WTB e12 Head

[MurphinDC]

Hi, looking for an e12 head.  My 74 engine head is beginning to show its age from its last rebuild 18 years ago, so I want to buy a back up for when I need to rebuild it or replace it....which may be soon.

 

• Can be a complete rebuilt head or a good candidate for a rebuild
• Cannot be cracked or have identified repairable cracks
• If rebuilt, has it been pressure tested, shaved, new old style valve seals, valves lapped etc
• No or limited corrosion
• Need measurements
• No modifications...just a standard head with all parts
• Will consider purchasing just the head

 

Thanks everyone!

 

Murph

[bimmerdotcom]

2 hours ago, MurphinDC said:

Hi, looking for an e12 head.  My 74 engine head is beginning to show its age from its last rebuild 18 years ago, so I want to buy a back up for when I need to rebuild it or replace it....which may be soon.

 

• Can be a complete rebuilt head or a good candidate for a rebuild
• Cannot be cracked or have identified repairable cracks
• If rebuilt, has it been pressure tested, shaved, new old style valve seals, valves lapped etc
• No or limited corrosion
• Need measurements
• No modifications...just a standard head with all parts
• Will consider purchasing just the head

 

Thanks everyone!

 

Murph

Murph,

 

We can get a brand new one from Germany

 

Maximillian Importing Company :: Mobile Traditon Licensee

WWW.BMWMOBILETRADITION-ONLINE.COM

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Regards

[2002iii]

1 hour ago, bimmerdotcom said:

Murph,

 

We can get a brand new one from Germany

 

Maximillian Importing Company :: Mobile Traditon Licensee

WWW.BMWMOBILETRADITION-ONLINE.COM

,

Regards

He wants an e12 not e21, there's a big difference.

[Labphoto]

Maxamillian does list a couple of E12 heads

 

Maximillian Importing Company :: Mobile Traditon Licensee

WWW.BMWMOBILETRADITION-ONLINE.COM

 

[MurphinDC]

2 hours ago, Labphoto said:

Maxamillian does list a couple of E12 heads

 

Maximillian Importing Company :: Mobile Traditon Licensee

WWW.BMWMOBILETRADITION-ONLINE.COM

 

Was told when I contacted them previously that E12's were NLA

 

@bimmerdotcom still true?

[2002iii]

3 hours ago, Labphoto said:

Maxamillian does list a couple of E12 heads

 

Maximillian Importing Company :: Mobile Traditon Licensee

WWW.BMWMOBILETRADITION-ONLINE.COM

 

The one highlighted in red is actually a e21 head if you look up the part #.

 

And the e12 above it says call next to it and can't be added to the cart. Also if you look up it's part # it's back ordered or NLA everywhere.

[Conserv]

All the new heads currently in BMW inventory bear the E21 part number. That said, they are brand spanking new heads, not fifty-year-old heads with 100K to 300K miles on them. And that’s worth a lot — in my opinion. Custom pistons, cast or forged, can be fabricated for an E21 head if you want, for instance, 9.5:1 compression, rather than the 8.1 or 8.3 ratio yielded by flat-top pistons. That’s what I — okay, Korman — ended up doing with my ‘76 (photos below).

 

That said, my 49-state ‘76 left the factory with an E21 head, whereas ‘02’s from mid-1972 onward largely left the factory with E12 heads. So… to what extent do you value your original-E12 car having an E12 head today? That’s the question each owner must ask themself. I believe most ‘02 owners could not care less whether they have a 121, an E12, or an E21 head, as long as it works with their pistons. On the other hand, I rejected the E21 option for my ‘73 tii. I would have chosen a good used E12 head — assuming I could find a good used E12 — over a new E21. Why? Who the hell knows! But that’s me, and I’m not convinced I’m a typical ‘02 enthusiast… ?

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

[jfahuna]

Have rebuild e 12 cylinder heads in stock .

Can sell with or without shafts and rockers and cam ,

Do not sell used .

Bets call 818-203-0639