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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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in my vette i have a 90 l98 camaro motor with cast iron 083 heads. i have been trying to search for for the maximum valve lift these heads can handle with no luck. any help would be appreciated. i also would like to replace valve seals any suggestions on the best seals to use? i would like to use a lt4 hot cam is this possible with these heads?
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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I ran a search, this is the best info I could find:

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4452750


Many newer heads are using Viton umbrella seals. You might want to check and see what kind of seals are offered as service replacements for those heads.
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