TEA heads are back
Originally Posted by ONEBADWS6
So gee your #'s seem to be dead on with mine concerning the LS6 intake, hhmmm?
here are my heads on the bench, the intake pictured is my ls1 but the ls6 was done the same. and pay no mind to the description, there 5.7 241 castings.
Originally Posted by jrp
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i've never been one to believe TEA's bench, but thats just me.
i've never been one to believe TEA's bench, but thats just me.
July 2003..??!! Gimme some pushups NEWB!!
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Originally Posted by Dustin Butts
I bet you believe tupach was a fine upstanding man though huh...?
July 2003..??!! Gimme some pushups NEWB!!
Hhahahahahaaaaa j/k bro!
July 2003..??!! Gimme some pushups NEWB!!
Hhahahahahaaaaa j/k bro!
though i find there numbers seem "optimistic" to me, they've proven to make great power in a variety of setups. that speaks for itself.
oh, and tupac was a fine upstanding man
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Over on the big block ford forum it was found that some heads that flow more flow less than lesser flowing heads that where designed to work
with an intake.
Brian knows that the intake runner in the head and manifold are an extension
of the intake tract. So I don't know why he is fighting me on that one.
with an intake.
Brian knows that the intake runner in the head and manifold are an extension
of the intake tract. So I don't know why he is fighting me on that one.
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From: Chattanooga
Originally Posted by Big-DEN
Over on the big block ford forum it was found that some heads that flow more flow less than lesser flowing heads that where designed to work
with an intake.
Brian knows that the intake runner in the head and manifold are an extension
of the intake tract. So I don't know why he is fighting me on that one.
with an intake.
Brian knows that the intake runner in the head and manifold are an extension
of the intake tract. So I don't know why he is fighting me on that one.
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Brent,
Do you ever port intake manifolds and heads as a combination and flow them?
I've always thought the best idea would be matched heads and intakes
for RPM and cubic inch requirements.
Dennis
Do you ever port intake manifolds and heads as a combination and flow them?
I've always thought the best idea would be matched heads and intakes
for RPM and cubic inch requirements.
Dennis
Originally Posted by BrentB@TEA
We are not "fighting" anyone on how to flow heads. We are going to do it the way we do in order to minimize time spent on the flow bench. If you are having us do a set of heads for you and want them flowed with purple clay and pictures taken of it on the flow bench we will do it. Of course expect a charge for the extra time spent. And if someone is going to pay for the extra set up time I think that money would be beter spent having the heads hand finished to a competition level than spending extra for a flow test. JMO
What is the point of having a hogged out race head with crapy low and mid lift #'s just to hit 320cfm if you cant get more than 285cfm through a ported 90mm LSX?
Not saying TEA low #'s are bad I have 270cfm at .400 lift! I'm just saying the intake is a major restriction on these cars and everyone is caught up in if there heads flow 315, 320, 330, ect when they will never see that air flow. Just want to teach others from my expensive lessons.
Not saying TEA low #'s are bad I have 270cfm at .400 lift! I'm just saying the intake is a major restriction on these cars and everyone is caught up in if there heads flow 315, 320, 330, ect when they will never see that air flow. Just want to teach others from my expensive lessons.
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Originally Posted by Big-DEN
Brent,
Do you ever port intake manifolds and heads as a combination and flow them?
I've always thought the best idea would be matched heads and intakes
for RPM and cubic inch requirements.
Dennis
Do you ever port intake manifolds and heads as a combination and flow them?
I've always thought the best idea would be matched heads and intakes
for RPM and cubic inch requirements.
Dennis
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From: Chattanooga
Originally Posted by ONEBADWS6
What is the point of having a hogged out race head with crapy low and mid lift #'s just to hit 320cfm if you cant get more than 285cfm through a ported 90mm LSX?
Not saying TEA low #'s are bad I have 270cfm at .400 lift! I'm just saying the intake is a major restriction on these cars and everyone is caught up in if there heads flow 315, 320, 330, ect when they will never see that air flow. Just want to teach others from my expensive lessons.
Not saying TEA low #'s are bad I have 270cfm at .400 lift! I'm just saying the intake is a major restriction on these cars and everyone is caught up in if there heads flow 315, 320, 330, ect when they will never see that air flow. Just want to teach others from my expensive lessons.
I have never seen a TEA hogged out race head. However I have seen some "hogged out race heads" before.
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From: Forest Hill, Maryland
Originally Posted by BrentB@TEA
well since your heads were some of the best to come out of our shop I am sure you know the heads you have, have plenty of mid lift flow. We are about making a head perform not about flow numbers. We use the flow bench as a tool to show the customer the gains we got on that head.
I have never seen a TEA hogged out race head. However I have seen some "hogged out race heads" before.
I have never seen a TEA hogged out race head. However I have seen some "hogged out race heads" before.
