My trip through the court system courtesy of Bill Coon

[turbohunter]

Amazing

[BattlestarGalactic]

I just stared at him.

Jay's real thought:

[babybolt]

Here's the solution - buy Pond heads:

http://www.robertpondmotorsports.com/Ford-sohc-cylinder-head.htm

Are there any parts that Coon makes that can't be sourced elsewhere?

[jayb]

Nope.

[Autoholic]

Put the problems with Coon aside, has anyone ever compared a set of Coon's SOHC heads with Pond's SOHC heads? Is there a superior head? Not talking business practices, personalities or any of that. Just straight quality and performance of the head. I think Coon is the only one who flipped the D shaped exhaust ports upside down for better flow. Can the Pond heads be ported for an oval exhaust port shape?

[Barry_R]

I have successfully run both products.  My best SOHC effort used a pair of radically modified Coon heads - so extensively altered that I do not believe a fair comparison can include them.

[Autoholic]

Barry, other than engine performance, is there a superior head from a design or casting point of view?

[Barry_R]

This is probably not the thread for a meaningful discussion of head characteristics.
Lets just say that Bill's product acquits itself well compared to the other aspects already belabored here.