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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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Default Anyone with Exp with Wegner ported 243 heads

Wegner Motorsports (Nascar & Grand Am Engine builders) sells a new casting
ported 243 head with REV valves, comp valve job etc for 1299.

Has anyone had any experience with this particular head?

Thinkin' about matching this with a 383 short block in a road race app. (carbureted)
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Wegner is the company that provides heads for the Nascar Spec Engine used in the K&N East/West series. I doubt you could go wrong there with a carbed race engine. They pretty well have that figured out. I am planning on getting a set of those heads fairly soon through some connections I have with the series.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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The porting on these heads is done by Wegner and the assembly by Competition Products. Not sure if it is the same porting program as used for the K&N Series.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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I have a set on my C5 making the numbers in my signature. LS2 intake, Wegner LS6 heads touched up (can't remember the flow numbers off the top of my head), comp 224/230 .582/.591 cam, full exhaust, m6 transmission.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 11:42 AM
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Yeah I dont think it would be the K&N series program but I strongly doubt they'd send you in the wrong direction. Granted I have pretty much minimal experience with them I was just a crew member/engine tuner for a K&N team I didn't deal with them directly. I just know our Spec engine made low 600s at the crank and high 500s at the wheels.
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Whiteaw57
Yeah I dont think it would be the K&N series program but I strongly doubt they'd send you in the wrong direction. Granted I have pretty much minimal experience with them I was just a crew member/engine tuner for a K&N team I didn't deal with them directly. I just know our Spec engine made low 600s at the crank and high 500s at the wheels.
Do you know if they were using 243's or L92/LS3 heads.
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they use a 243/799 casting head.
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Digging out of the archive

I just ordered these from my friend (who Manages Competition Products) for my 04 GTO.
I stopped by his office to take a look at them and they look really nice.
Can't wait to get them on my car!!
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Should be nice. Get some before and after numbers if you can.
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Those heads sound bad ***
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+1 for number Hifi. And a dyno chart, I want to see what the whole curve looks like and if they're appropriate for a build geared toward low end torque.
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