Hi jd4242,
Never built heads before, and am going to probably replace mine after I get the old ones off. I've been looking at the 95TMs you suggested on eBay from Engine Quest and would like to go with the SI valves and stock springs. I've been on Rock Auto and looked at their parts catalog and since I really don't know what I'm looking for, I can't find what you recommended. I have a 93XLT and want to up the compression with the 95TM heads as you recommended. I've looked for fully assembled 95TMs from engine quest, but didn't find them. Alabama Cylinders Head has them, but they don't seem to be 95TMs, they say 95 through 98 (others say these are 98TM heads). Can you help me with better part descriptions that I might be able to find on the Rock Auto web page? Also, will I have to lap valves if I install them? I've done that on a lawn mower engine once, but I've never really worked on a car engine this deeply before. I'm assuming I'll have to put seats in and guides. Is this true? Will the valves comes with guides that fit them? I watched a friend rebuild a head once but that's about it.
Thanks!