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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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I used to have patriot stage 2.5 heads. And now im putting on 241s cuz i dropped a valve and with my mods in sig i made 405 hp. Now since all im changing out with my new build is adding stock 241 heads with a 230/235 cam and was told i should make the same power. What everyones .02 thxs
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 01:59 PM
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405 rwhp seems a little weak with heads and a cam, what exhaust are you running? If the 241s made the same power the Patriots did, no one would spend the money on em.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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at least 30rwhp less, probably worse IMO
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Ya I made 405hp with the patriot heads and cam combo....but I'm told with 241s and same came I should be close to the same hence why ppl are telling me patriot heads suck
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With that cam, I could see you making 405rwph with the 241's, but you should have been close to 430rwhp with the Patriot heads. So to answer your question, yes, there is a significant difference.
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ok well i dynod it at one place when i first got the car and it did yes make 430hp, but the car burned oil sooooo bad, is it possible that the rings going out or something could have been seriously hurting the hp over time if the heads were getting bad?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 06:44 PM
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do a compression check.check you valve train for any problems.
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