Difference between L98 Camaro and Vette Heads?
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Difference between L98 Camaro and Vette Heads?
Is there any difference between the L98 head on my Corvette and a L98 Camaro Head? Is there anything else less expensive I may be able to find as a replacement for some new 113s?
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I believe the camaro heads were iron, and they probably dont flow as well, but I dont know their casting #.
There is nothing less expensive that flows as well to my knowledge that is aluminum. Iron heads will carry a big tradeoff in weight.
There is nothing less expensive that flows as well to my knowledge that is aluminum. Iron heads will carry a big tradeoff in weight.
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Originally Posted by vader86
I believe the camaro heads were iron, and they probably dont flow as well, but I dont know their casting #.
Also, if the Camaro heads are 1987 or newer, your intake manifold will not work, because the iron heads got the revised intake center bolt angles. Aluminum L-98 Corvette heads never got this, as far as I know.
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If memory serves, I think the EGR provisions are different. The corvette's EGR source feeds off the #8 exhaust pipe, and because of that I don't think vett heads had provisions for routing the center cylinder's exhaust ports into the intake manifold. But I could be wrong.
Last edited by Roadster89; Jul 24, 2006 at 07:56 PM.
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Originally Posted by Wheelman
Is there any difference between the L98 head on my Corvette and a L98 Camaro Head? Is there anything else less expensive I may be able to find as a replacement for some new 113s?
Thanks guys this is good to know! I think I may have located an inexpensive D-Port replacement on the forum 
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Originally Posted by vader86
I believe the camaro heads were iron, and they probably dont flow as well, but I dont know their casting #.
There is nothing less expensive that flows as well to my knowledge that is aluminum. Iron heads will carry a big tradeoff in weight.
There is nothing less expensive that flows as well to my knowledge that is aluminum. Iron heads will carry a big tradeoff in weight.
