CALLIN' ALL HEAD/CAM GUYS & GALS????
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before a chev enthusiast blows life savings,one simple question.is the PP LS6 head the best head/$$$$ spent.this is a good flowing head and has room later for upgrades if 450 rwhp gets boring.cost is the key???? any help thks. as a h/c swap with the bits & pieces cost high dough!! [but rewards are great]
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I say go with the PP ls6 head. It's a proven design and there are plenty of satisfied people on this board with them. I believe (gomer) has 451 rwhp with them. For the price u can't go wrong either.
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Yes, the PP "LS6" head is a good head. As with any head, is results vary. Who's to say what the "best head for the $$$" is. For the money, IMO I'd go with AS S2 or TEA S1.5, both under $1600. AS S2s and TEA S2s are regularly putting down 450+ with as much if not more regularity than the PP "LS6" heads are.
Talk to Brian from TEA, Jay from AS (both of which I have dealt with and have treated me excellently as I'm sure Terry from Patriot would). Call the porters, and pick who you feel comfortable with, all of the products seem to be about equal. When choosing, I personally wouldn't worry too much about long-term plans, as the AFR heads are coming out soon, and who knows where LS1 head technology will be in a year or two, the heads you buy today will probably be severely outdated by the time you want to upgrade.
Good luck, Shawn
Talk to Brian from TEA, Jay from AS (both of which I have dealt with and have treated me excellently as I'm sure Terry from Patriot would). Call the porters, and pick who you feel comfortable with, all of the products seem to be about equal. When choosing, I personally wouldn't worry too much about long-term plans, as the AFR heads are coming out soon, and who knows where LS1 head technology will be in a year or two, the heads you buy today will probably be severely outdated by the time you want to upgrade.
Good luck, Shawn
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Originally Posted by SPANKY LS1
Yes, the PP "LS6" head is a good head. As with any head, is results vary. Who's to say what the "best head for the $$$" is. For the money, IMO I'd go with AS S2 or TEA S1.5, both under $1600. AS S2s and TEA S2s are regularly putting down 450+ with as much if not more regularity than the PP "LS6" heads are.
Talk to Brian from TEA, Jay from AS (both of which I have dealt with and have treated me excellently as I'm sure Terry from Patriot would). Call the porters, and pick who you feel comfortable with, all of the products seem to be about equal. When choosing, I personally wouldn't worry too much about long-term plans, as the AFR heads are coming out soon, and who knows where LS1 head technology will be in a year or two, the heads you buy today will probably be severely outdated by the time you want to upgrade.
Good luck, Shawn
Talk to Brian from TEA, Jay from AS (both of which I have dealt with and have treated me excellently as I'm sure Terry from Patriot would). Call the porters, and pick who you feel comfortable with, all of the products seem to be about equal. When choosing, I personally wouldn't worry too much about long-term plans, as the AFR heads are coming out soon, and who knows where LS1 head technology will be in a year or two, the heads you buy today will probably be severely outdated by the time you want to upgrade.
Good luck, Shawn
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If you are wanting a head without a core charge and a head that will provide great performance... Why not choose a patriot 5.3 stage II from Texas Speed for $1,295 complete and with NO core charge. There isn't a deal out there that can touch that right now.. and not to mention they have the heads in stock and can ship them out within a day. I ran a set of 5.3's with my little TR220 and made 416rwhp. TSP has some cars makeing over 440rwhp with $1,295 outright 5.3's and their TSP231/237 cam. You could buy one of their "packages" and save even more money. Heck, you could get your heads, cam and other stuff cheaper than you could buy someone elses heads. IMO
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Originally Posted by gomer
If you are wanting a head without a core charge and a head that will provide great performance... Why not choose a patriot 5.3 stage II from Texas Speed for $1,295 complete and with NO core charge. There isn't a deal out there that can touch that right now.. and not to mention they have the heads in stock and can ship them out within a day. I ran a set of 5.3's with my little TR220 and made 416rwhp. TSP has some cars makeing over 440rwhp with $1,295 outright 5.3's and their TSP231/237 cam. You could buy one of their "packages" and save even more money. Heck, you could get your heads, cam and other stuff cheaper than you could buy someone elses heads. IMO ![Cheers!!](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_cheers.gif)
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Originally Posted by gomer
If you are wanting a head without a core charge and a head that will provide great performance... Why not choose a patriot 5.3 stage II from Texas Speed for $1,295 complete and with NO core charge. There isn't a deal out there that can touch that right now.. and not to mention they have the heads in stock and can ship them out within a day. I ran a set of 5.3's with my little TR220 and made 416rwhp. TSP has some cars makeing over 440rwhp with $1,295 outright 5.3's and their TSP231/237 cam. You could buy one of their "packages" and save even more money. Heck, you could get your heads, cam and other stuff cheaper than you could buy someone elses heads. IMO ![Cheers!!](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_cheers.gif)
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Originally Posted by more carbon
soooo,the extra 500 is not wise money spent for the ls6 head???
No matter who's heads you end up going with you'll be happy. I feel like all the heads from the board sponsors are within 10rwhp of each other and the variances are due to the cars themselves. Every vendor on here offers a quality product, some are just more realistically priced than others.
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Originally Posted by offaxis
I figure fine thanks
I must be missing all the 450-470 patriot setups.
HAve you seen them?
I must be missing all the 450-470 patriot setups.
HAve you seen them?
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with the heads go a cam,pushrods,oil pump,timing set,arp head bolts,head gaskets & engine,fuel injecters and the tune.will have to do some work on the phone for this one. start with TSP and work out from there.thks for some good advice.
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keep in mind when thinking about the PP ls6 heads, they might have the same flow numbers as the absolute's S2 and the TEA's S2 but they use a big 225cc intake port to get that flow, which could cost some low end torque. thats what I liked about the Absolute heads they use a 209cc-214cc and still get awesome flow.