5.3 heads question and opinion...

[pewterzron]

my buddie is selling his 5.3 heads that are allready ported for 800 bucks. His TA ran a 11.1 with the cam and a stall. What do you guys think, should I buy them? Some of my buddies are saying no. But I dont know with them being ported allready and they flow real well, does not sound like a bad deal.

What you guys think?

[NoscamaroSS]

Do you know who ported them?

[pewterzron]

Do you know who ported them?

To my knowledge speed inc in schamuburg IL

[SOMbitch]

11.1 is strong especially for 5.3 heads. Any idea what the car weighed or a dyno sheet?

[AKA Speedy]

my buddie is selling his 5.3 heads that are allready ported for 800 bucks. His TA ran a 11.1 with the cam and a stall. What do you guys think, should I buy them? Some of my buddies are saying no. But I dont know with them being ported allready and they flow real well, does not sound like a bad deal.

What you guys think?

That's Kinda what I did this last fall. I bought a set of Patriot Stage 2.5 5.3L Heads. The car I got mine from ran 9.90's with a cam and N20. I didn't know he had ran N20, but the Speed Shop I bought them at had completely refurbished them replaced the valves, did the P&P, and also a clean up mill on the faces. It came with dual valve springs and titanium retainers the whole sha-bang. When I thought about it they typically run 1300-1400 dollars new and the P&P/refurbishing they did costs $800 by itself, so I went ahead and bought them. they only charged me for the labor ($800).

Just food for thought.

[0rion]

I would buy 'em.

[ls1camino]

Do they come with Springs and Valves? Are the seals good (how many miles on them)?

I bought my Ported and Milled 5.3 Heads for $300, but they didn't have Springs or Valves.

[Hi-Po]

I would buy them. See if you cant talk him down a tad maybe for the heck of it. If you brought him 700 cash money, I bet he takes it.

This assuming, the valves are good, springs are new-ish (I would always replace, unless I could trust the guy), retainers are there, and they are in good shape. Replace the seals anyway, its cheap insurance.

[pewterzron]

Do they come with Springs and Valves? Are the seals good (how many miles on them)?

I bought my Ported and Milled 5.3 Heads for $300, but they didn't have Springs or Valves.

miles I dont know but the springs come with them. Thinking I am gonna buy it. Thanks guys sounds like a good deal.

[JaycenK]

Hell yea buy them if thier not cracked. Almost all of the cost in heads is getting them to flow.

[pewterzron]

Great, 5.3 heads on the way!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks guys.

[MrMasterCraft]

I wanna see pics of that pewter Z