Lifters or no?
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Lifters or no?
Getting ready to add PRC CNC LS6 heads to my cammed 2000 hdtp. I see that a lot of people change the lifters why the heads are off and am wondering if that is warranted on a 50,000 mile motor? Cam is BTR stage 2, .620/.605 lift and valvetrain is pretty quiet at this point. If I do go with new lifters, what are your recommendations? If I decide not to tackle this on my own, what is a fair labor cost for head swap? Lastly, what does everyone suggest for head bolts/studs?-may eventually go supercharged... I am just trying to spend my money as wisely as possible and appreciate everyone's help.
Melting Slicks
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Since the heads are gonna be off wouldn’t hurt to grab some lifters rated for for like 700 -900 hp a bit overkill but worth the assurance.
As for the head studs your not running boost so just grabbing new oem Bolts should be fine . You should be concerned about ordering some new dowls pins / setting pins / mounting pins however people call them as they are not always easy to remove without bending them up to put in your new heads 2 per side you’ll need 4
As for the head studs your not running boost so just grabbing new oem Bolts should be fine . You should be concerned about ordering some new dowls pins / setting pins / mounting pins however people call them as they are not always easy to remove without bending them up to put in your new heads 2 per side you’ll need 4
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2018
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From: California
I run 10lbs of boost with oem bolts but arp is a good choice of bolts also ..just make sure your get the correct lengths as I recall some are shorter then others pay attention when your removing and installing
