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HSD Cylinder Heads

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HSD Cylinder Heads

The Head Stud Development Co. has been preparing cylinder heads for high performance engines since the early 1980's. Including many AUSCARS. General engineering.

has been preparing cylinder heads for high performance engines since the early 1980’s. Our involvement in motorsport began with development of cylinder heads for Perkins Motorsport and HDT. From the early 308 carburetor v/8 engines through to the fuel injected power plant up to and including the alloy headed Chev engines. We also developed and prepared the cylinder heads for the first Australian NASCARS. Today, with that back ground , we are able to adapt our knowledge and experience to a wide range of cylinder head options. We are proud to have a reputation of producing a very high standard of work and have an ongoing commitment to quality and excellence. We offer a wide range of services which include,
Manufacturing of custom made engine valves. Pre fabricated intake manifolds. Complete engine re builds for both performance and standard applications. Cylinder head reconditioning. Modification, flow bench testing, development and preparation of cylinder heads for any application. We are able to tailor a cylinder head and or engine package to suit your requirement and your budget. The Head Stud Development Co.”HSD”. Looks forward to being able to assist you with your project.

16/09/2026

Something we are seeing a little more of lately is motorbike heads, we have always had them float through the shop every now and again.

Here we have a couple of shovelhead Harley heads and a pair of twincam Harley heads (lucky I like Harley's 👌🏻)
We can either recondition the heads or port them to suit your application as we have done a fair bit with Harley's.

And also a few Ducati heads which we have ported and freshed up. We have done a lot of Ducati's in the past so we can tailor a package to suit your needs.

Doesn't have to be a Vtwin for us to look at them either so if your looking for some repairs or a little more power please get in contact with us and we will try to sort you out.

11/09/2026

Nice way to wrap up the week with a few of the
English invasions we have here at the moment.

An influx of MGB's here at the moment all for various modifications and repairs, an MGB engine in for a cam swap and porting the head.
A very modified little mini ready to be bolted onto the freshly built bottom end.
Our last Healey 100/4 of this batch makes its way out the door.
Half a V12 Jaguar in for a freshen whilst waiting for its partner to be removed from the block

We have also been working on a rather sad pair of Rolls-Royce cylinder heads at the moment that had some pretty bad corrosion which we have taken care of but still need to finalise and tidy up.

Whilst still prepping for the move which has been a mission in itself.

06/08/2026

More Fully 6, Bathurst, Bathurst plus and YellaTerra road racers are underway with a bunch machined up for changeover heads

We are still receiving a large call for the trusty Holden 6 head which is just awesome to see.
Don't forget we offer the Fully 6 formula for all types of Aussie 6s whether it be Ford or Chrysler..

We hope to be streamlining the ordering system of these heads with a step by step checklist so these heads are tailored to your specific combination.

Please don't hesitate to place your order if you are thinking of giving the old girl a bit of a birthday or trying to find that little bit more horsepower.

03/08/2026

Finally after collecting all the parts and making so many custom 1 off parts this blown Irving is ready to be fitted to the car...

We were asked to make this very unique creature with absolutely no power figures in mind it was purely I want a blown Irving, I want it out the bonnet and here's the Weiand blower from Aussiespeed.
I think we got that covered.... Don't know how much EH bonnet will be left though.
So we opted for a mild solid cam, mild compression, no porting, nothing too over the top just a reliable strong engine.

We ran the engine in NA just to make sure it was right before fitment even with the blower spec cam and only 8.5:1 it just had that sweet unique Irving raspiness. We can only imagine how ace this will sound with the blower going.

There will be some more Irving content coming as we dyno this car and still finish off my HQ test mule which is not far away.

23/04/2026

Well there's no time like the present. There has been a bit of a shakeup here at HSD after 30 odd years in Capella crescent and over 40 years in the Moorabbin area we will be heading to Carrum Downs... There is no definite timeline as of yet but aiming to be operating in the new premises in August.

Also Pat has decided that after a long 27 years to go out on his own, he will be taking the CNC lathe producing valves and guides for us still, obviously adjusting to the change Rodney and my work loads have taken a bit of a hit as we are trying to still do the work of 4 people since Ed's retirement.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding that there's a fair bit going on so phone calls and emails have been a bit slow to reply too.
We are still operating and still taking on cylinder head jobs but engines will slow till in the new premises

Onwards and upwards.

Address

31 Capella Crescent
Kingston, VIC
3189

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+61395532517

Website

http://www.headstuddevelopment.com.au/

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