Resto Heads @ Rogers Performance

At Rogers Performance, we don't just cater to the High Performance market. We also carry and restore Numbers Matching Restoration heads for customers who are restoring their 50's, 60's, and 70's Muscle Car.
We hand pick our heads at the flea markets and look for the best quality. We try to stay away from heads that have been milled excessively or that have had valve size changes, porting or that just have been machined poorly.
On occasion we will buy heads that have had some of these changes done as long as they are up to our standards. I buy only non ported heads.
Being selective, we are providing our customers the best Numbers Matching heads that can be found. If you do not see a casting number on our website, Email us (rogersperformance@msn.com) with what you are looking for and we will do our best to locate the heads.

Follow along as we take you through the 20 step restoration process to rebuild our cylinder heads:

1)Heads are stripped of all parts including rocker studs and any plugs.

2)They are then put into our oven and cooked at 700 degrees for 7 hours. The side benefit of this is that the head is allowed to cool evenly and this relieves stress on the head.

3)They are then put into our Peterson Steel Shot Blaster to remove any rust and dirt.

4)Next we Magna-Flux the heads on all 4 sides.

5)Then each head is Pressure Tested for any type of leak.

6)Our next step is to repair any broken bolts and bolt holes using the Engine Tech Time Certs process. I believe that this is a far better way to repair a bad thread hole than using the heila coil system.

7)Next the heads are fitted with New Rocker Studs or Screw In Studs for the heads that use them.

8)Then we install New K-Line Bronze Guide Liners or in the case of the guides being too bad to repair, we will install solid bronze guides. Whatever guide that is installed, you can be sure that they will be all the same through both heads.

9)We then hone the guides on our Sunnen Diamond Honing Stand to give you a consitent finish and guide clearance in both heads. There is no other honing system that can give you such precision.

10)We then move our heads to our Kwik Way Seat and Guide Machine to install the hardened exhaust seats or any other seat that needs to be replaced. Our process of installing seats is top in the market. We do not just cut the seat for the inserts but we also make sure that there is no over hang from the casting to the seat. We take a seat that we are using and cut it in half so we can test fit it for over hang before being installed. By doing it this way it insures that your head will flow as well as it did from the factory or better.

11)Our next step is to cut the 3 angle valve job and maintain equal valve stem heights, �.005 tolerance. We do it this way to insure that your valve train geometry will be the same as the factory produced. We also use an accentric gauge to insure that the seat run-out is within factory specificationos and we also use a vacuum gauge to double check to make sure the seats and valves will seal. We check them with the springs off because it is a better indicator of how good the valve job is. We also look at the rate the vacuum gauge pulls a vacuum, and this also is a good indicator of how well the valves seal.

12)We then cut the head for a postive type seal. We believe this is a better way of controlling the oil using a seal of this type instead of it just floating on the valve stem.

13)The next step is to put the heads on our Peterson CBN milling machine. The set up process we employ on all our heads is to not rely on a level to setup the head for milling but to use a dial indicator mounted on the milling head, indicating the head to within .001" front to back and left to right. This ensures that we are removing the least amount of material as possible from the heads. Also we may do the intake side and exhaust side to ensure good sealing.

14)Next we use a thread chasing tap and go through every bolt hole in the heads to ensure a trouble free install.

15)They are then hand washed with hot soap and water to give you a nice clean head.

16)The heads are then inspected for one last time and we then install the new parts. Also at this time we fill out a specification card for the heads. This is provided to you and a copy is kept on file at our shop.

17)The heads are then stamped on the back of the head, not showing in the front, with a date and serial number.

18)The next step is to tape the head off and paint it to the factory color using Pionneer paint. The paint is available at our cost to you to complete your engine.

19) We then vacuum check the heads one last time to insure good valve seal.

20)The deck surface is then taped off to keep it from getting scratched during packaging and shipping. Any masking tape residue is easly removed by using lacquer thinner.

It takes us a week to prepare cylinder heads this way and we believe we are providing you with the best cylinder heads available

MAKE	CASTING	TYPE	DATE CODE	VALVE SIZE	CHAMBER SIZE	CONDITION	QT.	PRICE/PAIR
GM	3890462	Iron SBC	K 11 6/K 11 6	1.940 1.500	64cc	Rebuilt Stock	1	$0.00
GM	3890462	Iron SBC	E 12 6/E 4 7	1.940 1.500	64cc	Not Done	1	$0.00
GM	3782461	Iron SBC	F 25 5/E 6 5	1.940 1.500	62cc	Not Done	1	$0.00
GM	3973370	Iron SBC	H 11 9/H 15 9	2.020 1.600	64cc	Not Done	1	$0.00
GM	3917291	Iron SBC	I 28 7/I 28 7	2.02 1.600	64cc	Rebuilt Stock	1	$950.00
GM	3890462	Iron SBC	I 6 6	1.940 1.500	64cc	Not Done	1	$0.00 1 Head
GM	3782461	Iron SBC	K 20 3	1.940 1.500	62cc	Not Done	1	$0.00 1 Head
GM	3782461	Iron SBC	I 14 4/H 15 4	1.940 1.500	62cc	Not Done	1	$0.00
GM	1238148	Iron BUICK	H 71/H 71	N/A	N/A	Not Done	1	$0.00

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