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trick flow 215
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:28 PM
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i have a 98 camaro ls1 m6 with corsa-hooker longs tubes-lid
going to get 4.10 gears-42 lbs injectors-fast 92/92 setup-and i think a cam like this Patrick G cam 227/235 .614”/.621” 111LSA +2 advance and i would like to have over 450 streetable usable rwhp and as much tq as i can get!!!!!

whats the best heads for good power all the way!!

tsp 5.3 stage 2.5

tsp prc 215

tsp ls6 stage 2.5

trick flow 220

trick flow 215

or other
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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trickflow 215
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by 02 z/28
trickflow 215
i agree with ^^
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Old May 13, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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what the $ and whats the best place to get the 215 tricks
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/\ There you go, whats best for your budget.

As far as 'best' probably something done by hand by a reputable porter, ie get a set of AFR's/TFS and send them to Mamo/White for touch-up.

Do you have 3000+ to spend on heads?
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:06 PM
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wow not really haha good god!!!!like 2400 or less i guess that much for heads i am half way for procharger then!!!!
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Well you could get the TFS for that, I think...not to sure.

You could just get a good set of LS6 243's, keep the stock valves, and BEG Bo White to port them for ya. Ive never seen anyone complain about his work. So figure 500 for the heads and 750-800 for the port work= 1250-1300 for a good set of heads. Thats what I plan on doing later anyway.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ajw2500hd
wow not really haha good god!!!!like 2400 or less i guess that much for heads i am half way for procharger then!!!!
If you are serious about making big power TFS are worth the cash........


Somebody chime in but what is Cary's (of ETP) new company's name....Damnit I can't remember..... Any way i would consider Cary's heads too and PM for the no cost barred head. No they are not All Pros which are even more$$$$ but AWEWSOME heads
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Old May 13, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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i would get a 90/90 combo. you lose a lot of HP and TQ with a 92/92 set up..

that is JMO........
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
i would get a 90/90 combo. you lose a lot of HP and TQ with a 92/92 set up..

that is JMO........
And you are absolutely 100% incorrect, you need to speak from experience not what you read on a forum. You obviously have put very little time into researching.

You gain everywhere with the 92/92 setup, its the king of intakes and is unrivaled. Its not a fluke, everyone and their brother puts their car on a the dyno these days. If it didn't perform amazingly, no one would buy it.

Your asking about head flow in your other thread and want more info, research Tony Mamo. He does the cylinder head development for AFR heads, which are basically the king of cylinder heads. He knows airflow better than anyone, he has been a fan of the FAST intake for years over every other intake and explains why.

If The FAST was $600, 90% of the people on this forum would have it on their street vehicle, without a doubt.

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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
And you are absolutely 100% incorrect, you need to speak from experience not what you read on a forum. You obviously have put very little time into researching.

You gain everywhere with the 92/92 setup, its the king of intakes and is unrivaled. Its not a fluke, everyone and their brother puts their car on a the dyno these days. If it didn't perform amazingly, no one would buy it.

If it were $600, 90% of the people on this forum would have it on their street vehicle, without a doubt.
a buddy of mine had an LS6 intake, went with a 92/92 set up. He lost i think it was 10 rwhp and it was 21 rwtq
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
a buddy of mine had an LS6 intake, went with a 92/92 set up. He lost i think it was 10 rwhp and it was 21 rwtq
He had something wrong then.
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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
He had something wrong then.
dunno man.... i think it is too big and a 90/90 is a good set up?
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
dunno man.... i think it is too big and a 90/90 is a good set up?
You think, I know. Its not too big. ....

Was your buddys dyno on the same day? same dyno? same tune?
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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
You think, I know. Its not too big.

Was your buddys dyno on the same day? same dyno? same tune?
no for all your questions. he did port it too
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
no for all your questions. he did port it too
There is your answer. You absolutely can not compare dyno number that weren't done on the same dyno, ever! You really shouldnt even compare results that weren't done on the same day even.

"Porting" the intake can also hurt it, so can a bad tune. So there is zero reason to believe the loosing power statement you made. Things have to be done a certain way to believable. For every test there has to be a control/baseline test to compare to, within the time frame.
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Originally Posted by ajw2500hd

whats the best heads for good power all the way!!
I have never seen bad results from AFR or Trickflow.

Ive had AFR heads on my old small block and they made crazy power! worth every cent!
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Old May 13, 2009 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
I have never seen bad results from AFR or Trickflow.

Ive had AFR heads on my old small block and they made crazy power! worth every cent!
Trickflow is soo expensive, but you do get what you pay for though
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
but you do get what you pay for though
There you go!!! ( its with heads and intakes)

See my sig quote, and youll see how I feel.
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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
There you go!!! ( its with heads and intakes)

See my sig quote, and youll see how I feel.


they you go. no truer words have ever been said
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