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Old 09-29-2012, 10:40 AM
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i have a stock 5.3 and im trying to find out what heads would be better to run ls1 heads or 243 heads? im new to the hp game thanks
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imo the 243/s are awesome!!!!and u can pick em up for a decent price
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243 with milled .030
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yea i found a set of 243 heads that are ported and polished and been milled .025 and have 60cc chambers for 800 bucks so i was checking what would be a better route to take.
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If your willing to spend 800 go for it.
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is 800 to much for em?
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800 sounds right if that are ported by a good company, however I don't think your 5.3 needs ported heads, a set of 243 milled .030 and cleaned up runners would do the job.
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What Jake said and be cheaper also
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