Ok means it looks like im the only one here that ACTUALLY has heard of them. Double humps and camel backs are NOT the same thing.
Double humps also came in multiple setups also animal 2.02,1.98,and i think a 1.64. And came both with hole or without.
Camel back heads HAVE mounting holes in them for accessorys like alt,ac,pwr steering.
While newer vortec heads are said to perform better, i still like old American metal heads.
If the money allowed i would go aftermarket, but for a decent/budget price, camel backs are a good moderate power head.
Yep, Learn me sumting new. I want to see these Camel Back heads. Paticularly the casting #. They musta been some real rare dudes all I can say. I was illegal street drag racing in Los Angeles, Compton, Lynwood, Ontario, Pomona, La Habra, Whittier, Santa Fe Springs, in he mid to late 80's, where as in the LA, Compton and Lynwood area was the drug dealer brutha's that had tons and tons of cash. A $10,000 cash race, YES, I seen $20,000 on the hood of car once, so money wasn't a problem in that area, if they were different than anything else I'd had seen, I'm sure those guys could have afforded them.
By the way, that race happened to be between the Drug Dealin Brutha's and the Gypsies who I believe were of Middle Eastern descent, and they too had plenty of money. I rarely went to the East LA, Compton, Lynwood races due to the crime involved. But, I did go occasionally, cuz I knew I'd be seeing some wheelie pulling high 9 second trailered cars racing on the street.
The rest of the cities we hung out in was pretty clean, well mannered, clean cut, no drugs, no drinking, no guns, self policed and well behaved group of people. Someone showed up trying to be cool walking around with a beer got ran off by everyone. We kept our trash picked up, and for those who didn't mind their manners got a tongue lashing from everyone til they got the hint. That's how we kept the cops away, and how we kept the places like K-Mart or Mall parking lots from complaining and posting NO Loitering signs. Pretty amazing how a large parking full of cars and the people could behave without drugs and fights. Lots of trash talking, side betting and such, but noone got hurt except the 2 times there were crashes during races.