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2KSS 03-31-2012 09:42 PM

Head identification question
 
Okay all you head gurus out there, I have a question for you guys.

I picked up a set of LS ported / polished heads at a local swap meet for cheap, I mean cheap ! I was told they were #243's.

So my question is: All the quick identifying casting numbers have been ground off.... EXCEPT for the 4 digit cast number inside where the valves are.

That number is 1240.

Can anyone tell what heads these are ?

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head1.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head2.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head3.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head4.jpg

01ssreda4 04-01-2012 01:39 AM

243/799 have D shaped exhaust ports with the flat of the D facing down. Should be a dead give-away. Post pics if you can.

2KSS 04-01-2012 11:27 AM

TTT pics posted.

Can ANYONE help me identify these heads ??

supersick99z 04-01-2012 12:55 PM

That's the only numbers on the inside of the heads?

2KSS 04-01-2012 01:43 PM


Originally Posted by supersick99z (Post 16147793)
That's the only numbers on the inside of the heads?

Thats it.... all the others were ground off.

bww3588 04-01-2012 01:56 PM

Are they rectangle port heads or cathedral? The valves look pretty large, if they are rectangle port heads, they are either ls3 heads or l92/l76

2KSS 04-01-2012 02:29 PM


Originally Posted by bww3588 (Post 16147965)
Are they rectangle port heads or cathedral? The valves look pretty large, if they are rectangle port heads, they are either ls3 heads or l92/l76

cathedral.

bww3588 04-01-2012 02:40 PM

Ok then they are either 243/799's or 317's.

They were the only castings with "d" shaped exhaust ports to my knowledge.

2KSS 04-01-2012 03:01 PM

the only problem with that comment is, I don't need 317's.....



Can anyone else shed some light on this ??

omc8 04-01-2012 03:32 PM

I may be wrong , but I dont think those #s on the inside are going to help much I think they are just casting date . I have couple sets of 317s there date is D286 they off a 06 and the others B024 off 04. The D ports could have been ported in, have you measured those intakes they look huge.

91sonomast 04-01-2012 03:43 PM

Yeah those intakes look fucking huge, the exhaust valves look larger than stock but may not be. Someone took stock heads and put as big of valves as they could possibly cram in there, they should flow well at the very least.

JS01 04-01-2012 03:55 PM

Those are 317's.

omc8 04-01-2012 03:57 PM

That first character is a I, not a 1 , I240 Looking at them again its ,hard to tell from the pics, but the D port was probably not ported in , can you get better pics of the port job.

2KSS 04-01-2012 04:10 PM


Originally Posted by 91sonomast (Post 16148257)
Yeah those intakes look fucking huge, the exhaust valves look larger than stock but may not be. Someone took stock heads and put as big of valves as they could possibly cram in there, they should flow well at the very least.

The intakes are 2.02 and the exhausts are 1.60. These are stainless steel aftermarket valves. Whis is one of the reasons I picked them up. :D




Originally Posted by omc8 (Post 16148298)
That first character is a I, not a 1 , I240 Looking at them again its ,hard to tell from the pics, but the D port was probably not ported in , can you get better pics of the port job.

Holy smokes !! you're correct.

Tell me what you'd need to see on thre porting work and I'll get some more pics put up.

2KSS 04-01-2012 04:36 PM

More pics....

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...t42/head12.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...t42/head10.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head9.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head7.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...at42/head6.jpg

2KSS 04-01-2012 04:46 PM

Well looky what I just found... seem I didn't look close enough !!

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...2/DSC00172.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/k...2/DSC00171.jpg


Seems these heads are 799's !! :D

2KSS 04-01-2012 05:00 PM

And to think I was going to chuck the heads and keep the new valves !!! :lol:

2KSS 04-01-2012 08:36 PM

Thanks to all of you guys for all your input !

poltergeist 02 04-01-2012 08:44 PM

the casting looks a little rough to be 243's so i would say 799's or 317's

2KSS 04-01-2012 09:36 PM


Originally Posted by poltergeist 02 (Post 16149317)
the casting looks a little rough to be 243's so i would say 799's or 317's

Post #16 pics shows them to be 799's.


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