im conisdering buying a set of tpi heads that have been reconditioned and have a 3 angle valve job they should just bolt right in but how hard is it to get to them and is there any suprises that i should be aware they could come up while working on it?

Thanks to all who reply!

 

Define reconditioned. What is the CC of the head, what kind of valves, etc. Steel or Aluminum and how much?

Do you have the torque pattern and a good torque wrench?

 

Note that there is also a difference between heads and intake bolt patterns from pre-1986 and post 1987 - you have to modify the 4 intake bolts in the center of the intake if you put a pre-1986 head with a post-1987 intake, or visa versa.

 

thats cool so 87 and on i'll be ok?

 

Should be. I'd stay away from steel heads and go for a set of aftermarket ones. Lingenfelter makes some pretty good L98 heads for a decent price.

 

You can do it with the engine in the car, but I recommend pulling the motor if you have the equipment to do so

 

I've done a head swap in the car, went from the stock LG4 heads on my 86 to a set of stock 87 TPI heads.
It's kinda hard to lift the 50lbs head while leaning over the car, but I'd rather do that than pull the motor. It's just my personal preference.
I changed heads and cam since I was going from this,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/transam/Edelbrock.jpg

to this,
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/transam/engine.jpg

Tuned Port looks so much nicer than a carb.

My new setup looks even cooler than my TPI (except for the cool SLP Dual CAI I had)
http://www.transamws6.com/pics/04-2003/air_intake2.jpg