head porting
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Hello guys, first post. i have a 2001 camaro ss. i recently purchased a set of brand new zo6 heads (i got an outragoues deal on them, couldnt resist the price) i was wondering if any of you know a good head porter/polishing in the jacksonville Fl. area? what is a fare price? i will have them done as soon as i return from my deployment in the middle east. hot as @%$#! thank you
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Yeah, its closer to 3000 when they screw up porting and have to buy a new set of 243 castings. Id highly suggest sending the heads out to a shop that specializes in ls1/ls6 heads. While anyone with a die grinder can clean those heads up, a shop that specializes in these heads will give you a much bigger bang for the buck. IMHO
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
One thing to be careful of, there are a lot of LS6 heads being sold that are actually LS2 heads, i.e., no lightweight valves. There is a guy in Canada that is selling these here, on Corvetteforum, on Z06Vette.com and on Ebay all under different names.
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Originally Posted by xfactor_pitbulls
Who in the hell wants to keep factory valves? Whether they are lightweight or not. The only way to buy heads you intend to get ported is bare. Dont waste time with the cheesy stock springs and valves.
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Well you cant keep the stock valves if you want bigger valves... I guess its al up to what you want, a lighter valvetrain, or more top end flow... Both have their virtues, but if i were sending the heads out to be ported, id probably opt for the bigger valves, but thats just me.
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Originally Posted by 777
I believe a lot of people keep their z06 valves. If you have a reason why you shouldn't, I'd like to hear it. They are expensive and light.
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