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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 09:43 PM
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im builing a 6.2 iron block whats the best heads to run
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Low compression or High Compression build? Need more specifics
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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AFR's, if you have the budget
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 05gmc
im builing a 6.2 iron block whats the best heads to run
L92 or LS3.
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 11:01 PM
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shooting for 11.5 cr
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 08:51 AM
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MAST Motorsports LS3 heads are among the very best, in flow anyway. But the price reflects this. Probably because they're not just ported production heads, but all-new castings.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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trick flow should be coming out with square port heads soon, I would wait and check them out
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 10:06 AM
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Alot of suggestions in this thread with no information to base them on!

What are your plans for the car? Do you already have a camshaft or are you going to install one that is built for the heads? Naturally aspirated or power adder? What kind of vehicle is this going in? Is your 6.0L a flat-top or dished piston? What transmission, gear, stall, etc? Weight of vehicle?

These are just some of the questions you should be asked to answer before anybody makes a recommendation for you! If they don't ask, then they aren't going to give you good advice!
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Originally Posted by Matt@Texas-Speed
Alot of suggestions in this thread with no information to base them on!

What are your plans for the car? Do you already have a camshaft or are you going to install one that is built for the heads? Naturally aspirated or power adder? What kind of vehicle is this going in? Is your 6.0L a flat-top or dished piston? What transmission, gear, stall, etc? Weight of vehicle?

These are just some of the questions you should be asked to answer before anybody makes a recommendation for you! If they don't ask, then they aren't going to give you good advice!
Take this guy's advice.
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Tony Mamo's worked over AFRs gets my vote.
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Old Oct 14, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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We are blessed there are many great choices... AFR, TFS, PI, PRC (proprietary) Mast etc....
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