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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 06:55 PM
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I have heard good things on the TEA heads. On the stage II or even stage III what cam would you recomend?
Old Jul 15, 2004 | 06:59 PM
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I would PM, email or call one of the guys at TEA and get their opinion. They have cams matched to either head choice depending on your goals

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I have their Stage 1.5's and am very pleased with the performance.
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Originally Posted by Chris ARE 385
I would PM, email or call one of the guys at TEA and get their opinion. They have cams matched to either head choice depending on your goals

I agree!! TEA Rocks!!
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 11:17 AM
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For a H&C on a 346 I'd go 5.3 Stg 1.5 or LS6 2.5s and I'd go with a hand finish on either. My 5.3 Stg 2s are making great power.
Old Jul 16, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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TEA heads seem to really like FMS custom cams.
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Give me a call at the shop on Monday morning and we can discuss your setup's particulars and give a recommendation. Look forward to talking with you...ask for Brian Hogan when you call...
Old Jul 17, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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Ya, i have heard many good things on the TEA heads. I am planning on around christmas time to do a cam and heads swap. I will give you a call brain to find out what exactly I want. Thanks
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ONEBADWS6
I would say to go else where for heads and save yourself a bunch of head achs. And posibly a broken motor.
If you are talking about your own vehicle then please post what has happened in a factual manner. If it wasnt your car or if you were not the car performing the work on the vehicle this post will be locked.

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TEA's are a very reliable for a set up in IMO based on my T/A having TEA heads on for almost two years and no reliablity problems ever. I have another set of TEA LS6 2.5's that will go on my RS. Based on buying two sets of TEA's if I buy another set of of LS1/LS6 heads they will be TEA's or TEA ported AFR's.
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Originally Posted by ONEBADWS6
Yes it was my car, my lost motor, and my 1.5 years waisted with TEA. Let TEA tell the story if they dare.
I've had great luck with mine and many others here in Atlanta like theirs too.
Old Jul 19, 2004 | 11:27 AM
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I've had no problems with my stage two 5.3 liter heads.
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I have had one set of 5.3s that were great and one set of 5.7s for boost waiting to go on. I have had no problems with TEA in fact they have been very good to me. I am in the same boat IF I buy another set of heads they will for sure be TEAs. Why don't you tell the story. If it was so horrible I would like to hear it. You can pm me it if you want.
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TEA has great Ford Stuff not sure on their LS1 Program but I may be willing to find out in the near future.

Onebadws6 what problems did you expierence? We all would like to know?
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I talked to TEA, my heads will be shipped in a few days. Just a misunderstanding.

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Old Jul 19, 2004 | 11:49 AM
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TEA is a joke.
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I am very interested now. ONEBAD and 01-Z please tell. I have had good luck with them myself. It seems that things go in a cycle here. Everybody is for a company one day then the next you hear they suck then the next their ok again. I think every sponser on this board has had some problem or another from folks on here. It would take more than 3 or 4 sets of bad heads for me not to want these. Like the problems Patriot WAS having. That turned me off of them. It was between TEA and Absolute when I got my heads and TEA got back in touch with me and Absolute, well I couldn't get ahold of him so I got the TEAs. I think now even Absolute is having problems with some stuff. Folks aren't getting the numbers they once did.



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