So I have a spare 5S-FE head from when my engine blew up on my '95 Camry back in '07. The head is from the old engine, but is in fine condition because the engine failure was a snapped #2 connecting rod, nothing head related. So should I sell it, scrap it, or keep it and build it up?
I tried to sell it here on TN shortly after I replaced my engine, and it almost sold, but the guy had to back out cause he wanted it for a Gen4 and they aren't completely identical. I just left it in the garage after that cause it can be a hassle to try to sell it.
I originally kept it from the old engine because at the very least it's maybe 35 lbs of aluminum, and at $0.75 per pound that's $26.25. I just never had the heart to sell it for scrap because it's a perfectly good head.
I thought about building it up for my car, but there are 2 things stopping me. One, I don't know if I'll ever sink that much time and money into a Camry to build up the engine like that. Two, if I was going to build the engine I wouldn't want an FE head, I'd want to get a GTE head and make it fit.
I should note that the head still has all of the valves, valve springs, lifter buckets, camshafts, cam gear, and a service bolt was installed in the exhaust cam gear before removal to prevent the spring from unwinding, and it's still in there.
So what should I do with this extra head? Thanks.
EDIT: Here is the link to the thread when I originally tried to sell it.
5S-FE head
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