I'm in the process of doing a budget LS1 swap(pulling the 5.3) and have a set of 243's I'm going to use. I would love to have the heads fully worked for the max potential gain, but funds won't allow for that. From my understanding the majority of gain you see from the head work is in the valve job anyway. If this is the case I figure I need to make sure this is performed, and performed RIGHT. I have a guy here locally that does amazing work but my concern is that he isn't familiar with LS heads. Is there a good DIY thread or video I can provide him with so that the method he follows is specific to the LS(243) head? If not(option 2) who is my best bet to send my heads off to for a great LS specific valve job?

 

Tea, advance inductions, or Texas speed

 

i would sell your 243s and get stage 1 243s from texas speed. thats what im going to do with my 799s when im ready.

 

TEA does amazing work.

 

Advanced inductions or tea. If youre willing to spend a bit more, brian tooley. I used greg good on my last set and they turned out awesome. Cant beat the prices AI and TEA offer.

Heads make a motor. Id almost rather have a 5.3 with badass heads than a 5.7 with mild heads.

 

I sent mine to ai. They looked really good and make great power for the money. Haven't heard any complaints about them.

 

Thanks for the input fellas. I'm looking to make a decision tomorrow.

 

I don't know much about the heads but the 404 that Texas Speed built for my truck has PRC Level 2 LS6 heads.