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Old 04-28-2013, 06:04 PM
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Ive had these for a while was going to use them on a different build, they were hand p&p. stock valves. Thinking about selling them, just curious what yall think i could get for em? I was thinking about 500 but i don't have any flow numbers or nothin, which i know is the first thing EVERYone asks about.
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Originally Posted by stevecritt
Ive had these for a while was going to use them on a different build, they were hand p&p. stock valves. Thinking about selling them, just curious what yall think i could get for em? I was thinking about 500 but i don't have any flow numbers or nothin, which i know is the first thing EVERYone asks about.
What heads

Who ported ?

How much porting ? (yes, flow numbers would be better)

Springs ?
Locks ?
Guides ?
More info would help a lot.
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whoops I for got the pics. they are 317s
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Not sure who ported. local shop. bought them from a guy in my town for a deal. All I can I know is that rocker bosses you can see have been removed and swirl ramps ported and shaped. exhaust look to be gasket matched. looks like they have had some meat taken out. springs are stock ls3 blues springs with stock retainers.
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I just don't thinks its worth me taking them to a machine shop to have them flowed for a 100 bucks when they are only worth about 4-500. I figured some of you head gurus could look at them and tell me what they are worth.
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Very hard to say. I sell and buy them with stock springs for 150$. You have 60$ worth of springs I'm sure and the port job being questionable, 300$ to 400$ would be fair. More if they were machined and clean ready for install.
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Thats kinda what I was thinking. I would think there is about at least 3-400 in port work. I would think 400 is fair. The port job look decent to me, but then again i'm no expert.
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That's the problem, someone may have caused more harm that good. But you never know till they hit the bench. So that makes it very hard to find a buyer to spend money on unknown results.
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kinda like the set on my car they been ported but i dont know any info as far as flow or CC info but i can tell ya this they been 11.0's @ 126mph on a stock ls2/lq9 combo i must be lucky there is guy who does porting and will flow and CC for under $100

if they havent been used yet spending the $100 for the info to help make the sale maybe worth it so u know i stepped out on a limb last fall and bought some stage 3 317's kinda unknown other then who ported them come to find out after flowing and CC'ing they were the livernois stage 3R race heads
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Looks like a interesting porting job your doing. I wouldn't buy any heads without knowing who ported them and what they flow. Not selling your work short. A 500.00 price is moving close to new LS3 heads. I would definitely be buying LS3 heads.



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