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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 01:26 AM
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which are the best flowing stock heads and best stock cam
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243's..
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 01:52 AM
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yeah 243s and then a ls6 cam if stock cam is what u want tho?
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was just wondering looking into some things thanks
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no problem lol
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If you are upgrading anything....Why upgrade to stock? Just wondering.
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was going to go out to junk yard to find some heads to play with, so just wanted to know what best starting cast was
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If you can find 243's at a junkyard then thats a steal of a deal.
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you would be better off trying to find some 799 or 317 heads i dont think you will find any 243s unless you get realllllly lucky lol
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 11:41 PM
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Get a set of 241's and port them. Go for a LS6 cam as mentioned as well. Your better bet is saving to get a better set of heads (243's). Just in the cost to change them you'd lose money on stock heads. New head gaskets, Exhaust manifold gaskets, Head bolts, Coolant and oil since you will need to drain them. Stock heads wont pick up much if anything at all. Get a set pf 243 heads, mill them 10 or 15 thousands (bump up compression) and run atleast a LS6 cam or used aftermarket cam.
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if you want a set to screw around with, just get some 5.3 heads. They're cheap and plenty of them in junk yards.
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