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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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My frend has an 00' WS6, i knew he had his engine rebuilt because it blew up before, but when i was lookin over his car the other day i saw it had 853 heads on it. My 00 T/A has 241's... what exactly are 853 casting heads?
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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something in the way they casted them i guess is different to my understanding, see what others say.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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its just the earlier ls1 heads from 98 to 00 only about 5 hp diffrence
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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The 853s are the same cast as a 241 jsut a different casting method. The 853s used a sand casting method where the 241s used wax or something. I forgot what the casting media is but the 241s are jsut smoother thats all. Wouldnt notice much of a difference between the 2.

241s cam on late 2000 engines through 2002 engines. IF you have the 241 heads you also have upgraded rod bolts in your bottom end. I have a late 2000 engine as well.
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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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nice.. i got 241's my boy doesnt thoo, thats good to hear that the bottome end has the better bolts because my engine see's 6800 alot.
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They are alsmost the same thing....either head ported will flow about the same
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