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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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yes, I have searched, and havnt found a decent answer. I am wondering what you guys would recommend for a heads/cam setup on a 2001 TA WS6 M6. It is completelly stock. It will be a street car, hoping to put down some decent numbers with it, maybe 11's. It will also de a daily driver, please keep that in mind. Now, shoot away guys.... Thanks alot in advance.
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 02:38 PM
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yeah i'll be waiting too!!
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 02:47 PM
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im no expert but some tea 1.5's (expensive) or just some reworked ls6 heads (cheeper and just as good imo) with a tr224\224 cam seems to be a safe combo from what ive read personally im gonna go much bigger (230-240 range) on my cam but the 224 cam is a typical cam for daily drivers
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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i was looking at afr 205s and a g5x3 cam, but not sure if this is a good combo or not. I mean, if I could get something that produces the same numbers for less, I am all about it!
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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man taht sig makes me sad!! have you checked over at patriot performance i think their head and cam package makes you 500 with all the other upgrades to go along with it.
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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AFR's are the best heads on the market, imo, and in the opinion of many others too. the 224 is a very streetable cam and makes real good power and can definitly get you into the 11s
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 03:56 PM
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11's is obtainable on a big stall and nittos... if your loking for bang for buck id go with reworked ls6 heads.. their almost as good as tea's and afr's but flow a little less with huge cams for a street cam the difference is power is negable for me im lookin mabye p&p ls6 heads an a tsp 232\239 cam still a streetable combo
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just make sure you dont go too ratical on the lift or duration say no more than 240 duration and 550-600 lift
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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If you are on a $3k budget with a stock M6 car, as stated in your other post, you won't have to worry about heads/cam for awhile.
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ok, thanks for that last comment, anywho, the 3 grand is coming back from taxes, and i realize heads/cam is a while out for me, but is there anythign wrong with wanting a good combo???
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Old Aug 14, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 01FbTaWs6
...and i realize heads/cam is a while out for me, but is there anythign wrong with wanting a good combo???
Asking "what's a good h/c combo for a stock car" isn't a good question to begin with, let alone when you won't even be able to afford it for some time. Figure out what to do with your $3k for now and learn about heads and cams in the meantime.

BTW: Don't waste money on a crane hand held, there are much better tuning tools out there.
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