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Jan 8, 2009 | 11:41 PM

Sinister-one

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Heads Question

Would a set of #853 casting with 918 springs for $100 bucks be worth buying for modding purposes ?

Jan 9, 2009 | 09:38 AM

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anyone ?? comments ?

Jan 9, 2009 | 11:10 AM

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Nevermind. I thought your post said $1000

Jan 9, 2009 | 11:37 AM

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Nevermind. I thought your post said $1000

So would they be worth buying or not ??

Jan 9, 2009 | 11:41 AM

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What would you need them for? I dont see why you would need them so I'd say not worth it.

Jan 9, 2009 | 12:18 PM

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What would you need them for? I dont see why you would need them so I'd say not worth it.

To have them ported, polished, new valves..... Are the 853 castings worth buying ?

This way I can mod the heads and keep my car running....

Jan 9, 2009 | 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sinister-one

To have them ported, polished, new valves..... Are the 853 castings worth buying ?

This way I can mod the heads and keep my car running....

I think it will be close to a wash. The machine work is very expensive. There is a set of Patriot heads (243's) used for $800 with low miles in the parts section.

Jan 9, 2009 | 01:50 PM

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I wouldn't waste your time porting 853s. Get 241s or 243s if you plan on porting stock heads.

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Jan 9, 2009 | 02:30 PM

Sinister-one

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I wouldn't waste your time porting 853s. Get 241s or 243s if you plan on porting stock heads.

That's what I needed to hear.

Thanks

Jan 9, 2009 | 03:00 PM

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I thought 853's and 241's were basically the same, just one is sand cast. I wasn't sure though so didn't post.

Jan 9, 2009 | 03:13 PM

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I thought 853's and 241's were basically the same, just one is sand cast. I wasn't sure though so didn't post.

I'm not sure either...... If they're the same, then are worth buying ?

Jan 9, 2009 | 03:22 PM

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I'm not sure either...... If they're the same, then are worth buying ?

I agree with Lucky, you need to figure out how much you will have into them when you are done and then trade that against other options. While $100 looks cheap, bad guides, etc. could add up. Also, I think the LS2 heads from GM are pretty cheap to start with brand new.