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Old 11-28-2006, 11:37 AM
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i want to get a little bit of power under the curve and i definately need some more torque out of my car. what type of things should i look for when looking at heads?
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Compression and smaller well flowing port.
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
Compression and smaller well flowing port.
Right on!

Milled heads for a small chamber, and smaller volume ports that still flow well. Valve size plays into it too, but youll be okay with the any of the usual sizes.
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so i should be looking for anything 220 or less cc in the runner and a small cc chamber? any idea how much a ls6 can be milled to clear a torquer 2 on a 112+0 w/ a .040 gasket? i dont want to flycut. or maybe i should look into the terminator heads.
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Originally Posted by ls2 bait
so i should be looking for anything 220 or less cc in the runner and a small cc chamber? any idea how much a ls6 can be milled to clear a torquer 2 on a 112+0 w/ a .040 gasket? i dont want to flycut. or maybe i should look into the terminator heads.
I dont think you can mill any more than just a cleanup skim without flycutting. Do yourself the favor and flycut and really bump up the compression. Im milled .040 and i love the way the car responds now.
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This is probibly a stupid question, but when you say Cut the pistons. What does that mean? What is the process of doing so? Do you have to totally take the engine apart and have the pistons shaved down for clearance or what?

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Flycutting pistons is the cutting of the piston top to make room for the valves.
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So you need to take them out of the engine I take it..
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FLYCUTTING: you do NOT need to take them out....you use the flycutting tool (isky)and a shitty head as a guide....along with a drill...

LS2BAIT- whats up man?.....you want the Terminators...a 200CC runner is PERFECT for low power and torque, because of velocity...
they also will clear PERFECTLY with the torquer 2....they clear with the V3 as well, so your set..PLUS, the terminators have large valves which will aid in that flow and velocity...now, I cannot be sure about running a thin gasket, I would check with TSP on that one..

i would get those, I actually going to get them myself I am pretty sure but with the torquer 3...

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