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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 08:51 AM
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cylinder heads

i have a oppurtunity to buy aluminum cylinder heads. should i buy them, are they worth it, how much more hp will i get from these heads over stock heads?

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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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if you lan on buying a fwd 2.8~3.4 gen II or III, then yes, go for it. If you plan on slapping these bad boys on your gen I .....

search please. these are for fwd engnes. those are the 10048649 Aluminum Cylinder Head

from http://www.gmgoodwrench.com/perfpart...299&section=ep
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 12:03 PM
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In order to put the FWD heads on the RWD block, you will need custom intake work, and FWD pistons
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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and fwd intake. goto firebirdv6.com, do a search for russel. HE did the 3X00 swap/mod on his car. And you think I had to do alot to get the 3800 in my ride
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 03:27 PM
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if there fwd heads then im not getting them. Thanks for the help
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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Oh, but they are FWD heads.
A lot of trouble, unless your into that kind of thing.
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