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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 03:20 PM
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Diff between 799-243 heads?
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Diff between 799-243 heads?
Very little.

1) 799's are rest assured not to have the infamous valve springs that fail

2) the LS6 version of the 243's come with sodium filled valves. These tend to be worth more $$.

That's about it.
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SO 243'S HAVE WORSE SPINGS BUT BETTER VALVES. GOT IT. THANX.
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Very little.

1) 799's are rest assured not to have the infamous valve springs that fail

2) the LS6 version of the 243's come with sodium filled valves. These tend to be worth more $$.

That's about it.
2001 LS6 243s do not have the better valves
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Yeah, i found out that they apparently did not appear until the 2002 model year. Thanx.
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