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Old 10-31-2006, 01:21 PM
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How much does it generally cost to get heads ported????
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Old 10-31-2006, 01:33 PM
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I have been quoted 700-999 from the sponsors on here.
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ive heard anywhere from 400-1200
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Holy S**T might as well buy heads LOL.... Thanks Guys
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i've heard porting ls1 heads are a good budget mod, . . and they outflow bare 243 heads . . . . . its up to you
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port them yourself do a gasket match on each side clean up the bowl areas and polish everything if you have experience if not a flowbench portjob 500 to 1000$ maybe more but worth gobs of power
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yeah ive heard its hard to port heads unless youve done it before.
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