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Old 06-05-2016, 12:59 PM
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Default Convince me not to buy new heads.

Long story short, I have a new job and make a lot more money. I currently have a set of TEA stage 1 243's and was considering selling them and buying a set of TFS 220's or PRC 225's, is it even worth it? I know the aftermarket heads are better, but how much better?
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Depends on the rest of your combo, and how more the hp per dollar is worth to you. Those heads might make another 20 hp or so give or take
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I would be surprised if it made any real notable difference in power.
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That is EXACTLY what I wanted to hear. I'll just spend the money on a FAST 102. I'll be ordering the Streetsweeper HT at the end of a week. The car is a FRC C5, its my DD, so torque and power would be nice. I've got morel 5315's at the house, soon to order a straub bushing kit, an LS2 chain, and ordering an oil pump as well.
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TFS 220 LS1 design, and get the chamber size down for maximum compression.These heads work, and make the MOST power of any head available for a HCI LS1.
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go with the C5R chain if you're in there



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