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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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whats the 853 number meen on my 2000 ls1 heads?
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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853 is just the casting #.
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yeah but how good are the heads themselfs??
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basically they are the shittier version of the 241 heads, but with a little porting you can make them flow as well as a 241 head. the reason why the 241's flow better is because they were cast better and the runners a smother.
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what if i was to have them fully ported? how good then?
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a ported 853 can perform well. with that being said a 243/799 is a far better head to start with and will yield better results ported
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so it would defently be worth it cent the porting would be all free?
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If you don't like those heads just ditch them and get a set of 243 if your all about air flow then look into aftermarket heads. Cheaper: PRC, Patriot's, Dart and Expensive: Trickflow, TEA, AFR
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