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Old Sep 3, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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Doing a head swap, stock 98 heads going to 243s. I have been looking for coil brackets and 2 people recently told me that you don't have to have them. I looked at my coils and couldn't see a way of hooking them up without brackets. Can someone chime in on this and tell me something either way..
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you need center bolt valve covers and brackets to use 243 heads
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Got the valve covers and cant seem to find any of the brackets. Can you buy them new??
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just browse the classifieds. you need the mount bracket, or just reloacte them. or get some LS9 valve covers and coils.
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I've been looking through the classifieds and haven't seen any. I'm about to befitting everything back together so I'm kinda in need, any place to buy new?
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These should work fine

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-440345/?rtype=10
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just saw a set on ebay $31 shipped, go quickly!
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contact See5 (screen name on this site) he may have some he could sell ya cheap.
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Ya, seen those from summit, looks nice but they are out of stock till first of October
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I bought new OEM ones from Hawk's Third Generation. About 40 bucks for the pair. Part number on the box was 12563288.
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i think you can pick them up from your local GM dealership, but i'd call and price check first.....also, any decent sized junkyard should have a set
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