100 bucks for a non running 318 with 302 heads worth it?

[mopardart72]

I'm in the process of buying a 318 from a guy I know and he says its got the 302 heads but the bearings and rings are fried he wants 100 bucks. Is it worth it?

 

[Abodybomber]

Pop a head off, and look.

 

[PanGasket]

Pop a head off, and look.

x2. if it looks pretty good and it hasn't been bored wayyy over, that's a pretty good deal.

 

[mopardart72]

He said its the stock swirl port 302 casting heads on a stock bore 318 the ring lands are pretty much fried. I hear 302 heads are the best for low budget power if ported

 

[Abodybomber]

If in the right hands,Yes Wild ,n'Crazy rocks here.Send him a p.m. The guy ,is passionate about airflow.

 

[mopardart72]

Thanks I've never done port jobs before and I here it's expensive work. I haven't decided on the route I wanna go with this engine. It's gunna be street/strip I just dunno if she's gunna be bottle fed or turboed. Leaning more on the nitrous side

 

[Abodybomber]

Thjs could get expensive quick. Wild and Crazy,has a porting thread in small block forums.Read that first. 2nd,don't assume anything,until a honest teardown and inspection . Time and patience,(learning!),will save you major bucks.

 

[bad440]

just the heads are worth it if they arent lunched...

 

[mopardart72]

Indeed as this will be my very first engine rebuild. I'm quite nervous about it. As I've never changed internals before

 

[Saetun]

Worth checking out for sure. Get the heads fluxed before hand to be sure you have a solid set to work with. But yes, if they check out the heads alone are worth a bill.

 

[RustyRatRod]

It's a fried engine. It's worth scrap price.

 

[mopardart72]

I will do a compression and flex test beforehand. But he said it only needs a re ring kit. But if I'm in there I might as well do it right the first time