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Old May 5, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Car: 1986 Trans Am WS6
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Im going to be buying a set of heads for my '86 Trans Am. There on hold right now until i get the money, but i need to know if they will work well on my car(link below). I heard one person say yes and will boost HP and one person say no and it would decrease HP. Here's a small background on my car:

305 LB9 - 4bolt 350 w/ heads to fit TPI (not centerbolt valvecover style) and put in 21lb injectors. It was a rebuilt 350 and had them put in a mild cam (268H Comp Cam). Everything else is stock on the motor. I had a custom chip done by a performance shop who tuned it by a dyno and laptop. They tuned it to 92octane gas. Other mods are in sig.


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Will these work?
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Old May 5, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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58cc chambers...they'll raise your compression, and i dont think those are good heads.
spend money elsewhere
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Old May 5, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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Guess not. The seller ended the bidding.

Didn't look decked to me. They are center-bolt cover type.

187 castings are swirl port junk. The large valve and porting wouldn't do a thing for them.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 06:40 PM
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The bidding did end because he canceld the bidding to put them on hold for me. I was thinking today after talking to someone about a computer chip and they said it was crap too. After talking to the performance shop he said it would be better to save my money because those heads will go bad no matter what. I didn't realise swirl port heads were so crappy.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:16 PM
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They are swirlies. Don't bother.

Here's what the bowl looks like. With proper image enhancement, you can actually see some of the featues of the heads, instead of just "yup, they're for SBC."
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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Also, notice he says "decked", yet you can clearly see the pattern of an old head gasket.

Liar.
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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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Needless to say i wont be buying them now. Thanks for the info guys.
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