Best bang for the buck cylinder head?

[Firebirdjones]

I'd have to second that on the L92 heads. I have a nbs 07 truck with the 6.0 max pkg that has the L92 heads. I previously had the 06 with the LQ9 6.0 engine. Both trucks ran a 15.2 with the L92 headed truck almost 3 mph faster, but a dog out of the hole. It starts to wake up after 4200 rpm, but the heads overwhelm it. It seems gears or a different cam or stroke it would help, but it won't win many stoplight wars.

Gears for sure is a step in the right direction. Anything high strung like that needs a gear.

Interesting how 2 engines (cathedral verses square port heads) run nearly identical ET's yet the square port heads run 3 mph faster.
Just shows how the square port headed motor is lacking torque in the low and mid ranges. That's definately a "more gear" type of scenario.

In all honesty, what is a truck used for??? Towing and hauling. I'd rather have a torquey motor making grunt down low. But that's just me.

My father has an 03 with the 6.0 and it tows his open car trailer with a 4,000 lbs car pretty decent. He's been pretty happy with the truck for what he's using it for. I'm still using my trusty 79 1 ton with a 454 to pull mine around
Just for a giggles comparison, it runs 14.60's at 94 mph and weighs 5,300 lbs. compared to your 15.2. Interesting what grunt does for a heavy vehicle.

[jerri311]

I've never had any problems with Dart heads. Been running them on cars for awhile.

[garygnu65]

maybe less torque down low would be easy on transmission and rear ends?

[0rion]

maybe less torque down low would be easy on transmission and rear ends?

the stock stuff isn't even meant to hold stock HP so once you start modding the car you're just on borrowed time period. Some just have better luck than others.

It's like the old saying goes......cheap, reliable, and fast. Pick 2.

[dbs1]

I think GM's reasoning is really to have a high hp # to banty about, knowing most folks don't have a clue about down low tq. Then on top of that they program in a butt load of tq management so it's really a dog down low and doesn't break things.

It's amazing how much a good tune can pull out of these stoved up engines.

I will say that the truck pulls ok with an enclosed trailer and 7000lbs worth.
15.2 @ almost 93mph tells the tale. It should run 14.8 or thereabouts, but no torquee down lowee.

Even with the sc on it, it felt like it wanted at least 4.10's, or a good stall.

[dbs1]

And the 241's I mentioned are not world beaters but flowed well, showing 290,220 @ .600 lift.

[mark21742]

And the 241's I mentioned are not world beaters but flowed well, showing 290,220 @ .600 lift.

I wish I would have had my 241s flowed (just out of curuiosity) after I ported and milled them.