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Old 06-13-2010, 11:12 PM
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Hey this is Brett at LandSpeed Development, I am currently out of L92 castings and all of my suppliers and sources don't seem to have any does anyone know were I can buy new or used castings for a good price? I would prefer bare castings but I will take what I can get. Thanks
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SDPC quoted me this morn:

bare: 312.85/ea.
Complete: 344.95/ea

sounds like they had them in stock
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Originally Posted by SIK02SS
SDPC quoted me this morn:

bare: 312.85/ea.
Complete: 344.95/ea

sounds like they had them in stock
Wow, pricing for a complete L92 head on their website is $450 each.
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I forgot, came across this yesterday: http://www.jegs.com/i/GM%20Performan...0002/-1?CT=999
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Originally Posted by anthony soprano
Wow, pricing for a complete L92 head on their website is $450 each.
might not have hurt that I bought an LS6 crate just prior to asking
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We do have quite a few of them on hand and ready to go. And yes, it is strange that the LS3 heads are so inexpensive, but there is also an old saying that goes along with that. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Lol.

We have them in bare, assembled, bare cnc and assembled cnc in many different varieties.

We will try to honor those prices for as long as we can until GM goes up on them, but honestly that could be tomorrow.
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Are those prices with the L92 valves or LS3 lightweght valves???
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They are LS3 heads completely assembled. Stock. They of course come with the LS3 intake valve and the yellow springs.
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I'm still shocked at GM's current pricing. I priced LS3 heads for the hell of it, and found that they were over $100 cheaper than L92s!! I bought 2 on the spot at my dealer's parts counter.
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Originally Posted by SIK02SS
I forgot, came across this yesterday: http://www.jegs.com/i/GM%20Performan...0002/-1?CT=999
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GM parts direct has got the assembled LS3 heads for around $312 each.
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$68.64 shipping per head kinda offsets that price in the first place. They are now $380.64 per head.

Our shipping per head generally runs about $20 or so and about $36 for 2 heads. (those are not concrete prices for shipping just what I saw on a few invoices when I tried to find average shipping cost on them). So using that math, even though ours is more "expensive" for the head, in the end, it is less.

Just another way to look at it.
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70 bucks to ship a dam head? WTF..
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If you guys decide to buy these heads through mail order instead of through your local GM dealer, ask whoever you buy them from to open the boxes and visually inspect the heads first. My set was full of gouges around the perimeter of the head gasket surface, presumably due to rough handling BEFORE they were boxed up. One was puckered badly enough that I had to send it back and get another one. Of course, the replacement I got, while perfect, for some reason shows discoloration on the head gasket surface as if it had a head gasket stuck to it already.

Likewise, these heads are poorly boxed with minimal packing material to keep them safe. They are not well protected. For this reason, if you choose mail order, I'd strongly suggest that you ask the seller to at least open them and do a visual inspection before they go out the door. It could save you some major hassles.
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We have been known to rebox heads that come in here messed up from GM. Our shipping dept does try to visually inspect every head that goes in and out along with every LS7 clutch kit (for the same reason) but honestly there are so many it is hard to do. We do try to keep up though. If the box does not look like it will survive shipping, we will def take care of it.

You can also ask to have them reboxed for no charge.
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I never realized that the shipping for the heads from GM parts direct was that much, ugh. Thanks for the catch John.
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Well, we get calls about it SO often and our price match guarantee that we have to make sure they know that GMPD will be lower on some parts, but when you look at the entire picture, it sure as heck is NOT cheaper by any means.

Before i worked for Scoggin I was going to order a single panel retainer black push pin. The pin was $6.54 and the shipping was $26. I found that a little alarming. I still do.

We can only compare apples to apples when you are still shipping the same apple for the same price.
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Pace Performance.

Bare LS3 head- $209.95/ea.
Fully assembled LS3 head- $329.95/ea.

$12 UPS Ground shipping for US orders.
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Originally Posted by filmjay
Pace Performance.

Bare LS3 head- $209.95/ea.
Fully assembled LS3 head- $329.95/ea.

$12 UPS Ground shipping for US orders.
I would still rather get them from SDPC because I have always had excellent service from them, and they are a sponcer.
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Originally Posted by LS1MCSS
I would still rather get them from SDPC because I have always had excellent service from them, and they are a sponcer.
That's cool. Was just throwin' it out there....


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