need your guys opinion

[ZackKVtec]

hey guys, i posted a while back about how i blew my valve seals, and that the only problem i'm getting really is burning oil at high rpms (more than 1 quart per month), and sometimes i get a little stuttering at real high rpms... now that could be more than just my valve seals but i'm not positive. In order to replace my valve seals i am going to have to take my head off, and just recently a friend's friend is selling a rebuilt - ported and all that good stuff gsr head, for cheap. I dont know concrete details yet but, im not sure if it has any valvetrain upgrades or not... all i know is its rebuilt, ported, and the guy wants to get rid of it for around 300. what would you do if you were in my position, buy the new gsr head, or just replace the valve seals on my current head, which could have more problems than just that valve seals.... thanks for any input

[-Josh-]

If you're going to spend $300 on a head, just have yours rebuilt.

[-The Stig-]

I wouldn't spend $300 on head.


That's expensive, I'd stick to doing all my own porting by hand.





Oh... nevermind.

[CivRacer95]

Originally Posted by RedNeck383

I wouldn't spend $300 on head.


That's expensive, I'd stick to doing all my own porting by hand.





Oh... nevermind.

Remove hand from crotch...

Put both hands on the keyboard where I can see them

[-The Stig-]

Both hands are on the keybored... figure that one out!

[CivRacer95]

I can do it with one hand... not that hard, just takes practice .

[ZackKVtec]

well the only thing is i dont know what else is done to it besides porting, im going to find out probably tommorow, i could get mine ported for like 200, but if this one has valvetrain upgrades, it would cost me about the same to do mine, and i wouldnt have to be out of a car for probably more than a week. if i buy the new head, then ill be out of a car for max 2 days... thanks for input

[-The Stig-]

Is your car already a GSR?

If not, i'd go for it.

If it is, it's ported... and ready to go... $300 sounds pretty cheap for a ported head. I'd personally highly consider it.

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by RedNeck383

Is your car already a GSR?

If not, i'd go for it.

If it is, it's ported... and ready to go... $300 sounds pretty cheap for a ported head. I'd personally highly consider it.

look in his sig

[-Josh-]

Yeah but you still dont know what you're getting, i would still at least take it to a machine shop and have them check it for cracks or to see if it's leaking from the valve seats. But i personally would do all the head work myself because i dont trust anybody else...

[-The Stig-]

Originally Posted by drftk1d

look in his sig

Don't bang your head at me... I missed it... I'm like... sick.. well beyond sick... soooo cut me some slack!

[clawhammer]

Have a machine shop check the head before you buy it. Ask about upgrades. Offer $250. You can still sell yours for probably $50.

[Musashi3000GT]

I'd get it! if its already ported and in good shape then why not?

[chevytrucks92]

$300 is expensive for a head???? We gave $300 for a set of valve springs!

Anyways, I say go for it if you have the money, then take it straight to a machine shop to get it checked. Shouldn't cost you much even if they have to fix valve seat or two. I doubt you getting the head from the guy to go get it checked before you buy it, but if you could, then do that, but again, probably want happen.

When you buy used parts like that, that's just the chance you got to take. Now if the head on your engine is exactly like the one you're thiking about gettin, then I say just take your head to a machine shop, and get it ported, etc. That way you know what you have.

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by chevytrucks92

$300 is expensive for a head???? We gave $300 for a set of valve springs!

Exactly what I was thinking. My valvesprings cost me $300.

My new heads are coming bare and are $1700.