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Old Aug 30, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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i have been working my turbo setup for awhile. bottom end is done now, working on top end. i ran across a pair of Patriot Performance Head at a dam good price. How well will they work on a 408 CID. Not looking for big Hp jus
want to run 6.5 or better in 1/8 mi. CALLIES CRANK & RODS, DIAMOND PISTON -28cc, MANLEY TIMING CHAIN, TOTAL SEAL RINGS, MELLING OIL PUMP, COMP CAM, GM LS LIFFTER, WOULD LIKE INPUT ON MOTOR
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you really need to give us more information about the heads
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i have been working my turbo setup for awhile. bottom end is done now, working on top end. i ran across a pair of Patriot Performance Head at a dam good price. How well will they work on a 408 CID. Not looking for big Hp jus
want to run 6.5 or better in 1/8 mi. CALLIES CRANK & RODS, DIAMOND PISTON -28cc, MANLEY TIMING CHAIN, TOTAL SEAL RINGS, MELLING OIL PUMP, COMP CAM, GM LS LIFFTER, WOULD LIKE INPUT ON MOTOR
I ran a bone stock LQ9 longblock to a 6.32 @ 109.5 MPH. That's stock 317 heads with stock valve springs and a stock LQ9 cam. So if 6.5 is your goal, then just use the stock heads.
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Old Aug 31, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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The heads are patriot performance cnc lq9. Price 500.00
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