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Feb 22, 2007 | 10:41 PM

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low budget heads??

what heads will work best on a stock 98 ls1 motor?? 6.0...5.3...what casting number to look for?? i will be mildly porting them so which ones will be best ?? and also would i have to buy a different style headers with any?

Feb 22, 2007 | 11:03 PM

Camaro Rick

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Completely budget?

I paid $550 shipped for my in box 243's.

Feb 22, 2007 | 11:07 PM

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Completely budget?

I paid $550 shipped for my in box 243's.

Thats a Great Deal. If you really wanna go budget, buy a set of 241's from the late model LS1's and do a homemade porting job.

Feb 22, 2007 | 11:07 PM

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you could always get a set of PRCs from TSP

Feb 22, 2007 | 11:23 PM

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the word budget has a wide variety of meanings as you can see from the $1100+ PRC's to the $300 home ported 241's. you must specify your budget for an accurate answer.

Feb 23, 2007 | 06:18 AM

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YOu can pick up some nice condition Patriot LS6 style heads here with good .650 dual spring between $700 and $900 and I would just keep you eyes peeled or if you can afford it buy a nice set of brand new ones for $1,295.00. I guess from what i have seen the heads perform well and the qualitycontrol issues that plagued them several years back have all be resolved!

Feb 23, 2007 | 06:32 AM

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It depends on exactly how tight your budget is......when switching from 98 to 99+ heads (of any style), you'll need to pickup new valvecovers as your current ones (perimeter-bolt style) won't fit the newer heads. That's getting picky tho, shouldn't cost too much, just keep an eye out for them in the classifieds.