View Poll Results: 6.0 heads or just springs
springs on the 4.8, everything else stock



30
61.22%
stock 6.0 heads with springs and studs



19
38.78%
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poll, going to play with the 4.8 a little. stock heads or 6.0 heads?
#31
Originally Posted by parish8
i am a lazy slug. i did get the 408 shiped off but haven't been out in the garage since. i am still going to do it but probably wont get to work on it till the 4 day weekend.
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Originally Posted by mjhoward
So how's it coming Parish?
. seemed like a good idea at the time but now i dont feel like working on it.my heads are done but i still have to go pick them up. the head guy is telling me i should get an egt gauge. he said something about the valves looking like they had seen some heat and the valve springs apearing to have been floating a little. i dont know how you can tell that but somehow i guess you can?
he checked the springs and shimed them to the proper height/spring presure and also did a complete valve job on both heads. they should be like new.
probably get the block back in a week or two
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Originally Posted by bigredexpress99
mind me asking who you had doing the head work? did you send them to AFR or did you have someone here in town do them?
#37
Originally Posted by bigredexpress99
he turned his engine into a giant plasma cutter with too much cylinder pressure.....http://www.1320video.com/gallery/v/2005/parishmeltdown/
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