Milling/Porting 799's

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Sep 22, 2013 | 02:42 PM

rjlawlor646

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Milling/Porting 799's

I am in the process of building up a garage full of parts to start adding to my 99 ls1. I found a set of 799 heads locally for a reasonably price. My question is where can I send them to be milled/ported and what am I looking to spend. For a build on a budget am I better of just throwing them on with upgraded parts/cam? Looking for optimal power but is somewhat of a DD. Parts will be ls6 intake, cam/accessories, lt's, 4:10's.

Sep 22, 2013 | 03:40 PM

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You have numerous options. TEA/AI/WCCH/Livernois and many more. I was lucky enough to find a set that had already been done up by Total Engine Airflow.

Good Luck

Sep 22, 2013 | 04:53 PM

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If you are on a budget I think a performance valve job and milling is a pretty good bang for buck.

Sep 22, 2013 | 05:14 PM

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Before you mill, take a look at what size cam you want to put in. As for valve job, I would let AI work on them.

Sep 22, 2013 | 05:19 PM

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Pred is right, and they do chamber welding on some heads, so milling may not be required other than a skim to get flat. That way you keep the most ptv clearance.

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