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Old 01-14-2008, 02:32 PM
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Cool any gians from ls1 heads to ls6

will i see big or any gains from the swap i is selling some localy for $500 casting is 243 its got yellow springs
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15-20hp from what ive read

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I am not usually the one to say this, but seriously guys, use the search!

This topic has been beat to death recently...

And to answer the question, you'll gain around 15-20rwhp
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search is not working for me is it worth it 500 for 20hp keep in mind i am on n20
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Its a nice upgrade in hp for the $ but if you want to spend alittle more get some patriots or similar.
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I think it'd be worth it. With nitrous, you'd gain more than 20rwhp probably (on nitrous)
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Can I Still Use My Stock Cam With The Yellow Springs
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Originally Posted by TX RED
Can I Still Use My Stock Cam With The Yellow Springs
Swapping the heads is a lot of work. Swapping the cam is easier. I say upgrade the cam, or cam & heads. Doing heads and keeping the stock cam is too much work for not much HP.
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i guess it would be a lot easier to do heads and cam all at once

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save a bit and wait til you can get a cam too!!
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Originally Posted by jshelton2006
save a bit and wait til you can get a cam too!!


agreed... i wish i would have bought some heads when i did my cam install... but i was impatient!
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a buddy of mine was selling me a ms3 cheap hmmm
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the ms3 is a pretty tight cam...if u did that u'd wanna ditch the yellow ls6 springs and get good double springs.
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Hows The Ms3 On Nitrous Or Is More Of A All Motor Cam
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If everything on the car is stock you'll see about 20 hp. You'll see more depending on the mods.
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im also looking at going with some stage 2 LS6 heads myself!
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Originally Posted by TX RED
Hows The Ms3 On Nitrous Or Is More Of A All Motor Cam
From what I've read and seen the MS3 LOVES nitrous. I see in your sig you have an A4, do you have a stall yet? Its a must for a cam, plus its an awsome mod for autos.
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stock ls1 heads flow about 235-240 cfm, stock ls6 flow around 265-270 cfm and ported heads flow 300cfm (ls1) and 320 ish ls6. like everyone say get at least a mild port job done if your going to do all the work. yellow ls6 springs are ok upto 570 lift cam but for insurance think about upgrading the springs. the one advantage to stock ls6 heads off a vette is light weight / sodium filled valves (at least exhaust) . just my 2 cents.
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Stall I Just Got One Used 3000 Tci For 200$
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u may look into 3500+ stalls if u like, its up to you though. u can spray the ms3




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