1996 Pontiac Firebird pinging

1996 PONTIAC FIREBIRD
170,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CSWAN13
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I recently had to replace my head gasket(both) after all gaskets were replaced my mechanic imformed me of a ping. He suggested a lower rebuild. should i go forth with the rebuid or just try higher octane gas, egr valve, etc..all.
Feb 3, 2010 at 5:24 PM
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TOOOMANYTOYS
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Does it only ping under heavy acceleration? Also when they put new gaskets in did they deck the cylinder heads? A ping is not very normal on this type of engine
Feb 3, 2010 at 5:39 PM