xtotek
10+ Year Contributor
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- Mar 6, 2012
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San Antonio,
Texas
Hi all,
I have a small dilemma.....a few months ago I went to buy a 7 bolt long block to throw in my 98 GST just to get it running so I could sell it for an AWD. So long story short, the block was OK but there was all kinds of crank walk going on and the head looked like crap but because I don't have a lot of knowledge with cylinder heads, I had to drop it off at my machinist to get a better idea of what I was working with. I got a call from the machinist the other day saying that the head looked like it had been taken part and had a blind guy reassemble it. Basically he said it was super boned up and would cost me $600 in parts/labor to get it back to stock. I was like , but I respectfully told him to give me a little time to investigate.
On the short block side, I went ahead and dropped the block off along with a forged eagle crank, eagle rods and wiseco pistons. Block was bored 20 over and hot tanked and assembled. It's pretty much ready to go once I sort the crap out with the head and find me a decent turbo setup.
At this time I've decided to just go with a solid build and make a strong DD out of my FWD. Question is - I've seen some decently built heads on here going for $600-$1000 that were ready to bolt on. I'm not looking to make anything over 500hp. I'd like somewhere in the area of 400-450hp and still have it reliable. With that said, what should I be looking for in a cylinder head as far as some modifications? Can I use a stock head and still achieve the results I'm looking for?
Thanks!
Danny
I have a small dilemma.....a few months ago I went to buy a 7 bolt long block to throw in my 98 GST just to get it running so I could sell it for an AWD. So long story short, the block was OK but there was all kinds of crank walk going on and the head looked like crap but because I don't have a lot of knowledge with cylinder heads, I had to drop it off at my machinist to get a better idea of what I was working with. I got a call from the machinist the other day saying that the head looked like it had been taken part and had a blind guy reassemble it. Basically he said it was super boned up and would cost me $600 in parts/labor to get it back to stock. I was like , but I respectfully told him to give me a little time to investigate.
On the short block side, I went ahead and dropped the block off along with a forged eagle crank, eagle rods and wiseco pistons. Block was bored 20 over and hot tanked and assembled. It's pretty much ready to go once I sort the crap out with the head and find me a decent turbo setup.
At this time I've decided to just go with a solid build and make a strong DD out of my FWD. Question is - I've seen some decently built heads on here going for $600-$1000 that were ready to bolt on. I'm not looking to make anything over 500hp. I'd like somewhere in the area of 400-450hp and still have it reliable. With that said, what should I be looking for in a cylinder head as far as some modifications? Can I use a stock head and still achieve the results I'm looking for?
Thanks!
Danny
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