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Originally Posted by CentipedePerformance
Its true, the compression on these motors is pretty wheezy. I'm not looking for a tire roasting 1/4 mile burner, just an old truck that can pull itself around pretty decent. The only problem with Vortec heads is by the time you machine the spring pockets and valve guides, it runs the cost up.
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You can buy them brand new with the valve spring/guide work already done from Scoggin-Dickey for $600 or in that neighborhood last time I checked. That's dirt cheap. Cost more than that to refresh an old set of heads.