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Old 02-18-2005, 01:39 AM
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i have the mods in the seg with the stock head .thinking of buying pp stage 2 heads 2.02 / 1.57 and buy the notcher tool to make sure that the valves will clear the pistons ? has anybody done this combo?? what do y'all think?


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i'd rather spend 1400 on MTI, TEA, or AS heads
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Agreed, a stage 1.5 TEA 5.3 or LS1
Or MTI stage 2E 5.3
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ETP has a ported 5.7 cylinder head that works quite well for the $1300 price.

REV valves, Comp Cams valvetrain and flow pretty damned well...

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Originally Posted by EDC
ETP has a ported 5.7 cylinder head that works quite well for the $1300 price.

REV valves, Comp Cams valvetrain and flow pretty damned well...

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ETP ? Are they a sponsor?

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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
Agreed, a stage 1.5 TEA 5.3 or LS1
Or MTI stage 2E 5.3
For once I agree
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i'm pretty sure he's referring to ET Performance and they are a sponsor
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$1300 is a great price if your on a tight buget. How much HP & TQ do you think that is left on table compaired to famed AFR 205 for $900 more?
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If you got the money go MTI if your on a budget get PP. There is nothing wrong with the PP heads you just get better heads for more money. Imagine that, getting what you pay for. I used PP heads before and never had any problems. Good head for the money.
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dont go with patriot they suck been there done that,prc heads are the way to go
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Originally Posted by slow ride
ETP Are they a sponsor?
Does it "really" make a difference as long as their stuff is quality?
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Yeah, they pay...

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i know a guy whose car is making 455 hp ,he has g5x3 and pp ls6 style . but what i fear is that the set of heads that i 'll buy is the one that is not good . i feel like gambling and i live in the other side of the world . shipping by UPS will cost me around 600$ ...yeah 600$is what my friend paid last week pluse 5%in custom .that is why i have to think twice . but most of the guys that i know have seen great results from pp ... anyway i guess i'll wait a lil bit ....
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what about FFHP? i thought about getting these, they have good flow #s for the money and they come with patriot dual springs good for 650lift and rev valves !?
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what about FFHP? i thought about getting these, they have good flow #s for the money and they come with patriot dual springs good for 650lift and rev valves !?
Call Brad at FFHP. I got my heads from him. I think they are the best value going. Pics and flow #'s in my sig.
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11 bravo-- what heads did u get? the pp or the tea castings? 5.3's or the ls6 style? thanks
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11 bravo-- what heads did u get? the pp or the tea castings? 5.3's or the ls6 style? thanks
They are GM 6.0l castings. CNC'd by TEA and hand finished/assembled at FFHP. Rev valves, Patriot dual springs for a killer price. BTW, whwere is Ruffin, NC? I'm in Fayetteville.
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Originally Posted by baloga41
i know a guy whose car is making 455 hp ,he has g5x3 and pp ls6 style . but what i fear is that the set of heads that i 'll buy is the one that is not good . i feel like gambling and i live in the other side of the world . shipping by UPS will cost me around 600$ ...yeah 600$is what my friend paid last week pluse 5%in custom .that is why i have to think twice . but most of the guys that i know have seen great results from pp ... anyway i guess i'll wait a lil bit ....
shoot me a PM on what you are looking for in the way of heads and I am sure we can hook you up. where are you located?
we have shipped heads to Ireland, England, Australia and Bahrain to name a few and it never cost $600.00 in freight to ship just heads
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$1300 is a great price if your on a tight buget. How much HP & TQ do you think that is left on table compaired to famed AFR 205 for $900 more?
Anybody? Ed?
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Originally Posted by slow ride
Anybody? Ed?
One word...

Combination...

I know it's an over used term but it really is true...

While I prefer to use smaller port sizes to get things done, others like the bigger ones. You have to pick your source for performance and fly with what they like to use...

Sorry if this sounds too vague...

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Originally Posted by EDC
One word...

Combination...

I know it's an over used term but it really is true...

While I prefer to use smaller port sizes to get things done, others like the bigger ones. You have to pick your source for performance and fly with what they like to use...

Sorry if this sounds too vague...

Ed
Ed your right it's sounds too vague.

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