Which Heads?
Which Heads? I am considering going with a set of new heads for my WS6 w/LS6. I have an F13 cam going in along with Kooks 1 3/4 stepped to 1 7/8 race headers with ory.
I saw the MTI 2E heads and the price wasn't too bad. What sort of gains come from these heads?
Any other recommendations/suggestions? And what kinda price/gains am I looking at?
Thanks~
I saw the MTI 2E heads and the price wasn't too bad. What sort of gains come from these heads?
Any other recommendations/suggestions? And what kinda price/gains am I looking at?
Thanks~
Originally Posted by Red 01SS
I see you already have the LS6...why not just get those ported with a stage 2 job from somebody? Should be cheaper than getting new heads.
Someone else suggested that to me.
lsevenl, When you say WS6 with LS6, what do you mean? Do you mean that you have an LS6 intake? LS6 heads? An entire LS6 engine? If you do have the LS6 heads (come with the engine, of course) then there are two ways of looking at things. You could get your LS6 heads ported and have some very serious heads that perform extremely well. It will likely cost you between 1000 - 1500 to have the heads worked on. Otherwise, you could buy some stage 1.5 or stage 2 5.3 heads for 1500-2000, and then turn around and sell the LS6 heads for up to a grand depending on the condition of them. The 5.3 heads will probably perform within ~10 - 15 or so HP fo ported LS6 heads, but you could potentially recoup a lot of money.
I was assuming that he had the whole engine. As far as price goes, Gutis was pretty close on the numbers 
, depending on where you go. The 5.3's will work better on a stock cubes but if you ever decide to go bigger you will want the LS6 heads.
, depending on where you go. The 5.3's will work better on a stock cubes but if you ever decide to go bigger you will want the LS6 heads. Trending Topics
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Originally Posted by lsevenl
I am considering going with a set of new heads for my WS6 w/LS6. I have an F13 cam going in along with Kooks 1 3/4 stepped to 1 7/8 race headers with ory.
I saw the MTI 2E heads and the price wasn't too bad. What sort of gains come from these heads?
Any other recommendations/suggestions? And what kinda price/gains am I looking at?
Thanks~
I saw the MTI 2E heads and the price wasn't too bad. What sort of gains come from these heads?
Any other recommendations/suggestions? And what kinda price/gains am I looking at?
Thanks~
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Originally Posted by ty_ty13
south you got any times yet?
Frankly, I won't be doing any drag racing at the track for a while. I can't afford breaking any more things. My last clutch and diff. only lasted 9 months.
Dude, if you've got the LS6 heads, definitely send them to TEA to get ported. They will make amazing power. Most people get the 5.3L because the core charge is cheaper (since they don't have 5.3L or LS6 heads).
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Originally Posted by matts22
Dude, if you've got the LS6 heads, definitely send them to TEA to get ported. They will make amazing power. Most people get the 5.3L because the core charge is cheaper (since they don't have 5.3L or LS6 heads).
Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
No times man. Car won't even pass tech.
Frankly, I won't be doing any drag racing at the track for a while. I can't afford breaking any more things. My last clutch and diff. only lasted 9 months.
Frankly, I won't be doing any drag racing at the track for a while. I can't afford breaking any more things. My last clutch and diff. only lasted 9 months.
but i wont install it prolly for another week or so
im right in the middle of getting all my transmission conversion parts together so when the 4l60 blows ill have my th350 to throw inyou gotta buy the some stronger ****.... i couldn't stand not racing every weekend...
good luck!
Tyler
Originally Posted by SouthFL.02.SS
If you can afford some down time, take the LS6 heads off your car and send them up to TEA for a Stage 2.5 treatment. You'll be very happy with the results.
what kinda gains am I looking at going with a ported LS6 heads? also what sort of downtime are we talking? sounds like a nice idea though.
- I'm going with F13 cam.
- I'm going with F13 cam.
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Originally Posted by lsevenl
what kinda gains am I looking at going with a ported LS6 heads? also what sort of downtime are we talking? sounds like a nice idea though.
- I'm going with F13 cam.
- I'm going with F13 cam.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ht=TEA+2.5+ls6
Call TEA tomorrow. They can answer you turn around time and pricing questions.
Alright, I just placed an order with Brent from TEA! Apparently they revamped their 1.5 stage setup (about a month or so ago) and cars are producing 450rwhp with this setup. I was willing to spend more for the 2.0 or 2.5 but as far as he is concerned this was the suggested setup for the LS6 core.
I went ahead and bought an LS6 core from him so they could start getting to work on it. I couldn't afford the downtime (2-3 weeks) of taking off my heads and not having a car for that amount of time.
I also ordered a 90mm tb and an LSX intake.
My LS6 heads will be for sale shortly. The entire engine has less than 3000 miles on it. If anyone is interested PM me.
I went ahead and bought an LS6 core from him so they could start getting to work on it. I couldn't afford the downtime (2-3 weeks) of taking off my heads and not having a car for that amount of time.
I also ordered a 90mm tb and an LSX intake.
My LS6 heads will be for sale shortly. The entire engine has less than 3000 miles on it. If anyone is interested PM me.