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Head Help...
wanting to do a head & cam swap in my 02 SS M6 and prefer to do both at the same time, but i was wondering what you guys are running that is affordable, good quality, & produces the power? it will be a streetable car so what do yall think?
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Use stock lifts and rockers if low miles. replae timing chain if in more then 30K miles. Most people like a big cam and heads that flow the best at high RPM. If I were you I would get the same cam as i have and a set of TSP Termintor heads. Not as much as AFR heads but alot like them. You will need pushrods, head gaskets(.040), head studs, crank bolt.
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i dont want anything cheap i love my car and only want good quality stuff. however i want power and as much as i can get out of it. it is a daily driver i guess would be the best thing to say. the specs on the G5X3 are 234/242 .600/.610 in 112 or 114 LSA. as far as money i want to spend i want good stuff but the AFR's are out of the picture im a college student and as you probably know college = no money.
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I just bought stock Ls6 243s which I plan on getting decked a little (probably .030") for compression and run a small (relative to a g5x3/ms3/anything in that ballpark) cam (lsk lobed 222/226 probably).
They flow easy 30-40cfm over 853s stock for stock and probably pick up an easy 30whp just bolting them on.
They flow easy 30-40cfm over 853s stock for stock and probably pick up an easy 30whp just bolting them on.
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A set of ported heads which flow good numbers down low (IE .300-.500"lift) will see an amazing torque curve when matched with a high lift low 220s duration traditional split cam.
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I am going get the PRC terminator heads they flow like the AFRs but are 200 $ less. That is a big cam. Make sure whatever heads u use you have good good P/V. That cam will give high end HP. Less low end torque. That is a big cam for a DD. That is a drag cam IMHO. I got a much smaller cam and my car is a sunny day car. WHy so big? How much do u have to spend?
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I am going get the PRC terminator heads they flow like the AFRs but are 200 $ less. That is a big cam. Make sure whatever heads u use you have good good P/V. That cam will give high end HP. Less low end torque. That is a big cam for a DD. That is a drag cam IMHO. I got a much smaller cam and my car is a sunny day car. WHy so big? How much do u have to spend?
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as far as budget i dont really know still i mean i still have to decide on a cam, heads, springs, pushrods and all that stuff. im just trying to get some ideas going.
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1. i want as much as i possibly can get out of it but maintaining streetability.
2. heads i can see spending around $1,500 on for complete ones and then the rest of the stuff i need is the cam, springs, pushrods, retainers etc. i already have a ported oil pump and double roller timing chain.
3. i race and get on it alot i drive it pretty much everywhere but also go to the 1/4 mile with it when its warm about 2x a month.
2. heads i can see spending around $1,500 on for complete ones and then the rest of the stuff i need is the cam, springs, pushrods, retainers etc. i already have a ported oil pump and double roller timing chain.
3. i race and get on it alot i drive it pretty much everywhere but also go to the 1/4 mile with it when its warm about 2x a month.