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^yep, I'll probably buy them tomorrow. Did you ever add up how much everything set you back? I did and it almost made me cry,
First mistake is ever adding them up. Just put the receipts on the folder so the next guy who owns it can laugh at how much you spent.
spectacle solutions did mine. probably charged an hour of labor on top of the cost of the kit. 200 bucks total all said and done i think.
Got a pair of 317 heads off of a member on ls1tech pretty cheap. They look like they are in really good condition in the photos I've seen. We'll see when I get them.
I still need to get some gaskets. I'm thinking about getting the 6.0liter GM MLS gaskets. I'm also thinking I might need to get a bearing kit for my rockers. I'm just going to transfer my stock ones over to the new heads. Anyone got experience with those Comp trunnion bearing kits?
i've had mine done. to avoid possible needle bearing failure on the stock ones, its cheap insurance.
much cheaper than a set of new rockers. there's enough folks going fast on stock shit, i don't see benefit of spending that money.
You do NOT need the 317's...common misconception about those heads. They flow ok...but you won't notice much difference. The difference you will notice is the lack of compression.....which cause a LS motor to be extremely laggy on the low end. Save some money,keep your 241's for now. The more compression the better so your combo will be responsive in the low end department. Its all in your tune. If your only going to be running up to 14-15 PSI..keep the 241's....then when you have the money..go with a good set of ETP..or all pro's with thick decks so you can turn up the wick and have some real fun.
Remember..the old school thinking is to lower compression. With the way Fuel injection is today...and the ability to tune it correctly...you can raise the compression and have a more responsive turbo car. We like to go 9.5:1 all the way to 11:1 compression on our turbo builds. The higher the comp...the better gas you should run. As long as your running an intercooler...you should have no problem with pump gas at the PSI level you seek. Then...if you want to go a little more..just add a meth kit.
Keep in mind that my compression is only going to drop to around 9.5:1. I'll keep the stock 241's if I'm finding it to be too laggy, but I'd rather have the compression drop a little from stock to be a little safer. This is a street car first and foremost and a drag car a couple weekends out of the year. This is my first turbo build I've ever done so I'm by no means an expert and wouldn't mind hearing more if I'm on the wrong track.