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heads - 10/4/2008 9:15:27 PM
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ztothe28
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im trying to figure out what heads to buy for my 94 z28. my friend has a ''96 vette w/ lt4, and he just got a set of heads for his; he told me he''d sell his stock heads to me for $700. i want to have them ported and polished if i buy them, and one of the head gaskets on his car is blown, so theyre probly warped, so id have to get them cut. by the time its all said and done, would it be worth it to just get a set of good aftermarket heads that are used for the same amount of money? i also want to get a more agressive cam for it. i have a hotcam now with the 1.6 rockers, stock heads with lt4 valve springs.
< Message edited by ztothe28 -- 10/4/2008 9:18:31 PM >
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RE: heads - 10/4/2008 9:44:42 PM
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95slvrZ28
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If you got your buddy''s heads you would also have to get an LT4 intake manifold since the intake runners are raised 0.10". You can actually get your stock LT1 cores ported/polished and with bigger valves and they make pretty decent flow numbers. Check out www.totalengineairflow.com if you''re looking at just the heads. You can also check out www.elliotsportworks.com for a whole head/cam package, Elliot does great work. The benefit of getting an aftermarket head is they usually have extra material in all the right places such that you can port/polish them more down the line if you want. If you''re looking into an aftermarket head I would go for AFR, I would be willing to say they have the highest quality head on the market and they target mid-lift flow instead of making a head that only flows great at high lift (.700" lift which you''ll never get on a street car) for advertising flow rates.
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RE: heads - 10/5/2008 7:53:13 PM
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95slvrZ28
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I haven''t looked into porting aftermarket heads too mcuh, so that could be true. If I were to go aftermarket I would go AFR hands down because I would probably just leave them as they are. At one point in time I had a set of 220cc AFR LT4 Race heads and an LT4 intake, but I decided to have a local guy (see www.dragonrace.com ) who is very good at what he does give me a whole head/cam package instead (note: this has not yet happened yet, I still need more monies, but it''s in the plans  )
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Moroso CAI/Kooks 1 3/4 LT Headers/catted Y/!muffler/Hooker tips. 17X9.5 Chrome Z06 wheels
Exhaust clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WArqIB6esM
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