I have a 97 Z28 with a blow headgasket with no power adders.

My ? is if its possible to get the heads off without having to pull the engine? And is it common for stock LT1 to do this?

 

lmao.....pull the engine to remove the heads?

I know lt1's are a bitch but they're not THAT bad

I had to the pull one of the heads on my car, not that bad really

as for blowing the head gasket, depends if you were on the stock
gasket and for how many miles, any car can blow a head gasket.

If you need any help working on it, PM me. it's like a 1 day job if you take your time.

 

Overheating + aluminum heads = blown head gasket + more

 

well depends how long he drove it after he blew the headgasket

 

It probably was driven about 10min total after it blew.

 

yeah like I said if you need any help with the gasket change I'd be down.

 

I'll keep that in mind,I might need you

 

i just replaced mine... if i were you id do it right.. go get your heads checked at a machine shope and stuff.. pm me if you need help... getting the heads hot tanked/ resurfaced is like $50-$100.. also get fel pro gaskets to replace it.. the kit is like 150... i doubt it will only take one day if you take your time

 

Im doing a head gasket job on a LtI with a paxton side mount right now, piece of cake. Even a novice whould be able to handle it easily. Three biggest things, Cleaning the parts, inspecting the parts (machine shop, if you have no idea), and assembly, torque it right, get a clicking torque wrench. just my 0.02!

 

if you ever plan on adding any sort of power adders and/or nitrous, a set of copper head gaskets may be a good investment.