lifting heads
lifting heads How much boost can you run on Patroit head befor you should have trouble with heads lifiting? I am currently running 10 to 12psi. I have setup in sig and am currently having trouble with pushing water and leaking around heads. I have ARP 12 point headstuds tq to spec. Will the Patroit heads just not hold because not as thick of deck hickness or what do you all think? I am using the factory MLS 6.0 gasket.
We run the Patriot heads at 16 psi of boost. This C5 is being run hard on a road course with Patriot Stage 2 heads at 740 rwhp. http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com...Car.php?car=40 Bob
I have not dynoed the new setup with the Pt 88 according to the wideband everything looks good. Should I just retourqe the head studs? Maybe adding about 5 foot pounds?
i lifted mine this weekend on 20+psi with 97 octane...BAD combo of octane vs boost....if you are lifting the heads at under 900rwhp, you got something else going on like too much timing....boost vs octane etc
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I run mine all the time between 14-16 on pump gas and 20 on race gas....
I pushed a Lil bit of water on my last pass at the track... after 4 passes.... it was just a lil bit....
Nothing im worried about because ive been told by the people who done this before me that its going to happen sooner or later and i need to keep checking it and add water as needed........
If/When i blow a head gasket i plan on O-Ringing the heads....
Ill be pushing more then 20 psi next tiem out for sure......
My heads were Patriots to begin with but i had to have them gone thru... so there no longer Patriots....
Kyle
I pushed a Lil bit of water on my last pass at the track... after 4 passes.... it was just a lil bit....
Nothing im worried about because ive been told by the people who done this before me that its going to happen sooner or later and i need to keep checking it and add water as needed........
If/When i blow a head gasket i plan on O-Ringing the heads....
Ill be pushing more then 20 psi next tiem out for sure......
My heads were Patriots to begin with but i had to have them gone thru... so there no longer Patriots....
Kyle
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From: Keller, Texas
Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
I run mine all the time between 14-16 on pump gas and 20 on race gas....
I pushed a Lil bit of water on my last pass at the track... after 4 passes.... it was just a lil bit....
Nothing im worried about because ive been told by the people who done this before me that its going to happen sooner or later and i need to keep checking it and add water as needed........
If/When i blow a head gasket i plan on O-Ringing the heads....
Ill be pushing more then 20 psi next tiem out for sure......
My heads were Patriots to begin with but i had to have them gone thru... so there no longer Patriots....
Kyle
I pushed a Lil bit of water on my last pass at the track... after 4 passes.... it was just a lil bit....
Nothing im worried about because ive been told by the people who done this before me that its going to happen sooner or later and i need to keep checking it and add water as needed........
If/When i blow a head gasket i plan on O-Ringing the heads....
Ill be pushing more then 20 psi next tiem out for sure......
My heads were Patriots to begin with but i had to have them gone thru... so there no longer Patriots....
Kyle
what does it cost to have the heads o-ringed? 
Originally Posted by THE_SUPRA
what does it cost to have the heads o-ringed?Im sure it will be cheap for me.....
I think the price is around $300 normally...??? Not sure.....
Ill prob have my heads gone thru when it happens also....
Kyle
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,084
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From: Keller, Texas
Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
A local buddy is doing it for me.... (when) it happens......
Im sure it will be cheap for me.....
I think the price is around $300 normally...??? Not sure.....
Ill prob have my heads gone thru when it happens also....
Kyle
Im sure it will be cheap for me.....
I think the price is around $300 normally...??? Not sure.....
Ill prob have my heads gone thru when it happens also....
Kyle
sounds like its worth it for sure.
