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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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I went to the Spring break shootout this weekend in San Antonio and discovered that the two fastest times in The head cam class had patriot heads. I think the times were "10.94 Trevor from TSP" & "10.974 Linda's Black Camaro" Looks like well spent money to me.
Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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i think currently at this time patriot is selling a quality product for a good price...

i will have fun changing my vavle seals tomorrow on my brand new heads before i go tuesday to get my car dynotuned...

if that fixes my oil consumption problem than i will not be unhappy...if it turns out being a bigger problems (guides, etc) i will be upset
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Those cars were hauling ***! I was able to spend a little time around the TSP trailor...nice cars
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They do very well on the track.. and they perform well on the "dyno queens" too
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gomer, how are you putting out 474.3rwhp with just those mods? i always thought most stage 2 heads/cam setups yeilded about 430rwhp or so
what're the specs on your cam?
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Yeah, thoes Patriot heads ain't worth a crap.

Counting down to Patriot bashers...three...two...
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no way patriot has fast cars

everyone knows those heads suck!!!
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Originally Posted by TruBloodTransAm
gomer, how are you putting out 474.3rwhp with just those mods? i always thought most stage 2 heads/cam setups yeilded about 430rwhp or so
what're the specs on your cam?
I made 451rwhp before my latest cam swap, along with changing cams I installed an electric WP, and a ported TB. The specs are 230/232 .591/.585 112 +2, its a pretty small cam. I'm taking the car back apart this week to flycut the pistons and install a "big cam" from TSP.. it's going to be the "gomer grind" Big dyno numbers are all about attention to small details, my car is a dyno queen and if it was set up as a track car, would dyno less than it does now.
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What is the +2 in your cam specs, 230/232 .591/.585 112 +2? Does it mean 2 degrees of advance?
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right...2 degrees built into the cam
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I can't wait to take my PP 5.3 TSP 231/237 cam combo to the track to see what it does. I just need to learn how to get the car off the line now. I'll end up breaking the 10 bolt before too long.
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hey GOMER, do you have the A/C out? and if so how much power did it free up?
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I just got my Beast96Z grind from TSP!
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Originally Posted by M6HuggerSS
hey GOMER, do you have the A/C out? and if so how much power did it free up?
My car still has the A/C.. heck it gets really hot here in Alabama in the summer time.. gotta have my A/C
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99 Firehawk M6 PP S2 5.3s 228/228 391 rwhp
99 T/A M6 PP S2 5.3s 224/224 389 rwhp
99 SS M6 PP S2 5.3s 232/232 396 rwhp
00 Z28 M6 PP S2 5.3s 228/228 394 rwhp
02 WS6 M6 PP S2 LS6 224/224 408 rwhp
99 T/A M6 PP S2 5.3s 228/230 404 rwhp
02 WS6 M6 PP S2 5.3s 231/237 405 rwhp
98 WS6 M6 PP S2 5.3s 218/222 403 rwhp
02 Z28 M6 PP S2 LS6 230/232 474 rwhp (off the shelf heads )

Patriot heads rule
Old Mar 16, 2004 | 08:37 PM
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Looks pretty fargin low for H/C cars.
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Originally Posted by SPANKY LS1
99 Firehawk M6 PP S2 5.3s 228/228 391 rwhp
99 T/A M6 PP S2 5.3s 224/224 389 rwhp
99 SS M6 PP S2 5.3s 232/232 396 rwhp
00 Z28 M6 PP S2 5.3s 228/228 394 rwhp
02 WS6 M6 PP S2 LS6 224/224 408 rwhp
99 T/A M6 PP S2 5.3s 228/230 404 rwhp
02 WS6 M6 PP S2 5.3s 231/237 405 rwhp
98 WS6 M6 PP S2 5.3s 218/222 403 rwhp
02 Z28 M6 PP S2 LS6 230/232 474 rwhp (off the shelf heads )

Patriot heads rule
Thats me...unfortunately. Dont forget the whopping 373 RWTq
I can't wait to start my 382 buildup with a different set of heads of course.
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that 99 T/A M6, the second one down, was me. but you can go ahead a change that to 405 hp and 392 ftlbs through exhaust, 420 and 400 open.

if you want i can pull up a bunch of lower tea and absolute numbers for you and totally leave out the average or higher ones, but im sure you wouldnt like that too much. you guys always seem to amaze me
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wow. so if you get a set that doesnt blow the engine,
you'll be fast?
sounds like a gamble im not taking.
im not a sponsor so if they bust,
im pretty sure i wont get a "replacement ls1 for Stone0fFire fund"
no thanks.

btw, were there any other cases like todds?
if he's the only one,
and if they replace whatever breaks (including ENGINE) if their product fails, im in.
nice times, nice price.

btw, you patriot bashers out there..
what heads do you suggest for a 1/4 car
(not a dyno KING!)

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