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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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how good are a pair of A.R.E. heads for an ls1 that are stage 3 ported from like 2yrs ago
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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Some were excellent, some were not. Your best bet would be to get the head thoroughly inspected, flowed and volumes poured by a competant independant machine shop.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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I would check the valve job for certain.At that time they were notorious for shipping poor quality heads.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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Your better off with stock heads.
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Old Apr 20, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Order 66
Your better off with stock heads.
Ouch!!! Don't give him more to think about. These heads were on a 99 Silverado truck running 13.50's on nitrous.
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