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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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any one know of a good shop that can port my l92 heads in the orange county or riverside area? and wat do u guys think of this setup? i know this is very common but just wanted to ask since im posting lol

lq4 block
stock crank, rods, and pistons (got the crank polished and all from the shop i got the block at)
new rings
new bearings (rod,main,cam)
arp rod bolts and got them resized
ported l92 heads(still stock but im trying to)
ported fast 102 intake
fast throttle body
cam 230/234 and .610 lift

built t56
stock 10 bolt

i want to do a procharger maybe around 5-8 psi???

and this will all go on a 02 z28

can u guys please recommend things and advise if anything should be diffrent? and this is my first post so sorry if i made any mistakes.
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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Default Head portiong in southern CA.

we do the ls3 heads all the time come buy and check them out .
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Old Aug 30, 2011 | 09:12 PM
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WCCH is one of the best if not the best head places in the country. They are in socal.
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Old Aug 31, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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WCCH is one of the best if not the best head places in the country. They are in socal.
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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 08:19 AM
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WCCH is one of the best if not the best head places in the country. They are in socal.
You can't go wrong with Richard at West Coast Cylinder Heads.

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Old Sep 1, 2011 | 09:16 AM
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You can't go wrong with Richard at West Coast Cylinder Heads.

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The only reason I didn't go with him for the heads I ordered yesterday was his turn around time from being so busy. I didn't want my car sitting forever so I bought a new set of heads and now I'm selling my factory heads to minimize downtime.
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The only reason I didn't go with him for the heads I ordered yesterday was his turn around time from being so busy. I didn't want my car sitting forever so I bought a new set of heads and now I'm selling my factory heads to minimize downtime.
Richard has been great to me over the years. I tend to get my stuff VERY quickly.
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His turn around seems to be a lot quicker than others..but +1 for WCCH, I like my stage 3 L92s
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Thanx for the help guys So wats the average cost to get a stage 3 port job ? And how about the engine setup can I b around 475 na ? And again I wanna say thank you to u guys I couldn't find anyone here or I didt reserch enough I guess lol
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Prices are on his website.
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