2000NemeSS

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Has anyone on here bought and installed a set of those 243/799 heads that are from "motor city" on ebay? the 799s are $350 for a pair and 243s are $400 for a pair, which is pretty good. They always have them in stock somehow, and I they all say symmetrical port... I thought LS1 heads are cathedral port... Are they worth getting?

mac62989

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I dont have experience with buying through them but they do always have auctions for 799/243s.. Have you checked their feedback? Thats one thing I havent done because Im not quite ready to pull the trigger but they have good prices. Always off of unknown vehicles with unknown milegage though. Might have better luck/a safer experience buying off a forum.

JakeFusion

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Most of the heads also usually list a broken off head bolt in there. Who knows what other kind of damage awaits... But the prices are good.

dirty_old_chevy

I've bought two sets of heads from them. The first set was a set of 821 casting ls3 heads. They were listed as great condition. I got them and one if the combustion chambers was all beat up and had bent valves. I sent it back and they sent me one with a scar right where the head gasket would need to seal. I just said **** it, if I end up using them, I'll get them milled. Didn't end up using them. I tried them again a few months ago, bought a set of 799 heads. Same story, there is a scar right where the head gasket would seal the cylinder. This sucks, because I need them for an lq4, and dont live near a machine shop who can do a fine finish mill job that's required for the mls gaskets. Lucky I have an l33 sitting on the shop floor that I can steal the 799's off of. The motor city heads will have to be milled and checked out and put on the l33 at a later date. So in short, I don't recommend buying from them unless you are very patient, or plan in milling the heads.

dirty_old_chevy

And no, none of this would have happened in shipping, they bubble wrap the **** outta everything and pack everything in the box tight with newspaper.

ChewMT

Thanks for the heads up

Slowbird780

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My buddy on here autogeek23 bought a set of 243 heads off them for his heads and cam swap and they looked good so we threw em on. Not a single problem with them.

2000NemeSS

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hmm, sounds like a lot of hit and miss, more miss then hit... pretty sure i will continue to save for brand new LS6 heads from Texas speed