LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

Need advice on what bolt ons to do first???

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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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Very very true, i had a set of high dollar aluminum heads on my car when i first got it back together with the same cam, and with just 5 miles on the engine, it felt VERY strong. Well ended up having to take them heads off about 20 miles later b/c i thought i had blown a head gasket, turns out, one of them had a little pin hole in the exhaust where they were ported too deep and i was told it couldn't be fixed so i put my stock cast iron heads back on and it seriously felt like it had lost 60hp. But i ended up having the others fixed, they passed pressure test and were heat tested so i'll be throwing them back on in a couple months.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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yea if i did do work to the heads i would deff get the ones i have ported to save like slowmaro95Z28 said ATLEAST $1,000 compared to completely new heads!! The heads are always a thought for later on though
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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Well i agree, i was talking about sending them to LE or AI and having them do the work, not buy new ones.
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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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I will probably end up doing the heads and cam in about 6to 8 mnths!!
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