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High compression head

Post by Ericgj85 » Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:58 pm

Hey I was looking on line and came across this picture does anyone know what head this is or is it an available anywhere or is it a modified head? The article just said they purchased it used and nothing else really about it.
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Re: High compression head

Post by Joe Bell » Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:13 pm

The top looks like an early Reeder head, but the bottom is different, maybe they where playing with combustion chamber?


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Re: High compression head

Post by Kerry » Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:41 pm

Look inside the water outlet if it has a letter in it, Parker was one made in that style one time, I believe he stopped making them with some issues about the royalties on the Ford script.


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Re: High compression head

Post by AndyClary » Thu Oct 19, 2023 9:54 pm

Looks like a reeder chamber.


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Re: High compression head

Post by KWTownsend » Fri Oct 20, 2023 10:48 am

Top looks like a Reeder head, too.
Look inside the water outlet.
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Re: High compression head

Post by Ericgj85 » Fri Oct 20, 2023 4:04 pm

Thanks for the replies, I'm just trying to get a little more compression than the Sherman style head and I found a picture of this head but no maker or where to get one which now seems as if it's an older discontinued head. The chamber around the valves on this head looks a little shallower for end result of higher compression not much more but this is a hill climb car, so every bit helps.


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Re: High compression head

Post by J1MGOLDEN » Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:00 pm

The Reeder Head usually had some raised lettering on the driver's side opposite the MADE on top and the letters R E E D E R cast around the inside area of the water outlet.

The inside area looks more like a Zajicek head.

Interestingly Ralph Reeder and Ralph Zajicek both made and sold aluminum heads, both lived in Texas, and both went across the USA in the same Model T.

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