Is the performance difference of AFR 205 worth the money over PRC LS6 Stage 2.5s?
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477/461 same setup as ss2000, Patriot LS6 STG 2.5's milled,
MS4, 36lbz, 255 pump, LS6 intake, Ported T/B, Hooker 1-7/8 LT's, TSP TrueDuals, M6, STG 3 Spec+, Moser 12-bolt, Sticky Mickeys. Not to mention the great tune from the shop. TSP sells the LS6 STG 2.5 H/C package with MS4 for $2150. They know their **** kids lol. If they didn't why would they sell the **** out of them? Why would Guys like myself & others on the boards brag about the bang for the buck and power they produce with right setup. It just goes to show that you don't need aftermarket parts to make good power, no offense to the big sponsors because they rock to. Speed costs boys how fast do you want to go
MS4, 36lbz, 255 pump, LS6 intake, Ported T/B, Hooker 1-7/8 LT's, TSP TrueDuals, M6, STG 3 Spec+, Moser 12-bolt, Sticky Mickeys. Not to mention the great tune from the shop. TSP sells the LS6 STG 2.5 H/C package with MS4 for $2150. They know their **** kids lol. If they didn't why would they sell the **** out of them? Why would Guys like myself & others on the boards brag about the bang for the buck and power they produce with right setup. It just goes to show that you don't need aftermarket parts to make good power, no offense to the big sponsors because they rock to. Speed costs boys how fast do you want to go
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Because they work, period. They work well enough with their MS4 cam to put a 3700lb NA 346 in the 10s
Not all budget heads are created equal - if you think otherwise you are a fool. PRCs biggest competitor sells crap.
Paint it Black - show me a 500rwhp 346 using AFR heads - just one. Cleaned up heads and dyno tricks don't count.
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Paint it Black - show me a 500rwhp 346 using AFR heads - just one. Cleaned up heads and dyno tricks don't count.
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Because they work, period. They work well enough with their MS4 cam to put a 3700lb NA 346 in the 10s
Not all budget heads are created equal - if you think otherwise you are a fool. PRCs biggest competitor sells crap.
Paint it Black - show me a 500rwhp 346 using AFR heads - just one. Cleaned up heads and dyno tricks don't count.
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Paint it Black - show me a 500rwhp 346 using AFR heads - just one. Cleaned up heads and dyno tricks don't count.
I do care about track times. And the H/C record holder (Juggernaut) went 9.90 with stock bottom end and out of the box AFR's.
And I do like the 243 casting, it has a lot of potential in the right hands. But budget CNC'd heads are not the right hands. The right hands charge more for porting bare castings than the entire heads are being sold for by TSP and others.
You cannot tell me that TSP heads are even CLOSE in performance to heads worked over with the likes of Greg Good, Joe Mendelis, or Larry Meaux.. it's just not happening. The only saving grace on budget heads is just that, they're cheap.
And Aaron, you seem to smart for this site, where do you usually read and post? PM me..
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477/461 same setup as ss2000, Patriot LS6 STG 2.5's milled,
MS4, 36lbz, 255 pump, LS6 intake, Ported T/B, Hooker 1-7/8 LT's, TSP TrueDuals, M6, STG 3 Spec+, Moser 12-bolt, Sticky Mickeys. Not to mention the great tune from the shop. TSP sells the LS6 STG 2.5 H/C package with MS4 for $2150. They know their **** kids lol. If they didn't why would they sell the **** out of them? Why would Guys like myself & others on the boards brag about the bang for the buck and power they produce with right setup. It just goes to show that you don't need aftermarket parts to make good power, no offense to the big sponsors because they rock to. Speed costs boys how fast do you want to go
MS4, 36lbz, 255 pump, LS6 intake, Ported T/B, Hooker 1-7/8 LT's, TSP TrueDuals, M6, STG 3 Spec+, Moser 12-bolt, Sticky Mickeys. Not to mention the great tune from the shop. TSP sells the LS6 STG 2.5 H/C package with MS4 for $2150. They know their **** kids lol. If they didn't why would they sell the **** out of them? Why would Guys like myself & others on the boards brag about the bang for the buck and power they produce with right setup. It just goes to show that you don't need aftermarket parts to make good power, no offense to the big sponsors because they rock to. Speed costs boys how fast do you want to go
Why do they sell the **** out their heads? Because they're cheap, and they are a sponsor here. Bang for the buck is one thing. Performance is another. If they know their ****, I can give you a long list of people who must have invented racing from scratch. Guys like you brag about their performance because you can't see through all smoke here on LS1Toke and don't know any better.
You said it yourself, "speed costs, how fast do you want to go" Obviously you didn't want to go as fast as you could.
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I don't put my trust in dyno numbers. A dyno can read high. BUT.... Patrick's AFR headed 346 put down 508 on a dyno with AFR's, here you go: http://guerragroup.com/PG6-14-07dyno2.jpg
You cannot tell me that TSP heads are even CLOSE in performance to heads worked over with the likes of Greg Good, Joe Mendelis, or Larry Meaux.. it's just not happening. The only saving grace on budget heads is just that, they're cheap.
Edit: I'm not claiming the PRCs are better than AFR by any means. I just think you need not discount some of the ported stock castings like you do. A $1100 ported truck head like I've got has my 346" 3700lb tank trapping 124-125mph.
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well on a CAM ONLY 232/234 car with a LS6 intake what would make more power
ls6 intake with, out of the box afr 205/ tfs 215 heads
or
92/92 intake with some prc stage 2.5 5.3l heads
both come out around the same
ls6 intake with, out of the box afr 205/ tfs 215 heads
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92/92 intake with some prc stage 2.5 5.3l heads
both come out around the same
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well the 92/92 and 5.3l are cheaper
tsp has the heads for $1049 if you have your own valve springs and i do
tsp fast 92 and the ptm 92 throttle body is $1099
tsp has the afr 205's for $2285
save 137 with teh heads and intake
tsp has the heads for $1049 if you have your own valve springs and i do
tsp fast 92 and the ptm 92 throttle body is $1099
tsp has the afr 205's for $2285
save 137 with teh heads and intake
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I have the 205 AFR heads on my motor from Jan of 2005, and in the middle of 2007 I noticed a couple of my valves showing wear on the tip. I emailed a picture of the problem to AFR and they paid for all repairs, gaskets ,and all new valves. They went way above my expectations of helping me with fixing the problem. So besides being a high quality product, they have exceptional customer support.