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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 11:59 AM
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dose anyone know
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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none that im aware of
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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someone is trying to sell them as ls6 heads on ebay
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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I just checked my LS1/LS6 book and it lists no casting number that ends in 799 . I suspect that number is a stamping somewhere else on the head casting. Ask them to take a photo of the lower right hand corner of the head. That will tell you if they're LS6 heads or not.
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thats where the pic was taken i seen it myself. could they be truck heads or something?
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Weird... no idea. Maybe 4.8 heads?
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Weird... no idea. Maybe 4.8 heads?
706.....
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Old Dec 25, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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i seen the same heads. the had 799 as the casting # on the corner, appeared to be sodium filled valves and all..... confused the crap out of me
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they are from an L33 5.3 H.O. motor i believe the heads you are talking about are from somone around here since hes also selling them on a local board http://www.newyorkfbody.com/viewtopic.php?t=2916
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