SBC head ID. Weird!

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SBC head ID. Weird!

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A buddy has these and we can’t figure out what they are. Any ideas??

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Re: SBC head ID. Weird!

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Could be early World Products or Topline EngineQuest
or a private label version of...
You'd want to measure the chamber and intake port volume then flow test them.. A good idea to Mag test before investing..
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Post a pic of the combustion chamber and deck coolant holes.
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Re: SBC head ID. Weird!

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Looks like the old World Products iron heads from the early 1990's, although I think they use to have a cast "WP" over the intake port.
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Yah those are Dart or World Sportsman II

The deck/chambers is a give away right by the runners, plus the 137 is on all my sets

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Re: SBC head ID. Weird!

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Look like World Sportsman II’s to me.

I built a bracket race 383 with a set over 20 years ago....... pretty decently ported(flowed 280-ish)..... made about 600hp.
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