The King of Junkyard Engine Scrounging is Richard Holdener. He’s good at finding stuff anywhere he goes, and is blessed with some epic wrecking yards really close to Westech Performance Group where he dyno tests so many of the engines you see in his videos. But there is more to it than just having good engines in the yard to hunt through, it’s about knowing what parts are really worth getting while you are there. Such is the case with the low buck GT40P cylinder heads from Ford. But how do they compare to the high dollar aftermarket heads? Are there tradeoffs? Does the price of rebuilding junkyard heads make them less appealing? Read Richard’s description below and then watch the video to find out.

Here is the video description from Richard.

LOW BUCK, GT40P 5.0L HEADS-CHEAP & EFFECTIVE. LOOKING TO ADD SOME EXTRA POWER TO YOUR 5.0L OR 351W? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN YOUR LOCAL JUNKYARD. FIND A 5.0L EXPLORER AND POP OFF THE GT40 OR GT40P HEADS AND YOU HAVE BIG GAINS OVER THE STOCK 5.0L HEADS. IF YOU BUY THE WHOLE MOTOR, YOU GET THE HEAD UPGRADE FOR FREE, BUT HOW MUCH POWER ARE THE CHEAP HEADS REALLY WORTH? HOW MUCH MORE POWER DO THE MORE EXPENSIVE ALUMINUM AFTERMARKET HEADS MAKE? ARE THEY WORTH IT? IT’S ALL HERE!