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    recond heads

    im going to recond the heads on my 96 v8 disco and was wondering if there is anything i should do or look out for while they are off.is there better heads for these engines?etc

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    I suggest you get them cleaned up and pressure tested , fit K-liners, new seals and open up valve throats slightly, three angle valve seats, fit new teflon valve stem seals (some advise to inlets only) light reface and refit with ARP studs. If you want more gas flow bulleted guides may help. Don't enlarge the ports, you'll lose torque.

    If you still want more you can replace composite gaskets with tin ones to raise compression, or different cylinder heads which can be quite costly. Big valve Rover/TVR heads from stage 1 to 4 are available from a host of specialists here and abroad, or you can buy the new Merlin heads from Real Steel in the UK, or fit Buick 300 heads (alloy or cast iron), or wait until the new TA Performance Buick heads from the US are released.

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    Get them hardness tested before spending any money on rework.

    When I had mine done, Bruce Davis fitted new genuine valve guides, he doesn't like K-line guides (which mine already had done).

    They de-shrouded the guides and port matched the heads.
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