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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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I have a cam spec of 227/231 .617/.621 I was wondering what are the right heads that I need? Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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Budget- AI 243's
If not AFR 210's ported by Tony Mamo
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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Who is Tony Mamo?
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:10 PM
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Search his name. Works for AFR and is a master at porting their heads! His combos make huge power!
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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awesome once i have the money ill get them lol
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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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even some unported AFR 210 heads are great and will make almost any cam look great.
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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I would recommend you look at our PRC aftermarket 215 or 227 heads depending on what kind of power you are looking for. We have had great results with those heads and I think they would match up well to your cam. If you have any questions feel free to PM or give us a call up at the shop!
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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Who is Tony Mamo?
just the guy who is making darth vaders motor. HEHE

no really, he does superb work from what i have read on here.

There are many options as far as heads go. Choose a budget, do some research on the forums and pull the trigger!!!
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Chris, you having a budget in mind, a pair of ported 243's (LS6) heads would work really well. Maybe have them milled to bump compression. That cam is an absolute dream to drive and makes awesome power. I was one of the first people to have that cam, it should start to get popular.
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Originally Posted by "MAC"
I have a cam spec of 227/231 .617/.621 I was wondering what are the right heads that I need? Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.
Look at heads that have good increase from .600 to .650 lift flow.
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Pred is the guy who spec'd this cam for me...listen to him.
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I you have an LS1 motor with the 241 or 853 heads look at Advanced Inductions "high compression" porting option. I don't have track times yet but I was only 1.5 car lengths behind a 06 mustang m5 that made 493rwhp on ~10psi with race gas from a 30-130 roll. If I hadn't of hit the rev limiter in 3rd it could have been a tie. Power under the curve is where it's at and not so much peak up.

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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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That cam will run good with 243 or any heads, but the better heads will make more power
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by TransAmcoupe98
Chris, you having a budget in mind, a pair of ported 243's (LS6) heads would work really well. Maybe have them milled to bump compression. That cam is an absolute dream to drive and makes awesome power. I was one of the first people to have that cam, it should start to get popular.
Thanks bro for the spec and helpin out my i dont really have a budget bro just want to get everything right thats all but ill get the 243's if i take them to a machine shop they will know what to mill it out to right? because ive been tryin to find an article on what exhualst ports need to be in corrilation to the cam so everything is correct and itll run right (thats after the tune of course) and i cant find one. Ive also been reading your book too on the LS1 and LS6 motor cant find it in there but ill look again. your GTO is doing fine, I just drive it around the parking lot a few times.
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 11:25 AM
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Thanks for all the help guys. Im still getting all the pricing info down then gonna buy the parts one at a time now a long with that im doing reaserch as well I read an article on AFR website and it said something along the lines of my year model (2001) has a problem with the oil in the heads at high RPM's and that itll siged up under constiant load. Can anyone explain this please?
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