Need advise.. head guides are toast!
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Staging Lane
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Need advise.. head guides are toast! I'm building a cammed LY6 motor for my 67 nova a found out my valve guides are sloppy. I have a brand new valve train for the heads with new cam so I'm wondering if I should just send these off to get valve job with new guides cut ($700), buy bare L92 heads and put my valve train in them ($600), or try and save up a few bucks and just buy ported heads? Is ported these heads really worth the extra coin? This is a street car looking to get 450rwhp behind a T56 tranny. Guidance guidance.. I'm kinda in a pinch right now as I dont have a lot of time to waste on this project. the maxy I can spend is approx $900 btw.. which might actually answer my own question.
You won't need ported heads for 450 rwhp. The stock l92's flow more than enough.
Also, 700 bucks for a valve job and new guides is a little steep. See if they can do bronze liners in the guides and shop around for a better price. A good valve job and bronze liners shouldn't cost more than 400 bucks.
Also, 700 bucks for a valve job and new guides is a little steep. See if they can do bronze liners in the guides and shop around for a better price. A good valve job and bronze liners shouldn't cost more than 400 bucks.
