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I've been looking at heads left and right for the past week. I can't seem to make heads or tails of what to do. Lets say you had $2500 to spend on some heads/rockers, what would you grab? This is on a 408" Iron block setup that will have some 1/2" head studds as well. I'm looking for something with a nice, thick deck that can take a beating. I've taken notice to the TFS 220cc Forced Induction head, any used those yet? How about the cnc dart heads? I'd kill for a set of All Pro or ETP, but they are just out of the budget for this season.

ninetres

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AFR 225s have worked well for me. They are about $2500 (sans rockers).

Shawn @ VA Speed

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The Trickflow as cast heads work really good for a budget forced induction engine.I think they go for 1800-1900

Beaflag VonRathburg

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There was a guy selling a set of cathedral port All Pros with T&D rockers for $2600 in the for sale section. You missed out on that one.

Boosted One

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As cast Dart 225s worked well for me. I spent $1500 on them total, including having the chambers opened up to 68cc.

You may want to shoot Fireball a pm. He hase a very nice set of heads for sale.

98Z28CobraKiller

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Buy a set of AFR225s and just run the stock rockers until you save up enough for the rollers.

Yellowsierra

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Trickflows fast as cast! They have the thicker decks and flow over 300 cfm. Plus vengeance racing sells them at a great price! https://www.vengeancerd.com/ecart/pr...Cylinder-Heads

Mr.Big

best F.I. head on a budget is bar far the 317's, and they will hold power a lot better than most would think... what's the power goal?

LsxCody

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id go with some afr's

BIG_MIKE2005

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Thats exactly what I was thinking. If we are talkin real "budget" build you cannot pass up a set of stock 317 heads. Slap a good spring kit on them & they will easily support 700rwhp. Seen it done more than once.

OUTLAWZ RACING

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Im looking at prc ls7 285cc heads now. Its a close run for me between the mast heads at va speed and the texas speed. My thing is I dont want to by another set of rockers. The ls7 will work just fine for my future set up. Of course I want to oring them aswell. But to the op I have a set of patriot stg 3 heads untouch out the box and put on and I seen 813 hp max with them.

speedracer5532

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AFR 225...excellent head for forced induction.

OUTLAWZ RACING

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Are u running them on your current setup?

speedracer5532

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Yes I am.

OUTLAWZ RACING

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Ok your making the kind of power I want to make in the future. Did you use aftermarket rockers if so what kind? and how much sir.

MY99TAWS6

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No complaints with my AFR 225. Thought they might be a bit weak in the bottom end off boost but with my combo they seem fine. I do hope though AFR makes some six bolt like trik flo and few other companies have in case go to LSX block build in the future.
Hope to have dyno and track numbers this season.

speedracer5532

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I am running Yella Terra rocker arms.

OUTLAWZ RACING

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Thank you

BlackNiteWS6

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Like Mr.B said $2,500 sounds more like a high end head not a budget head.
A set of LQ9 035 or 317 castings are just like the LS6 head, but they use the 72cc combustion chamber. You can find them for $300 then just have them ported if you want, but not 100% necessary then use the extra money for other FI things that you'll need. But AFR or Trickflows are a top end heads.
Man we are so damn lucky to have the parts available to make our cars as mild or wild
as we can afford. We are living in awesome times

ninetres

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I run yella terras with my AFRs as well.