I would think any reputable machine shop could bring a set of heads back to stock specs . Now altering like porting would be a different story . Iirc even adding spring should be pretty basic as most seem to be just plug and play
Good luck with the rebuild buddy. Are you going back with the stock head bolts or are you using Studs?
Yea I still haven't located that bill. Could be under my beer in this slick koozie. I may have to take me another drink and take a second look :thumb:I've got a guy here who does mine,, you could ship them too but it'll cost more then the smarty lol
Herrington Machine he does all the pull trucks and drag cars around here he is good with everything gas or diesel
Why is it important for the machine shop to have done Duramax stuff before to check heads? I would think one would be more concerned with the quality of the machine work that comes out of the shop, not the exact brand of engine. Wrong?
just doin the stock head bolts. i want to do arps but cant afford it. need to just get running for now.
how is that? down pipe is 202 and studs are over 600.Instead of buying the downpipe you could of bought the studs
I just bought an upper gasket kit for my lbz from Henry, I didn't pay close to $1053 and I got studs.
its 586 bucks for the full headgasket kit that includes stock bolts, and its 1053 with arps.
A lot of "head gasket kits" don't come with exhaust manifold or up-pipe gaskets.
How did you know what to order for head gaskets? Have you got the heads off already?
I just saying that you bought other stuff that you can swap in a couple hours
How much was your bill? Mp dp and plate ?
It's a lot more work to put studs in than install a plate and stuff
Don't need to have the heads off to tell what gaskets you need.
You do if you want to put back the same grade as what came on it.
AJ there are tabs on the gasket that stick out on each head gasket
These markings indicate the grade of the gasket