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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 09:05 AM
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Current setup is LQ4, trex, 317 heads, 93 octane

The plan is to add LSA heads and ls3 manifold i have sitting in a closet. Will these heads work with a trex cam and doing a turbo and cam later.

The current setup I dont rev past 6200rpms it seems to be not as smooth after that.
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Old Sep 2, 2014 | 09:18 AM
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If you don't rev past 6200, you're not getting any of the benefits of the T-Rex. That's a cam designed for higher RPM.

Do you have a dyno graph showing the upper RPMs? You may need to figure out if the springs/pushrods/rocker combo you have is the issue, unless you plan to replace all of them with the LSA heads? But it could be a fueling or spark issue as well, and that won't go away with a swap of heads.

The LSA heads, being a square port design, will not really love the T-Rex. There's a ton of overlap with the T-Rex, especially in a 364cid motor with only a 4" bore for those heads to work ideally.
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I was afraid that the cam would not work well...
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I really can't imagine an lq4 with presumably stock 317 heads is doing worth a crap with the TRex as is. And if it's not turning over 6200 rpm it's probably a setup that would see a lot of bolt on ls1 car tail lights.
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