Thread: camel humps

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Originally Posted by dangeroustoy

Don, If I remember correctly these heads were first introduced in 1957 on the fuel injected Chevys and that is when they started to become known as "fulie heads"... I have oned numerous sets of these heads, and back when I was in high school I used to buy up as many sets of these I as could get my hands on as long as they were cheap... I still have a couple of sets of these in storage that I have had for many years... Only thing is like the others have already said, by the time you re-build them you have nearly as much invested as what some of the new aftermarket heads cost...

Dave

I think we need to distinguish between "fuelie" and " double hump"/"camel hump" heads.

I worked in Chevrolet Parts, and built/street raced a lot of chevies in the '60s & '70s. While it's true the fuel injection came out on '57 models, as I recall, the "camel hump", or "double hump" heads first came out in '62 on all of the high performance 327s, including the injected Corvette motors. The larger intake ports did not match any earlier manifolds or injection units. They could be bolted together, but internally there was a big difference, making the manifold restrict air flow to the ports.