well i cant decide on who to get my heads from...
please help me choose, and weigh pros and cons....?

TEA- stage 1.5 5.7 heads, milled to get 10.8CR. good heads! CNC+polishing,
new dual springs, ti ret., comp valve seals, stock exauhst valve.....
plus a 222 cam, pushrods, and a GM bolt and gasket set for.......$2100.00but i need to ship them my heads and wont get them back for like 2-3 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. or.....

TSP- PP stage 2 [I]5.3[/I] heads, 10.8CR, CNC, dual springs, ti retain, 2.02 1.57
valves, stock seals, or maybe vition seals??, 222 cam, pushrods, GM bolt and gasket set.........$1799.00
i think the TEA heads maybe be better but i cant go 3 weeks w/o heads on my car!!!
help.............................................

 

TEA, without a doubt. They have a 2yr/24,000 mile warranty on their heads.

 

Given those two choices, I would go with TEA, but I would also look into AS. IMO, you can't go wrong with either one (TEA or AS). Research before you buy, alot of good info is available. Talk to Brian at TEA or Jay at AS, tell them your expectations/goals, and they will both steer you in the right direction and help you reach your goals.....

Good luck, Shawn

 

TEA.... but that's just me.....I believe in his(Brian's)product/commitment. If you can't wait for the shipping, possibly you and he could work out an arrangement of some sort. You send back the cores when you recieve the new heads, and he credits back your card when he gets them?

I know from personal experience, Brian will bend over backwards to help a customer, and that's the type of person/co. that will get my repeat business.

As mentioned.....his heads ain't bad either

 

Why not look at MTI ?

 

TEA or Absolute without a doubt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

everybody know's who I'm partial to. I've always had good luck with the patriot heads and they seem to make pretty good power on my car.

 

Just order the TEA, pay the core charge and send in your heads. They will refund you the core charge once they recieve your heads.
Phillip

 

If I had to choose between the two, I would go with TEA no question about it. Great guys to deal with, Brent is very helpful. I'm not just saying this because thier heads are in my sig either.

 

Cant go wrong with TEA - Brian took care of me and his product performed just as he said it would. And you cant go wrong with their warranty.

 

What about JPR??? lol just kidding, I would also vote for TEA or Absolute heads.
Sometimes the vendors will work with you on the core charges. You should call TEA and ask them if they can let you leave the heads on the car and promise to send your heads by a certain date or else they can charge your credit card. You never know its worth a try.

 

The TEA's look good, but the 5.3s will give you more room to grow in the future for a bigger cam!

 

TEA or absolute.

 

TEA.

Bruce

 

 

I say roll with the Patriots.They're one helluva value & work great.

 

were you happy with the porting on those s2 5.3's

 

Look at the other post with the PP heads dyno numbers! They look really good.

 

care to explain

and out of those my vote is TEA and call up Alan and get yourself an FMS cam

 

ofc I'm also biased toward the PP heads as well.. no regrets at all..