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Are Corvette L98 Heads much of an improvement over Camaro L98 heads?

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Old 03-25-2001, 11:14 PM
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Are Corvette L98 Heads much of an improvement over Camaro L98 heads?

I know the Vette heads work wonders on a 305, but what about on my 350, if I can get a set cheap, would they be worth it?

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Old 03-26-2001, 12:00 AM
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I have vette heads on my car today, and if you can get them cheap and then add some port work they'll give you a nice Hp gain.

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They work great on my car. Keep in mind they have smaller combustion chambers (58cc vs 64cc) so you'll get a bump in compression. If you can port them yourself its even better, but out of the box, they suck.

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Plus you get a nice weight reduction off the front of the car.

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