Chevy vortec heads
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From: Olmsted Falls,Ohio Marblehead,Oh
Is there a difference between 305 and 350 vortec heads? Some people offer the casting numbers,is one better than the other? what is the better ones? I want to be familiar with these heads before i spend money and buy something that is not good.
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Don't know the difference, but there is one thing to keep in mind....the Vortec head has a limited valve lift capability. It's something less than .500". The top of the valve guide has to be machined to higher or else the spring retainer hits the guide.
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There are different castings some of them are super, others are good. I don't what vehicles or engines came with which. I do know that you can't just pull a vortech head and get a good casting. GM sells them over the counter for only a couple of hun. That's proably the best way to go.
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