wanting to do a head & cam swap in my 02 SS M6 and prefer to do both at the same time, but i was wondering what you guys are running that is affordable, good quality, & produces the power? it will be a streetable car so what do yall think?

 

anyone? i know the AFR's are good but way too much money. any opinions guys? also what about what lifters to run when i change the heads and cam?

 

I'd recommen the TSP Torquer V3 cam. Patriot and Texas Speed have some nice affordable heads at around 1k. Your AFR's are going to run you more...almost double or better.

 

Use stock lifts and rockers if low miles. replae timing chain if in more then 30K miles. Most people like a big cam and heads that flow the best at high RPM. If I were you I would get the same cam as i have and a set of TSP Termintor heads. Not as much as AFR heads but alot like them. You will need pushrods, head gaskets(.040), head studs, crank bolt.

 

i wanna go with the G5X3 from LG and i just ordered my SLP timing chain and oil pump.

whats considered low miles its turning 56,000 in a day or 2?

 

anyone else wanna add what they are running and the combo they have and how much power to the ground ur gettin?

 

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What r the specs for a G5X3? 56k is still low. PRC 5.3 stage 2.5 r a good deal for the money. What do you want out of ur car? How much money do u want to spend?

 

i dont want anything cheap i love my car and only want good quality stuff. however i want power and as much as i can get out of it. it is a daily driver i guess would be the best thing to say. the specs on the G5X3 are 234/242 .600/.610 in 112 or 114 LSA. as far as money i want to spend i want good stuff but the AFR's are out of the picture im a college student and as you probably know college = no money.

 

I just bought stock Ls6 243s which I plan on getting decked a little (probably .030") for compression and run a small (relative to a g5x3/ms3/anything in that ballpark) cam (lsk lobed 222/226 probably).


They flow easy 30-40cfm over 853s stock for stock and probably pick up an easy 30whp just bolting them on.

 

let me know when you get your setup id like to see the numbers you put down on the dyno

 

A set of ported heads which flow good numbers down low (IE .300-.500"lift) will see an amazing torque curve when matched with a high lift low 220s duration traditional split cam.

 

YellowToy/A - what you think?

 

anyone else wanna help?

 

I am going get the PRC terminator heads they flow like the AFRs but are 200 $ less. That is a big cam. Make sure whatever heads u use you have good good P/V. That cam will give high end HP. Less low end torque. That is a big cam for a DD. That is a drag cam IMHO. I got a much smaller cam and my car is a sunny day car. WHy so big? How much do u have to spend?

 

i agree that is a pretty big cam...that being said that cam is one of the best cams to use with AFR 205's. Lots of people put out 450-470 rwhp with that cam, afr heads, and full bolt ons. When searching for heads you really need to look at how much you want to spend and what your power goals are. Places like TSP,patriot,and livernois sell affordable ported LS6 heads which cost about 1k but ported stock heads usually have larger runners then many of the more expensive aftermarket heads and that will sacrifice some low end, also aftermarket heads have a thicker deck which is good for nitrous

 

as far as budget i dont really know still i mean i still have to decide on a cam, heads, springs, pushrods and all that stuff. im just trying to get some ideas going.

 

Sorry to tell you this.
1. How much horse power do u want?
2. How much do u want to spend?
3. What do u want to do with ur car?

 

1. i want as much as i possibly can get out of it but maintaining streetability.
2. heads i can see spending around $1,500 on for complete ones and then the rest of the stuff i need is the cam, springs, pushrods, retainers etc. i already have a ported oil pump and double roller timing chain.
3. i race and get on it alot i drive it pretty much everywhere but also go to the 1/4 mile with it when its warm about 2x a month.

 

i guess im looking for around 430 ish to the wheels with the head and cam swap is that possible maintaining streetability?