Best bang-for-your-buck heads?
09-14-2013, 01:37 PM
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Best bang-for-your-buck heads? I just spoke with Lloyd about getting a new cam for my LT1. I gave him a list of future mods, including LE1 heads and he recommended a 231/239 .571/.587 110 LSA, considering the wicked idle I also asked for. Well, I was recently told that there were better bangs for the buck to go with on this setup with a cam like this. I'm just curious to know what are my other options so I can still use this cam and spend less (if possible) on a set of heads.
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09-14-2013, 04:39 PM
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I just spoke with Loyd about getting a new cam for my LT1. I gave him a list of future mods, including LE1 heads and he recommended a 231/239 .571/.587 110 LSA, considering the wicked idle I also asked for. Well, I was recently told that there were better bangs for the buck to go with on this setup with a cam like this. I'm just curious to know what are my other options so I can still use this cam and spend less (if possible) on a set of heads.
09-14-2013, 06:52 PM
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Bow Tie. I would find it difficult to believe that someone can spec a better H/C set for equal to, or less than what LE can do for you.
But......more power to ya if you can find better.
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09-14-2013, 09:10 PM
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You do realize that LE knows the flow charactoristics of his heads.....and has spec'ed a cam specific to Bow Tie's set-ups......right?
Bow Tie. I would find it difficult to believe that someone can spec a better H/C set for equal to, or less than what LE can do for you.
But......more power to ya if you can find better.
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Bow Tie. I would find it difficult to believe that someone can spec a better H/C set for equal to, or less than what LE can do for you.
But......more power to ya if you can find better.
KW
09-14-2013, 09:33 PM
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You do realize that LE knows the flow charactoristics of his heads.....and has spec'ed a cam specific to Bow Tie's set-ups......right?
Bow Tie. I would find it difficult to believe that someone can spec a better H/C set for equal to, or less than what LE can do for you.
But......more power to ya if you can find better.
KW
Bow Tie. I would find it difficult to believe that someone can spec a better H/C set for equal to, or less than what LE can do for you.
But......more power to ya if you can find better.
KW
Chris Straub GUARANTEES he can pick up several tenths over any current cam you currently have in the car while offering better drivability characteristics all the way around and more consistent power throughout the powerband. No other company will stand behind that claim (Comp, Lunati, Crower, you name it), but Chris will and always has. His reputation speaks for itself.
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09-14-2013, 10:29 PM
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I'd also go for AI between the two. My personal choice? Dennis Wheet at Airflow Development. THAT guy is one sharp individual.
09-15-2013, 03:48 PM
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The OP asked for bang for the buck.
LE1 heads are $900. Nothing can touch that for the price. The cheapest AI head is their 190cc package which is $1450. LE2 heads are cheaper than that at $1300.
These threads never stay on topic. Everyone just has to chime in with their own personal preference whether it's relative or not. I don't know of anyone with a proven porting program under $1g for an LT1 head. There's probably some shops out there that used to do LT1 stuff that have the ability to work on a set of heads for cheap, but they've probably moved into the LSx world like most of the others.
09-15-2013, 03:59 PM
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He has a great product at an excellent price.
All? I don't know about that.
The OP asked for bang for the buck.
LE1 heads are $900. Nothing can touch that for the price. The cheapest AI head is their 190cc package which is $1450. LE2 heads are cheaper than that at $1300.
These threads never stay on topic. Everyone just has to chime in with their own personal preference whether it's relative or not. I don't know of anyone with a proven porting program under $1g for an LT1 head. There's probably some shops out there that used to do LT1 stuff that have the ability to work on a set of heads for cheap, but they've probably moved into the LSx world like most of the others.
All? I don't know about that.
The OP asked for bang for the buck.
LE1 heads are $900. Nothing can touch that for the price. The cheapest AI head is their 190cc package which is $1450. LE2 heads are cheaper than that at $1300.
These threads never stay on topic. Everyone just has to chime in with their own personal preference whether it's relative or not. I don't know of anyone with a proven porting program under $1g for an LT1 head. There's probably some shops out there that used to do LT1 stuff that have the ability to work on a set of heads for cheap, but they've probably moved into the LSx world like most of the others.
09-15-2013, 04:05 PM
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Realistically, this whole motorsport is about opinions. 'Proven' is subjective because there are a lot of elements that go into that, and it depends who's asking the question. Lloyd is very fair in his pricing, but I've seen better work for cheaper. Just depends on how deep you plan on looking. Even you have voiced your own opinion in the matter. All opinions are equally valid in weight, ultimately.
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Oh I'm not disagreeing with you. The person I know does a lot of local work for guys here and doesn't have a website and does work on a person-by-person basis. He also doesn't advertise as all his business it strictly word of mouth; particularly with the track crowd. Lloyd was smart in taking advantage of the demand in the Internet forums as a source of permanent advertisement. You won't find a better price per cfm gain on the Internet, but localized is a whole other ballpark. I tend to deal locally with most of my applications. Your average price for similar port work is quite a bit more in comparison.
09-15-2013, 09:20 PM
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What turned me off about LE is the constant complaints of quality issues. This started years ago before many of the cheer leaders even had either a license or a f-body or were on any f-body forum as well as a friend of mine having swapped out his $500 ported heads for LE heads and he had the same results at the track. If you want mediocre results then go for bang-for-the-buck heads like LE.
09-15-2013, 09:28 PM
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What turned me off about LE is the constant complaints of quality issues. This started years ago before many of the cheer leaders even had either a license or a f-body or were on any f-body forum as well as a friend of mine having swapped out his $500 ported heads for LE heads and he had the same results at the track. If you want mediocre results then go for bang-for-the-buck heads like LE.
09-15-2013, 09:41 PM
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Valve float issues, valve geometry issues, ports so badly distorted they looked like they were done by a six year old, different length valves, etc. All of it was excused as the consumer's fault by those who believed LE could do no wrong.
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Ok guys, this car will be a street car, possibly a daily driver, and will see little strip time. Would it be worth getting LE1 heads or for my setup, would it be best to just vget my stock heads ported?