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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 08:19 AM
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I'm getting 243's from my friend. Free!! Will I need a tune after I put these on? Anything else I should know, buy, ect for the head swap? Thanks for any tips or info guys.
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You will need new cometic head gaskets, a set of ARP bolts and the ARP thread cleaner, an ice scraper with a shop vac. You'll also need a good torq wrench and some thread lubricant. Degreaser and a fine sanding block to clean the 243's up if they were used.
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If you got them for free then why not save up for a cam and do it all at the same time? Im pretty sure you will need a tune when swapping to different heads.
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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I'm getting 243's from my friend. Free!! Will I need a tune after I put these on? Anything else I should know, buy, ect for the head swap? Thanks for any tips or info guys.
Send them out to advanced inductions, and have them spec out a cam for you with those 243's.... Bolt on some serious power, then get a tune imo!
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You guys have a good point. I'll save up for a cam,ect. I have a yank ss 4k on the way. So maybe I'll do everything while I'm working on the car. Now I'll really need a new rear end.lol The 243's only have 10,000 on them. They are from a gto.
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Originally Posted by 1gt2nv
You guys have a good point. I'll save up for a cam,ect. I have a yank ss 4k on the way. So maybe I'll do everything while I'm working on the car. Now I'll really need a new rear end.lol The 243's only have 10,000 on them. They are from a gto.

If I were you, and had a free set of 243's.... I'd for sure get them worked over. It's well known that if you get those 243's in the right hands...you could easily be bolting 50+ HP onto your car when you put them back on. I've been saving my money up so I can send my heads into these guys when funds permit. AI simply knows their ****. I would check them out

http://www.advancedinduction.com/
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I'm getting 243's from my friend. Free!! Will I need a tune after I put these on? Anything else I should know, buy, ect for the head swap? Thanks for any tips or info guys.
243's for free, I need a friend like that...
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243's for free, I need a friend like that...
I'm putting in a yank stall for him. He just got new heads today from TEA. So I told him I want the 243's. He was cool with that deal.
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Originally Posted by 1gt2nv
I'm putting in a yank stall for him. He just got new heads today from TEA. So I told him I want the 243's. He was cool with that deal.
Id do that deal too. Nice trade. Maybe he will need brakes changed soon......
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