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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 11:58 AM
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gt40's worth the $$$?

My D0oe's sucked a couple exhaust valves. (didnt replace the seats when I put them on) I need to get the truck back up and running quickly. I can get a set of GT40's for under $400 or put my stock heads back on (E7's I think) How much power differencec are we talking about between e7's and gt40's? I'm running this cam:Edelbrock 7182 - Edelbrock Performer RPM Cam and Lifter Kits - Overview - SummitRacing.com and an edelbrock performer DP intake with edalbrock carb. Stock manifolds with duals. Any other cheap way out suggestions welcome!!
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 01:28 PM
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if they are cleaned up and ready to bolt on then that is a good price and would be noticable.

the stock manifolds are your bottleneck.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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If I go with gt40's do I need any special pushrods or different intake gaskets? I will have to drill the holes for the head bolts to 1/2", correct? (going on a 351W).
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:27 PM
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Gt40's flow about 20% better than E7's so they're worth considering, don't need anything special to mount them either they are a direct replacement.. after the bolt holes are drilled that is.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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How are they compared to the d0oe's I have now. I did some grinding on the emmissions hump, don't know if it helped them or not.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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The C9/D0 351 heads have the potential to as good or better than GT40's but as delivered they are only slightly better than E7's.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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If the GT-40s were less than $300 then they'd be worth it...maybe $400 if the the springs have been upgraded.
 
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