Which heads for turbo ls1?

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Jun 25, 2012 | 08:20 PM

simplysix

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Which heads for turbo ls1?

Tried searching and didn't see much. Looking for opinions on what heads to run and why. Will be on a ls1 with rear mount turbo, 5-8ish pounds, forged rods and pistons with stock crank. Tsp 224/228 cam.

Car is a dd, not a max effort 1/4 mile car.
Would love to reuse my stock 241 heads if possible, but not sure how well they would work.

Jun 25, 2012 | 10:57 PM

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good unz.

Jun 30, 2012 | 09:48 PM

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i have a completely stock ls1 (ls6 intake). obviously 241 castings. with a masterpwoer t76 at 8 psi i make 482 rwhp and 502 torque. mine is a front mount turbo kit though

Jul 1, 2012 | 12:04 AM

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^ this is what I was looking for. I know springs should be upgraded to Ones with a higher seat pressure, even with a stock cam, and I'll be doing forged rods and pistons as well. But I was thinking about running the 241s for a year, and then upgrading heads and to a fast intake. Just to spread the cost out some, but still have fun in the mean time.

Jul 1, 2012 | 09:45 PM

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Last year I had a stock ls1 with 241's and ls9 gaskets and ebayer head studs 10 psi with a s480 1.32 t6 was making around 650whp front mount setup

Jul 1, 2012 | 10:10 PM

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^^much bigger turbo..haha

Aug 22, 2012 | 03:56 PM

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hows that cam your using the 224/228 cam? was wondering about using this as a before i throw the turbo on? or vis versa. seem to be really likeing the results of these cam in N/a form and seem to be right in that range for turbo cams as well.