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Old 03-17-2006, 05:03 PM
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Im looking for the best heads for the money. My setup is ls1 T/a 6 speed " hooker headers LT,3 inche y no cats, lid, MTI t/b, ls6 intake, MTI valve train upgrade "springs and push rods" malley racing ls6 oil pump,and a cam 224/224/-581/581 on a 112. Im looking on trying to get the best heads for the money.I dont want to get bad set of heads. So I am hoping on geting some help form you guys. Im trying to get my car into the mid 11's or even high 11's. Hope you guys can help me. Thanks for your time.
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I would say a set of 215 ET performance heads
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AFR 205's.
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ttt need more help
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come on I know you guys have some help. Just look for some advice thats all. Help me out.
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TEA Stage 1.5 5.3L Heads are good for the $$$. Supposed to be a good combo with 224's.
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Have the money? AFR 205s

End of story.
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Have the money? AFR 205s

End of story.
Link and more info would be nice
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Most (maybe all) of the sponsors of this site offer the AFR heads.

From what I have seen, Texas Speed has them for the lowest price. It will be VERY difficult for you to find any bad feedback on these heads. A year from now I think we'll see aftermarket castings really taking a hold of the LS1 market. At this point, AFR is the leader in this arena.

The only downfall is the price.

What more information would you like?
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LIVERNOIS CNC LS6 heads assembled for $1049 for the pair...No brainer..

http://www.livernoismotorsports.com/...t.phtml?p=1350
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Sounds like price is no object. In that case choose either the AFR 205s or the ET Performance 215 heads. Both are proven performers and are worth the premium.
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im looking on going with AFR, TEA , PRC from TX speed, or HPE heads. But I would like to find the best bag for the buck.Also what valve size should I go with, thinking 2.02 and 1.60 and should I have them milled or no. "not sure what that means" let me know what you guys think.
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Also who does good installs and tunes in Texas.
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Originally Posted by Streetracer361
im looking on going with AFR, TEA , PRC from TX speed, or HPE heads. But I would like to find the best bag for the buck.Also what valve size should I go with, thinking 2.02 and 1.60 and should I have them milled or no. "not sure what that means" let me know what you guys think.
When you say best bang for the buck you must have a dollar amount in mind that you want to spend. The heads you mentioned range in price from 1k-2.2k, so what do you want to spend? The heads get better as the price increases.
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Milling the heads means to shave off some material on the surface that faces the pistons, to increase compression.
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Originally Posted by Streetracer361
Also who does good installs and tunes in Texas.
Texas is 1000 miles across. Where are you located?
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dont rule out the new Edelbrock heads we have tested them recently and they flow right there with AFR 205 heads
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In S.A. Texas right now.
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dont rule out the new Edelbrock heads we have tested them recently and they flow right there with AFR 205 heads
Were those out of the box or WCCH Edelbrock heads?

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How about KATECH?

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