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I checked into getting my head's o-ringed when I had them off to do my ARP head studs. It was all over the place.....but on average you should be able to get a set of heads o-ringed for $200-$400. Or, if you get your heads checked out and they are cracked and need to be replaced (or they are warped bad and can't machined flat)....most aftermarket cylinder head places will o-rings them from the get go, or only charge a small fee to do it.
After talking to several of the performance diesel shops in my area, I decided against it. Not because it doesn't work (because it does), but every single shop told me that as long as you use good gaskets (fel-pro), ARP studs (that are installed and torqued correctly) and prep the heads and the block correctly......I won't have any problems at all. They all said that unless I'm running a super hot tunes and racing/pulling with the truck....spending the money to have the heads o-ringed is a waste of money.
Now if my were cracked and needed to be replaced, would I buy heads that were o-ringed? You bet! Why not if the cost is about the same.
After talking to several of the performance diesel shops in my area, I decided against it. Not because it doesn't work (because it does), but every single shop told me that as long as you use good gaskets (fel-pro), ARP studs (that are installed and torqued correctly) and prep the heads and the block correctly......I won't have any problems at all. They all said that unless I'm running a super hot tunes and racing/pulling with the truck....spending the money to have the heads o-ringed is a waste of money.
Now if my were cracked and needed to be replaced, would I buy heads that were o-ringed? You bet! Why not if the cost is about the same.
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That's all great info! Thank you. If the cost is reasonable while the heads are off I'll go for it. I'm a big proponent on proactive maintenance but on a limited budget. We'll see.
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That's crazy...you can get a complete brand new set of Kill Devil heads for $2,300 ready to go.....why would anyone pay $800 to have a set of old, wornout stock heads -oringed?
https://kcturbos.net/products/6-0-po...cylinder-heads
https://kcturbos.net/products/6-0-po...cylinder-heads
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That's crazy...you can get a complete brand new set of Kill Devil heads for $2,300 ready to go.....why would anyone pay $800 to have a set of old, wornout stock heads -oringed?
https://kcturbos.net/products/6-0-po...cylinder-heads
https://kcturbos.net/products/6-0-po...cylinder-heads
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