screaming eagle 103 head what do you think
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Tourer
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From: Montreal,Québec,Canada
screaming eagle 103 head what do you think
i bought a used 103 screaming eagle head on ebay the seller write
""These are a used set of Screamin' Eagle 103+ Heads. These have been PORTED & POLISHED to give maximum output. Heads produced 128hp on a 103ci. They have about 25k miles on them. Some of the rocker box threads had stripped and were repaired with thread repair. Everything is in good working order. Ready to bolt on. Retails for $1150""
i receive them and i,m not to happy i ask the seller my money back and he refuse i don,t want to put those head on my bike
here are some picture
https://picasaweb.google.com/flhtcui...jNhe_0u8Tq8AE#
what do you think !!!
""These are a used set of Screamin' Eagle 103+ Heads. These have been PORTED & POLISHED to give maximum output. Heads produced 128hp on a 103ci. They have about 25k miles on them. Some of the rocker box threads had stripped and were repaired with thread repair. Everything is in good working order. Ready to bolt on. Retails for $1150""
i receive them and i,m not to happy i ask the seller my money back and he refuse i don,t want to put those head on my bike
here are some picture
https://picasaweb.google.com/flhtcui...jNhe_0u8Tq8AE#
what do you think !!!
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From: Billings,Mt.
Looks like they have been well used.
Did you clean them up or did they come that way?
Why dont you want them now?
Might be late now but I think you would have been better off to have your old heads modified to the engine build.
Buying used heads could be a gamble on what your getting.
Did you clean them up or did they come that way?
Why dont you want them now?
Might be late now but I think you would have been better off to have your old heads modified to the engine build.
Buying used heads could be a gamble on what your getting.
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From: Yelm, Washington
looks like a part of the helicoil or something was in the cylinder beating around by the looks of the scars on the combustion chamber. I would have them checked out before I bolted them on anything.
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From: Montreal,Québec,Canada
Looks like they have been well used.
Did you clean them up or did they come that way?
Why dont you want them now?
Might be late now but I think you would have been better off to have your old heads modified to the engine build.
Buying used heads could be a gamble on what your getting.
Did you clean them up or did they come that way?
Why dont you want them now?
Might be late now but I think you would have been better off to have your old heads modified to the engine build.
Buying used heads could be a gamble on what your getting.
+ helicoil in 11 holes
Last edited by fxlowboy; May 7, 2011 at 02:11 PM.
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Sounds like you got exactly what you paid for, well used heads with stripped out bolt threads.. Some time you have to take the good with the bad when dealing with ebay. Dont think you have much of a leg to stand on as far as initiating a claim. As the old saying goes, "buyer beware".
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11 helicoils!? WTF? Did he put that in the description? Must have been a moron building an engine with an impact wrench! There's no doubt that something was being bounced around in the cylinder/combustion chamber. I'd be surprise if the valve seats aren't all scarred up too. Theres no way I'd put those heads on anything other than a beater and I'd have reservations about doing that.
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Did the seller post (as is, no refund)? If not and you used pay pal you can file a claim. I sure hope you didn't pay $1150, or even 1/2 that, the 25k should have been a warning. Well I hope all works out for you.
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From: Daytona Beach
Bad deal?
The thread inserts wouldn't bother me at all, if they were done right. The one picture which has a coil hanging out into the chamber, not good. Most "Real" aluminum automotive heads on race cars (Pro Stock, Comp Elim., S.S.) will come with inserts from the cylinder head porter.
The chamber damage is another thing. Could be fixed, but the way it is now, not usable. All those little indents have sharp edges which are pontential places for hot spots to form. Not good. Any compenent cylinder head shop should be able to clean them up, which will gain chamber volume, loosing compression unless the deck surface of the head is cut.
: JC
The chamber damage is another thing. Could be fixed, but the way it is now, not usable. All those little indents have sharp edges which are pontential places for hot spots to form. Not good. Any compenent cylinder head shop should be able to clean them up, which will gain chamber volume, loosing compression unless the deck surface of the head is cut.
: JC