Thread: 882 Heads

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Exactly what I was going to say. If you are going to use a mild flat tappet cam the 882 heads are pretty good up to .400" lift. I am using a '76 Corvette engine with .010"/.010" reground crank and 0.030" overbore with the 882 heads shaved to 73 cc chambers along with a three-angle valve job. I also paid a shop to smooth out the exhaust ports. Tech1 and others have estimated I get about 290 HP. With a higher lift roller cam and almost any aluminum heads you can reach 400 HP with the high lift cam but if you use a flat tappet cam the 882 flow is one of the best up to 0.400" lift. I took the low cost path but the only regret I have is that weight could be saved with aluminum heads (and maybe aluminum-cast iron corrosion?). Since my car weighs almost exactly 2600 pounds with me in it and I have a 700R4 with 3.55 rear I can chirp the tires from low to second gear and at my age that is enough for me.

Don Shillady
Retired scientist/teen rodder