27 PM

if you only have a few hundred for vortecs dont do it .at $260 each new and needing a intake and rocker arms (you shouldnt need them if you buy a used set) it ends up being past you budget so just stick with camel humps

02-28-2005, 08:34 PM	#1
ReedZ Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Ontario Canada User is: OffLine	camel hump heads vs. vortec heads If I had a choice of one or the other, which would be the better set of heads to get? What specific reasons would one be better than the other? BTW, these are going on a 350 sbc
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02-28-2005, 08:35 PM	#2
1fast4by ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ! Age: 30 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 13,838 Location: Murfreesboro, TN User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Vortec, hand fcukin down F L O W Double humps will flow about 190 cfm, maybe less. Vortecs out of the box will flow bout 230-235
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s10iroc Registered User Age: 31 Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 114 Location: las vegas User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads vortec
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02-28-2005, 10:02 PM	#4
Spayer88 Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 169 Location: Olgesby, Il User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Def vortec
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02-28-2005, 10:08 PM	#5
wllbndthrw tits and tire smoke Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,623 Location: fort washington md User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads vortec for sure
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03-01-2005, 12:35 AM	#6
>X< Crossroads Customs Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 74 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads let me guess, some old fogey hot rodder said "back in my dey, der was this here guy in town with a camaro with some of dem camel hump heads and it was the fastest car around" vortec hands down
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03-01-2005, 11:27 AM	#7
94badazz Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,190 Location: colden, N.Y. User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads i gots the vortec heads... and have heard nothing but good shiot about them... i dunno yet cause my motor is not done yet... you can get a set of them for kinda cheap on ebay... but look for casting number: L31 / 12558062 , these are the stronger+better casting versus casting number: 10239906. that casting has hardend exhaust seats that kill low and mid valve lift flow.
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03-01-2005, 12:03 PM	#8
ReedZ Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Ontario Canada User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Thanks for the feedback guys. Vortec's it will be. Now i just have to go hunting for a cheap set.
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03-01-2005, 01:01 PM	#9
blazinred87 Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 381 Location: Gilbert AZ User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Vortecs are already dirt cheap. That's what awsome. My trusty Jegs catalog sells them for $260 a piece assembled. Thats the cheapest you'll find new. Plus they're a bolt on 40 horsepower.
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03-01-2005, 01:06 PM	#10
MetalJunkie old skoolin' Age: 30 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 525 Location: Rome, GA User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Quote: Originally Posted by ReedZ Thanks for the feedback guys. Vortec's it will be. Now i just have to go hunting for a cheap set. Shouldn't be hard to do, iron vortecs are pretty friggin cheap new to start with. Camel Humps were decent heads 35 years ago, but now a cheap set of vortecs will stomp em in the dirt.
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03-01-2005, 09:36 PM	#11
ReedZ Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Ontario Canada User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads $260.00 a piece? I guess that's probably cheap, but seems like a lot. I'm going to see about getting a used set maybe too. I have budgeted only a few hundred bucks for heads. Would it be worth checking into getting my regular heads redone? ported, etc.? I dunno....
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03-01-2005, 09:44 PM	#12
AssDragginSdime **** you Age: 27 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9,528 Location: from the mean streets of southington, CT User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Quote: Originally Posted by ReedZ $260.00 a piece? I guess that's probably cheap, but seems like a lot. I'm going to see about getting a used set maybe too. I have budgeted only a few hundred bucks for heads. Would it be worth checking into getting my regular heads redone? ported, etc.? I dunno.... better than paying up toward $1000+ for a different set.l
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03-02-2005, 05:12 AM	#13
ZZ4Blazer Getting faster Age: 32 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,220 Location: Akron, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Stock vortecs wont flow that much, but they do flow better than the camel humps. Summits got some new, ported ones flow 232@.500 lift, screw in studs, and springs good to .520 lift (stock will only handle .480) $650 for the pair.
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03-02-2005, 05:57 PM	#14
nic m Registered User Age: 27 Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 766 Location: o'fallon, il User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads I saw those heads your talking about zz4. I think I'm gonna use those on my nova.
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03-02-2005, 06:33 PM	#15
WhiteS-10n' Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 153 Location: OR User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads if you were to run vortec heads you have to use a different intake manifold right?
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03-02-2005, 06:37 PM	#16
ReedZ Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Ontario Canada User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Correct. I think the Edelbrock Super Victor Intake works with them.
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03-02-2005, 07:14 PM	#17
ZZ4Blazer Getting faster Age: 32 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,220 Location: Akron, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Most decent intakes you can find, you'll find in a vortec design too. I've got a vortec edelbrock RPM AIR gap intake.
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03-03-2005, 03:01 PM	#18
94badazz Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,190 Location: colden, N.Y. User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Quote: Originally Posted by ZZ4Blazer Most decent intakes you can find, you'll find in a vortec design too. I've got a vortec edelbrock RPM AIR gap intake. i have the edelbrock air gap manifold too... i gots the polished one... how do you like your top end setup? what carb are ya runnin'?
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03-03-2005, 05:45 PM	#19
ZZ4Blazer Getting faster Age: 32 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,220 Location: Akron, Ohio User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Well, I dont have vortec heads. I've got the fastburn gm heads. Bigger, and flow better than the vortecs. But, they do have a vortec intake design. So, my top end isnt really relevant or comparable. But, I do think I've got pretty good topend for the mild cam I've got, LT4 HOT cam.
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03-03-2005, 05:49 PM	#20
Slow2.2S10 CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Age: 28 Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,221 Location: Brandon, MS User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads vortec is probably the more efficient design, but my friend had a set of camel humps on his 10 sec 408.
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03-07-2005, 01:31 AM	#21
tensecond_s10 its not pink Age: 33 Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 144 Location: medford oregon User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads Quote: Originally Posted by ReedZ $260.00 a piece? I guess that's probably cheap, but seems like a lot. I'm going to see about getting a used set maybe too. I have budgeted only a few hundred bucks for heads. Would it be worth checking into getting my regular heads redone? ported, etc.? I dunno.... you should change up your budget a bit and emphasize on the heads. heads are the most important part of an engine. buy some new vortecs and base the rest of the engine around them.
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03-07-2005, 12:17 PM	#22
ReedZ Registered User Age: 37 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 281 Location: Ontario Canada User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads I hear what you're saying. I guess i just didn't research enough when i decided i'd get some new heads. I really had no idea how much they cost. My friend has offered me a set of 305 fuel injected heads for free. I believe they are the L31 type if that means anything. What do you guys think of that option? Should i go with that, or just try to keep saving for the 350 vortec (062's)? Remember, this is and will continue to be my daily driver.
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03-07-2005, 12:27 PM	#23
wllbndthrw tits and tire smoke Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,623 Location: fort washington md User is: OffLine	Re: camel hump heads vs. vortec heads if you only have a few hundred for vortecs dont do it .at $260 each new and needing a intake and rocker arms (you shouldnt need them if you buy a used set) it ends up being past you budget so just stick with camel humps
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