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Old May 22, 2025 | 06:26 PM
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I've checked Summitt, Edelbrock and JEGS. Nobody seems to have aftermarket performance cylinder heads in stock. Has anyone gotten aftermarket heads lately? If so, what was the lead time and where did you get them from?
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As of right now, the tariff scare has everyone halting a lot of goods. Rods are hard to get and have jumped up $150 a set on average…just bought a set…yay. Give it a little time to get the tariff mess straightened out and things will get back to normal.
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Check Speedway Motors. They have a few varieties in stock.

FYI: I bought AFR 1501s from Speedway in January 2024 for roughly $654 each. Now they are roughly $780 each. Yikes.

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As of right now, the tariff scare has everyone halting a lot of goods. Rods are hard to get and have jumped up $150 a set on average…just bought a set…yay. Give it a little time to get the tariff mess straightened out and things will get back to normal.
We shouldn't be making all this stuff overseas. Ugh I hate the number of parts made in China.
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Originally Posted by Sauceman
I've checked Summitt, Edelbrock and JEGS. Nobody seems to have aftermarket performance cylinder heads in stock. Has anyone gotten aftermarket heads lately? If so, what was the lead time and where did you get them from?
Are you looking for a specific head?
I just checked TSPs website, looks like they have some stuff in stock
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We shouldn't be making all this stuff overseas. Ugh I hate the number of parts made in China.
Been working in the industry for the last 20 years. I cant even begin to tell you how many headaches have been caused by China junk. Just yesterday I was trying to install a new throttle body on a customers V6 SUV. The bolt holes weren't even drilled correctly. Had to send it back and was able to source an OEM part. Even OE parts are sketchy sometimes lol
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Thanks Rich. I'll check Speedway Motors.
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I was thinking Edelbrock or Trick Flow.
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