2000 5.3 truck heads

[jgarrick]

what are good prices on a set of 5.3 truck heads,,,,im just about ready for a head and cam pkg,,,but i found a set of 2000 5.3 truck heads,,,and would like to know a little about ,what patriot 5.3 heads consist of,,,,,,im on a budget and would only like to spend this money one time

[xirxious]

I'm researching it now myself, it seems the LS6 head is a much better head thahn the 5.3. The LS6 has a 65.6 combustion chamber and the 5.3 is 61cc. If you can get a copy of the 'How to build high performance LS1" book by Handzel, it explains alot. I juts haven't finished that chapter. If I'm not mistaken the Patriots are fully CNC'd.

[jgarrick]

ive read several articles on the patriot heads,,and they seem to be the way to go when calculating cost on ''cnc'',but they come in stages 1 to 3 and i dont know what each stage consist of

[xirxious]

one of the patriot reps posts around here, I'd like to know more about them, too...

[emotionalpiracy]

check out patriot heads on Summit they explain them pretty well, and you can compare each stage.

[jgarrick]

thanks,,,,

[0rion]

5.3 heads will raise your compression with the smaller chambers and flow very well. I went with stage 2.5 5.3's when I did mine. LS6 heads are the most popular way to go, that's what most people go with. The stage numbers just reflect the amount of work done to the heads and valve sizes.

[jgarrick]

5.3 Heads It Is Then,,,,,,is There Any Info On A Cam For This ''combo'' Ive Already Had A Pretty Good Tune By ''jamison Corvette '' In Charleston Sc ,,,, Shift Points ,,cooling Fans Etc ,but Im Need More ,,also 3.73 Out Back,,,no Exaust Mods Yet,,,,

[0rion]

I personally would get headers before the heads/cam. I did all my supporting mods before my heads/cam right down to a 12 bolt rear. With stock exhaust you're gonna choke any decent size cam. What size cam are you looking at?

[jgarrick]

I Dont Have A Clue,,,,i Would Like To Have A Nice Lopey Idle,,,but Still Retain Drivability ,,,,,,

[jgarrick]

BUT I THINK YOUR RIGHT ON THE HEADERS,I FOUND A SET, BUT IVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS CO , XS Super CompetitionStainless 299.00 IS THAT A GOOD DEAL FOR FULL LENGTH?