Suggestions/recommendations about valvetrain upgrades
Read this first: https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...alvetrain.html
This will help.
Also, I'd stay away from Hawks. WS6Store offers better pricing.
But in all honesty, I ended up buying all the components of my valvetrain from about 8 different vendors. Why? Well, that's the only way I got exactly what I wanted.
This will help.
Also, I'd stay away from Hawks. WS6Store offers better pricing.
But in all honesty, I ended up buying all the components of my valvetrain from about 8 different vendors. Why? Well, that's the only way I got exactly what I wanted.
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Your best bet to really get the best parts to meet your needs you be to contact Marten @Tick Performance, Brian Tooley Racing, Geoff Skinner at EPS, Kip @CamMotion, or Ed Curtis at FlowTech Induction, tell them about you build and the goals you have and buy what they tell you to. It may end up costing you more but you'll have a reliable combination that makes more power.
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Read this first: https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...alvetrain.html
This will help.
Also, I'd stay away from Hawks. WS6Store offers better pricing.
But in all honesty, I ended up buying all the components of my valvetrain from about 8 different vendors. Why? Well, that's the only way I got exactly what I wanted.
This will help.
Also, I'd stay away from Hawks. WS6Store offers better pricing.
But in all honesty, I ended up buying all the components of my valvetrain from about 8 different vendors. Why? Well, that's the only way I got exactly what I wanted.
I really want a high revving engine that can endure the stress, end goal is a smooth power/torque curve the could possibly be used with a turbo, but for now just a decent powerband up to about 7000+ rpm. So my question is will my parts work together properly or will is there any better alternatives to my setup. Here's my future shopping list: (with 224R w/ 112LSA cam, stock length pushrods, LS6 lifters, dual valvesprings) and Comp Cams ultra gold rocker arms(1.8) ratio
We have a customer who used a 5.3 with home ported heads, F1X supercharger and Holley Hi Ram that made 1400 hp at 7500 rpm. He had our custom cam, .660" lift Platinum springs shimmed to 1.750", 7.400" pushrods with stock rockers and stock lifters.
That same package can be purchased here for $719 shipped: http://www.briantooleyracing.com/btr...-pushrods.html
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Like I said I'd just call or email some of the best valvetrain experts around and buy what they suggest. Brian is one of the people at the top of that list, let hit pick out a cam and all of the needed parts and your motor will make more power and be more reliable than a motor with a dated XE or XER single pattern cam.