454 L29 1997 moves to next stage of repair
So the trouble started last September when a fill up in NJ, (55 gallons), yielded a pinging and suspected bad gas. Then with confirmation it was not the gas, and after idling with octane booster, the ...
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WILDEBILL wrote:
As long as you have the heads off I would either take them to some one and have the valves lapped or do it my self. Doing the heads now is lots easier than latter. Rebuilding the heads is cheap insurance. Check for play in the timing gear/chain. I would also look at a new cam. Get one for torque not one for racing. Long tube headers would also be a good improvement.
Bill
I was thinking of taking the heads to a local guy that I have experience with. He does good work, but having him build me a 454 would break the budget. I bought this RV in its current state for $200. The objective is to spend as little as possible to get it mobile again. It's in great shape and everything works except for this 454.
I will probably go the header route because the stock AIR-equipped manifolds are shot. Cam is more than I want to get into, but I acknowledge that with the intake off of it, it would be an easy swap. But where do you stop? Lifters, better intake, better carb.....have to resist scope creep :)
