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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Ttype83 on August 31 2008, 03:59:45 AM

Title: Time for a head job
Post by: Ttype83 on August 31 2008, 03:59:45 AM
no the other one you prevs.
Earl was replace my springs and was having fun, first the tool I bought broke, repaired it then bent a valve. So the heads have to come off, going to have him port the heads and back cut the valves while they are off.
Parts I was thinking:
ARP head studs
RJC head gaskets
Ferrea valves 1.77, 1.5
New springs..duh I've only had them for 2 1/2 years

What am I missing???
Remember K.I.S.S.

OK I'm starting to suffer from the disease know as whileimatit..
parts I'm going to add
RJC power plate
maybe a upgraded turbo
have earl clean up the dog house
send TB to steve to get freshened up
new rear tires..MT dr's ???
Update the TT chip
Title: Re: Time for a head job
Post by: 2QUICK2B6 on December 16 2010, 11:31:03 AM
sounds like a good thing to do this winter.

that whileimatit shit gets exspensive real fast
Title: Re: Time for a head job
Post by: DCEPTCN on December 16 2010, 11:34:34 AM
I've really enjoyed my RJC p/p. In fact, I'll never start another Buick without one. Which headgaskets are you considering? If the steel shims, DO NOT SKIP THE FINAL STEP!
Title: Re: Time for a head job
Post by: gordyzx9r on December 16 2010, 11:50:49 AM
+2 on the Power Plate.  I noticed a difference with it.  The guy that is fixing my friend's T-Type (blown head gaskets) and installing some Champion heads on my car does not like the RJC head gaskets, I'll have to ask him why and get back to you.
Title: Re: Time for a head job
Post by: DCEPTCN on December 16 2010, 11:56:17 AM
I went back to stock gaskets...when I bought them, the guy at the GM parts counter told me that there were only about 30 *gaskets* (not sets) left.
Title: Re: Time for a head job
Post by: gordyzx9r on December 16 2010, 12:06:27 PM
Quote from: "DCEPTCN @ Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:56 am"
I went back to stock gaskets...when I bought them, the guy at the GM parts counter told me that there were only about 30 *gaskets* (not sets) left.


I have like 4 sets of stock GM head gaskets sitting in my stash.  I just did an inventory of my parts...I could probably sell them and buy another Turbo Regal given how low the prices on cars has gotten.
Title: Re: Time for a head job
Post by: DCEPTCN on December 16 2010, 12:23:55 PM
Kinda hard to say given how volatile the economy is right now, but I would definitely hang onto those gaskets for a while.
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