243 Cylinder head question
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243 Cylinder head question
I have someone who wants to sell me some cylinder heads. They have the 243 casting number, but on the inside of the head, it is stamped 5.7. I am not sure if these are heads for an LS6 or for an LS2 motor. I also have a part number of 12564825. Can anyone help? Does anyone know the differences?
Last edited by Bludog; Dec 19, 2010 at 08:37 PM. Reason: mispell
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I have someone who wants to sell me some cylinder heads. They have the 243 casting number, but on the inside of the head, it is stamped 5.7. I am not sure if these are heads for an LS6 or for an LS2 motor. I also have a part number of 12564825. Can anyone help? Does anyone know the differences?
The heads he's selling might've started life as bare castings bought in the aftermarket (not necessarily off of a car originally) as well.
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Last edited by LS1LT1; Dec 19, 2010 at 08:55 PM.
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Some of the early 243 castings that were on the C5 Z06 had the sodium filled valves. The majority had standard valves. How much does the guy want for them and does he know how many miles are on them? I can tell you if it is a good deal or not.
Jon
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Jon I thought that most of the 02-04 C5Z had the sodium filled valves.
01 had the blue valve springs and had the standard valves
02-04 had the yellow springs and the light weight valves
05 and up had the silver springs and standard valves
All the above had 3.899 bore size, yes even the 4 inch bore engines
I can be corrected if needed!
Randy
01 had the blue valve springs and had the standard valves
02-04 had the yellow springs and the light weight valves
05 and up had the silver springs and standard valves
All the above had 3.899 bore size, yes even the 4 inch bore engines
I can be corrected if needed!
Randy
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