97ta383

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ok so i am buying a set of heads and i was going to buy the prc heads and use them with my stock cam (for now didnt want to do the cam into i have built tranny and 12 bolt) but then i was on ebay and found a brand new set of ls6 heads still in the box for $800 which is $340 cheaper then the prc and like $200 cheaper then ls6 heads from sdparts so im thinking of geting the ls6 heads cause they have more potential then the 5.3 heads. which one would you guys do? i am planing on doing a nice sized cam in the futrure once i get my drivetrain in order. thanks

transaman98

iTrader: (16)

from what I am told that LS6 heads are the way to go. 5.3's have some advantages aswell. The MS3 with the PRC 5.3's is a proven combo assuming you have supporting mods.

eamador11

Between those 2 get the 243 heads then do a stage 2 port job by a reputable porter like TEA

wayneSS

Good info

thunderstruck507

iTrader: (18)

The heads from SDPC are ported...stock ls6 heads are not worth $800 ($500 tops if they have ls6 sodium filled valves) and will not gain you very much power.

Any other casting which is professionally ported will be better than a stock ls6 head.

redtan

iTrader: (5)

Properly ported 5.3s will destroy any stock LS6 head. More flow, more compression = more power.

Now if you ported those LS6s I'd have to give them the nod in this comparison, but ported vs. stock it's a no brainer.

Fry_

This is a 6 year old thread that was bumped by so tool trying to spam his way to 50 post.

tmoney82

He got pretty close too!

thunderstruck507

iTrader: (18)

It's still not a bad thing to have proper info posted in the thread in case someone else finds it while searching.

It's getting too common on this site that noobs think bolting on stock ls6 heads for $500+ is even in the same ballpark as a ported 241 or 5.3 head.

N20zuki

Be nice if he was banned so his nonsense is a complete waste of time and doesn't get a chance to rip someone off in a week.

TurboBuick6

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I was "warned" for posting non sponsor stuff when we were a freaking sponsor!

Fry_

Ummm.... He was banned.

Sales2@Texas-speed

iTrader: (5)

Even though it's an old thread, it's worth mentioning that the PRC ported 5.3L heads will annihilate stock LS6 heads. You're looking at over 50 cfm increase in intake flow! Many cars out running around with the PRC stage 2.5 5.3L heads and MS3 cam with all of the supporting bolt-ons making 470+ RWHP. One of our salesmen ran this package on his 2000 SS, and it made 475 RWHP with a FAST 92mm intake.

If you're talking ported heads vs. ported heads, the LS6's are a better choice.

SIC GTO

But what about the PTV clearance issues with MS3 and 243's? Would I just not be able to mill the 243's?

Sales2@Texas-speed

iTrader: (5)

That's correct. You won't be able to mill the heads. When we setup the valve job in the heads for our MS3, we will actually sink the valves slightly to help with p-to-v clearance. We do skim the heads to get them flat, but that's typically only .003".

Thanks!

JakeFusion

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I'll say this. We don't "look out" for anyone. If you violate rules, then you get warned - even as a sponsor. IB has multiple tiers of sponsorship packages, and we enforce the structure for it. Understand that the site exists because of the sponsors, but we try to be impartial. That doesn't give sponsors the right to spam the site, or have 10 employees posting threads when they bought a 1 person sponsorship. Something like that is not fair to other sponsors who pay for more access. Understand that we appreciate our sponsors and want to help them have access to customers while we provide a forum for you to have discussion. We provide a feedback forum for site vendors, and we do not police it like Camaro5 or other sites that remove negative comments. If the comments are factually based, they remain. If it's simple mud slinging, it's a violation of rules, and we remove it.

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dr_whigham

iTrader: (49)

Jake pretty much summed it up. Nothing to add.

Kingc8r

iTrader: (21)

I was happy to see you become a mod, always super helpful

RPM WS6

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I think it's unfortunate that you feel this way, and as a person who is here every day, working both in the foreground AND the background, I know that it's incorrect.

Jake made an excellent post above with which I agree. It's not possible to make everyone happy all the time, so to even attempt this would be an unrealistic pursuit. We look for balance as much as possible, doing what we can to provide a fair and open information exchange to further the enthusiast community while protecting the exclusive advertisement rights for which the sponsors pay. These are not new concepts for LS1Tech.

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