which heads to with my cam????

[8urstang]

i have TR 230/224 cam at the momment. i also have the PP extreme valve spring kit. now wat i cant decide on is to should i jus buy the new heads assembled in which CASE ill just sell the springs i have or jus buy bare heads AND PUT THE VALVE SPRINGS IN??? what would be good set of heads to run with my cam?? btw the car is a4.


thanx.

[Marc 85Z28]

Building an engine around a cam is not a good idea. Building an engine around a junk grind is worse. Reverse split cams are inferior to the traditional splits. Buy the best heads you can afford, and cam accordingly.

[8urstang]

Building an engine around a cam is not a good idea. Building an engine around a junk grind is worse. Reverse split cams are inferior to the traditional splits. Buy the best heads you can afford, and cam accordingly.

well its kinda too late for that now. oh well gotta do the best i can and work with this cam and find the best heads to go with it. but the good thing is i havent put the cam in yet!

[leez28]

use your own just up grade them , put bigger vavle in stock vavles r 2.00/1.55 i put 2.02/1.57 vavles shave .030 off to bring up compression and comp cam 918 springs

[Marc 85Z28]

use your own just up grade them , put bigger vavle in stock vavles r 2.00/1.55 i put 2.02/1.57 vavles shave .030 off to bring up compression and comp cam 918 springs

Not worth either the time or the money. By the time you get a valve job, factor in new valve costs and then all the machine work, you could have had a stock set of 243s that would work MUCH better, or just shy of a budget ported stock casting like the PRC or Livernois heads that would be better yet. Bigger valves with a GOOD valve job, and a mill would yield little power with the 241s. Certainly less than the alternatives.

[Hi-Po]

Building an engine around a cam is not a good idea. Building an engine around a junk grind is worse. Reverse split cams are inferior to the traditional splits. Buy the best heads you can afford, and cam accordingly.

I agree with you on buying the best heads you can afford, and not jumping into a certain cam too quikcly 100%. But, people still make some great power on reverse splits.

[leez28]

i pay 200.00 for head work , 200, for vavles 150 for springs , my car was dyno at rwh 360 hp , 386 ptq by speed inc, not bad for 550

[Marc 85Z28]

i pay 200.00 for head work , 200, for vavles 150 for springs , my car was dyno at rwh 360 hp , 386 ptq by speed inc, not bad for 550

You could have bought a set of 243s for that price and made more power.

[leez28]

i have a ls1 book and it has all the heads and numbers , and the best , where does it say about 243 is the best head and rwhp is not the hp the engine is putting out , you got loses at the rear wheel if you getting 360 hp at the rear you got over 400hp at the motor , where can you get heads that put over 400 hp at the motor for 550 bucks

[Marc 85Z28]

i have a ls1 book and it has all the heads and numbers , and the best , where does it say about 243 is the best head and rwhp is not the hp the engine is putting out , you got loses at the rear wheel if you getting 360 hp at the rear you got over 400hp at the motor , where can you get heads that put over 400 hp at the motor for 550 bucks

243 heads are LS6 heads. You've got a LOT to learn.

[leez28]

243 heads are LS6 heads. You've got a LOT to learn.

ported ls1 heads hp=406 tq=393
ported ls6 heads hp =413 tq=400

wow a whole 7 hp gain for over 550 spent how long did it take you to go to school to learn that math

[35th-ANV-SS]

i pay 200.00 for head work , 200, for vavles 150 for springs , my car was dyno at rwh 360 hp , 386 ptq by speed inc, not bad for 550

I put down 342 HP with just headers, lid, and exhaust through a 9" on a Mustang DYNO.

[chris's 98 ss]

don't listen to mark 85 z, i have the same cam and a set of 5.3 liter heads and made 455 rwhp back in 2002, thats an old setup that still makes more power than most heads and cam cars out there today. 11.10's all day in a 6 speed on a 1.72 60' at 122mph is not bad. a better 60 and the car will run 10's on motor at stock weight fully loaded ss.

[Marc 85Z28]

ported ls1 heads hp=406 tq=393
ported ls6 heads hp =413 tq=400

wow a whole 7 hp gain for over 550 spent how long did it take you to go to school to learn that math

So it's really that simple!?

Let me know when a set of ported 241 heads puts down over 500rwhp on a 346 and runs bottom 10s.

Thanks.

don't listen to mark 85 z, i have the same cam and a set of 5.3 liter heads

We're talking 241 vs 243 right? And how much did those 5.3s run you? Less than $550?

[chris's 98 ss]

So it's really that simple!?

Let me know when a set of ported 241 heads puts down over 500rwhp on a 346 and runs bottom 10s.

Thanks.



We're talking 241 vs 243 right? And how much did those 5.3s run you? Less than $550?

no I was the first test car for thunder racing and gtp for these heads, they cost me 2k assembled but i gained 59 rwhp by these heads, now you can get them used for 800.

[leez28]

A SET OF PORTED LS6 HEADS WITH A PORTED INTAKE MADE 435 HP AND 416 TORQUE, WHERE YOU GET 500HP FROM - LOOK IN CHEY LS1\LS6 PERFORMANCE BOOK PAGE67

[leez28]

PORTED LS6 HEADS COST 1200 , AFR 2300 , MADE 515HP ON AN CR5 CORVETT AT THE REAR WHEELS AND RAN 10.88 -124MPH AND LS6 HEADS HAVE BAD FEEDBACK PATRIOT sells thems , DO YOU HOME WORK