1959 GM Aluminum Corvette Fuel Injection Heads
12-05-2023, 12:15 AM
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1959 GM Aluminum Corvette Fuel Injection Heads
Below is a link to a EBay auction sent to me by a very good friend for a set of very rare 1959 GM Aluminum Corvette Fuel Injection Heads. Notice the GM markings on the exhaust valves.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/296086160072
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/296086160072
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12-05-2023, 04:53 PM
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That Q doesn't deserve an answer.
Those ultra-rare Corvette aluminum heads probably make less power than ANY modern aluminum heads which have benefited from 60 years of air flow research. They are rare. They are museum pieces. They represent a technological milestone from which all modern Corvette cylinder heads have been derived.
They deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the technological advancements that they are.
Those ultra-rare Corvette aluminum heads probably make less power than ANY modern aluminum heads which have benefited from 60 years of air flow research. They are rare. They are museum pieces. They represent a technological milestone from which all modern Corvette cylinder heads have been derived.
They deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the technological advancements that they are.
12-05-2023, 06:55 AM
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These heads have been for sale for quite sometime in the NCRS driveline.
12-05-2023, 10:23 AM
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Those heads look like they've been successfully used and like they are very usable. It would be a bargain if the pair could be had for something near the amount of the opening bid.
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That Q doesn't deserve an answer.
Those ultra-rare Corvette aluminum heads probably make less power than ANY modern aluminum heads which have benefited from 60 years of air flow research. They are rare. They are museum pieces. They represent a technological milestone from which all modern Corvette cylinder heads have been derived.
They deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the technological advancements that they are.
Those ultra-rare Corvette aluminum heads probably make less power than ANY modern aluminum heads which have benefited from 60 years of air flow research. They are rare. They are museum pieces. They represent a technological milestone from which all modern Corvette cylinder heads have been derived.
They deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the technological advancements that they are.
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12-05-2023, 06:39 PM
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12-05-2023, 10:07 PM
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If they are so rare, even to FI units of 1959, how did people get them ? A little-known special-order item if one ordered a FI car ? Were they over the counter only items ? Thanks.
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They were intended to be used in MY60 on the 283/315 engines, not in MY59. Reported problems with casting porosity caused production plans to be canceled. So in MY60, instead of 283/315, the solid lifter FI engines were MY59 carryovers: 283/290.
That said, many sets of those heads did get out. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that the porosity problems were resolved and they were sold over the counter to those who knew to ask for them.
That said, many sets of those heads did get out. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that the porosity problems were resolved and they were sold over the counter to those who knew to ask for them.
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That Q doesn't deserve an answer.
Those ultra-rare Corvette aluminum heads probably make less power than ANY modern aluminum heads which have benefited from 60 years of air flow research. They are rare. They are museum pieces. They represent a technological milestone from which all modern Corvette cylinder heads have been derived.
They deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the technological advancements that they are.
Those ultra-rare Corvette aluminum heads probably make less power than ANY modern aluminum heads which have benefited from 60 years of air flow research. They are rare. They are museum pieces. They represent a technological milestone from which all modern Corvette cylinder heads have been derived.
They deserve to be recognized and appreciated for the technological advancements that they are.
They were intended to be used in MY60 on the 283/315 engines, not in MY59. Reported problems with casting porosity caused production plans to be canceled. So in MY60, instead of 283/315, the solid lifter FI engines were MY59 carryovers: 283/290.
That said, many sets of those heads did get out. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that the porosity problems were resolved and they were sold over the counter to those who knew to ask for them.
That said, many sets of those heads did get out. My guess, and it's only a guess, is that the porosity problems were resolved and they were sold over the counter to those who knew to ask for them.
With all the CREDIBLE information that has been provided for the past 60yrs, the alum heads DID NOT get installed on production 60-61 cars.And if they did, there would be plenty of documented, surviving examples out there. There ain't!
12-06-2023, 12:21 AM
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Notice this seller has a EBay Feedback rating of 100% with 475 transactions. This is also what appears to be a no reserve auction and since there is a bid, the heads will sell. Also notice the seller is in Muskegon Michigan not Indiana.
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12-06-2023, 02:36 PM
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they would be cool bragging rights for what that is worth.
Darn few other than the early vette circle would know or care
though.