2" valves in 862s

[MrHorsepowerLSx]

Which do y'all think be. Better milled p&p 2" valve upgrade or just 243/799 heads and milled them .030-.045

Find either set of 243/799 and just bolt them on, The compression will go either way. By the time you buy heads you find, mill them, order pushrod's, install valve springs, then P&P the heads, pay for any machine work and labor you could buy a decent set of aftermarket heads for the money that you will spend working stock castings. If it were me I would just find decent set of stock heads, change the valve springs and stem seals, clean them up and bolt them on until I was ready for a good use of CNC'd units, or until I outflowed the stockers...JMO

[fordkiller91]

You have a point there horsepower. To he honesty. Spending 1200 or more on heads just not in my budget right now. One day it might be I figure get 243s mill them and be in 650 in heads. I can get a good deal the place my shop deals with.

[George C]

243s typically sell for 200-300 these days. anyone selling them for more dont exactly realize how common they are these days

paid 200 for the set on my 53 from a salvage yard, came of a trailblazer 5.3

[fordkiller91]

There bout 450 on ebay. Most of the junkyard won't take apart and ls1 or ls2. I want beable to usevthem on the 5.3 and beavle take them off put the on a lq4 in the future

[George C]

There bout 450 on ebay. Most of the junkyard won't take apart and ls1 or ls2. I want beable to usevthem on the 5.3 and beavle take them off put the on a lq4 in the future

they were never on a LS1, and good luck on the ls2 part.... look for the v8 trailblazers and its cousins...look for GenIV 4.8/5.3s as they had 243s

those motors alone are worth 500 bucks, if your paying 450 youre paying to much, LS6 springs are 60 bucks new also

[fordkiller91]

Ha! A complete ls1 or ls2 costs 2200 or more used. And a 100,000 6.0 is 1500 around I'm at.but whar talkin bout before junkyards won't take a ls1 or ls2 apart so someone can buy the heads off them.well all the one I have delt with anyways.

[George C]

Was referring to the 53/48s that came with them

And feel sorry for you of you're paying those high prices for motors

[o2camaross]

Those prices are retarded!! Like George said, If you know what to look for, you can find 243's on a 4.8 or 5.3 and get the whole engine for about $500

[fordkiller91]

All the ones I can find junkyard wants and arm and a leg for them.cheapest one I can find are 799 and there like 400 on ebay

[kerrige]

All the ones I can find junkyard wants and arm and a leg for them.cheapest one I can find are 799 and there like 400 on ebay

I bet I can find some for less than that in 5 mins. What's your location?