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Old 01-06-2010, 02:23 PM
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Ive got a little money to play with and im thinking about puttin another set of heads on my 99 SS. Is the 6.0 heads the way to go. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated Thanks.
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if your on a budget go take a look at texas-speed.com
the have prc stage 2.5 5.3l heads for a great price and are very popular and make great power
they also have ls6 heads for cheap
or if money is no object call up trick flow or afr
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Originally Posted by 1bad99
Ive got a little money to play with and im thinking about puttin another set of heads on my 99 SS. Is the 6.0 heads the way to go. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated Thanks.
Are you planning on running boost or n2o? I would go with the 243's if you want to stick with N/A.
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go with a ported 243s from texas, livernois, patriot...cant beat the price/SOTP ratio if youre tight on cash
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I would pick up a set of 243s on ebay they usually go for about $400 and have some one like TS, AI or TEA do the work. You will not be disappointed. My heads where $400 and Advanced Induction did all the CNC for just over $1K I did provide everything springs, retainers locks and valves.
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so you have 1,400 in ls6 heads?
why didnt u just buy some already done
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I would pick up a set of 243s on ebay they usually go for about $400 and have some one like TS, AI or TEA do the work. You will not be disappointed. My heads where $400 and Advanced Induction did all the CNC for just over $1K I did provide everything springs, retainers locks and valves.
where are you seeing 243's for $400?

I see them for $500-$650 not $400
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Originally Posted by getsum27
so you have 1,400 in ls6 heads?
why didnt u just buy some already done
Because I have then with comp 921 springs, retainers, locks and the ls6 valves, no where am I going to find that for $1400. The springs set was from my last H/C package (5K miles) and the ls6 valves i got cheap at rockauto.com. They sell all stock equipment very cheap and the LS6 valves are considered stock pieces of equipment. NO ONE IS GOING TO TOUCH THEIR PRICES.
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Originally Posted by printmanjackson
where are you seeing 243's for $400?

I see them for $500-$650 not $400
This was a couple of months back, I can see if I have the guys info who sold them to me and I'll pm you only if he has more in stock.
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Originally Posted by printmanjackson
where are you seeing 243's for $400?

I see them for $500-$650 not $400
Gave $250 for mine. They came off an ls4 out of a 06 Grand Prix GXP.
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Originally Posted by 1bad99
Ive got a little money to play with and im thinking about puttin another set of heads on my 99 SS. Is the 6.0 heads the way to go. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated Thanks.
Our CNC LS6/LS2 heads make excellent power. They can be found here

Please let us know if you have any specific questions.

Thank you

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No I was goin to go turbo until i wrecked my wifes truck. So now im down a little and just decided to go with a set of heads and a cam for now Boost later.
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I just picked up a set of 243's off a GTO for 350.00 shipped.




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