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Old May 27, 2011 | 12:34 AM
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Started acquiring all the parts needed for my 408 build. got the bottom end parts and hae yet to get it assembled. ran into a work/budget snaffu that i really cant get into explaining. would take too long. basically. taking a pay cut (temporarily) and also moving is taking away from the budget for my motor build.

anyway. i would like to just get the car running to at least enjoy driving it until i can afford a better set of heads and a better cam. I still have my TREX cam from my built ls1 so ill re-use it until i decide to get a cam spec'd out.

i plan to use a fast 102 intake/tb. my biggest issue is acquiring a set of decent heads that i can slap on for the time being. just dont know what i should be looking for.

any suggestions? preferably looking for something i would be able to find in the ls1tech classifieds section when i can afford it.

running wiseco flat top piston with -3 cc valve reliefs.
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some stock ls3/l92 heads would seem to be the no brainer budget head. they seem to come up pretty often on camaro5
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thanks, thats what i was figuring would be a decent head. just wasnt sure. i havent been keeping up on any of the new stuff lately. been out of the R&D game for a while. trying to get back in.
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Yep L92s will be a great head for you.
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any opinions on putting L76 heads on? was offered a pair of 5k mile L76 heads for $400

whats the difference between the 2?
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talked to the guy some more. they are casting 0821. which i guess is the ls3/l96 head. for 400 bucks....

im all over it if thats the case
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The only difference between the two is the LS3 heads have lighter valves...
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Originally Posted by SOMbitch
The only difference between the two is the LS3 heads have lighter valves...
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Originally Posted by Raven02TA
talked to the guy some more. they are casting 0821. which i guess is the ls3/l96 head. for 400 bucks....

im all over it if thats the case
and for 400 id def take them, if you look in the thread below you can make sure you have the ls3 lighter valves.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...omparison.html

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