PRC 237 for 402. Too much?
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PRC 237 for 402. Too much? Are the PRC 237 heads too much runner for a mostly street driven 402? With my short block its looking at around 11.5 CR with a Cometic .040 gasket. I'm still trying to decide on a cam.
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It the low end that has me concerned. I have little doubt they should make good power on the top end.
I was planning on trying to reuse my old MTI STG 2 heads with 2.055 In 1.6 Ex, but they are 853 castings. They are up at TEA at the moment for some work, but I'm afraid I'm going to get to a point of diminishing returns pretty quickly with those heads.
I've only found a couple of posts in the dyno section, but the one with a posted graph looks pretty good, even down to 3K. It was still over 400 lbs tq at 3K which is more than my peak tq in my H/C setup. But my cam is really tame by today's standards (single pattern 222/566). Back in 01 not not many people were having success with the big sticks.
I was planning on trying to reuse my old MTI STG 2 heads with 2.055 In 1.6 Ex, but they are 853 castings. They are up at TEA at the moment for some work, but I'm afraid I'm going to get to a point of diminishing returns pretty quickly with those heads.
I've only found a couple of posts in the dyno section, but the one with a posted graph looks pretty good, even down to 3K. It was still over 400 lbs tq at 3K which is more than my peak tq in my H/C setup. But my cam is really tame by today's standards (single pattern 222/566). Back in 01 not not many people were having success with the big sticks.
Not hardly...
It the low end that has me concerned. I have little doubt they should make good power on the top end.
I was planning on trying to reuse my old MTI STG 2 heads with 2.055 In 1.6 Ex, but they are 853 castings. They are up at TEA at the moment for some work, but I'm afraid I'm going to get to a point of diminishing returns pretty quickly with those heads.
I've only found a couple of posts in the dyno section, but the one with a posted graph looks pretty good, even down to 3K. It was still over 400 lbs tq at 3K which is more than my peak tq in my H/C setup. But my cam is really tame by today's standards (single pattern 222/566). Back in 01 not not many people were having success with the big sticks.
I was planning on trying to reuse my old MTI STG 2 heads with 2.055 In 1.6 Ex, but they are 853 castings. They are up at TEA at the moment for some work, but I'm afraid I'm going to get to a point of diminishing returns pretty quickly with those heads.
I've only found a couple of posts in the dyno section, but the one with a posted graph looks pretty good, even down to 3K. It was still over 400 lbs tq at 3K which is more than my peak tq in my H/C setup. But my cam is really tame by today's standards (single pattern 222/566). Back in 01 not not many people were having success with the big sticks.
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DRAT! The used set I was looking to buy was sold.
Word from just in from TEA is that my heads are going to need more work/money out into them that I really want to spend now just to upgrade heads later.
I really don't want to shell out the money for new AFR?TFS/PRCs at this point. I have been wanting to go rectangle port for this motor, but I don't not want to jump into a relatively new technologies right now just to see that I've put money were there are little gains. I did this with the LS1 heads back in 01. Now we know that the bigger 2.055/1.6 valve don't make anymore power than the stock valve seat heads in a 3.9" bore. But the prices of the rectangle port stuff sure is attractive. I was planning on having to get a new intake anyway.
Word from just in from TEA is that my heads are going to need more work/money out into them that I really want to spend now just to upgrade heads later.
I really don't want to shell out the money for new AFR?TFS/PRCs at this point. I have been wanting to go rectangle port for this motor, but I don't not want to jump into a relatively new technologies right now just to see that I've put money were there are little gains. I did this with the LS1 heads back in 01. Now we know that the bigger 2.055/1.6 valve don't make anymore power than the stock valve seat heads in a 3.9" bore. But the prices of the rectangle port stuff sure is attractive. I was planning on having to get a new intake anyway.
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DRAT! The used set I was looking to buy was sold.
Word from just in from TEA is that my heads are going to need more work/money out into them that I really want to spend now just to upgrade heads later.
I really don't want to shell out the money for new AFR?TFS/PRCs at this point. I have been wanting to go rectangle port for this motor, but I don't not want to jump into a relatively new technologies right now just to see that I've put money were there are little gains. I did this with the LS1 heads back in 01. Now we know that the bigger 2.055/1.6 valve don't make anymore power than the stock valve seat heads in a 3.9" bore. But the prices of the rectangle port stuff sure is attractive. I was planning on having to get a new intake anyway.
Word from just in from TEA is that my heads are going to need more work/money out into them that I really want to spend now just to upgrade heads later.
I really don't want to shell out the money for new AFR?TFS/PRCs at this point. I have been wanting to go rectangle port for this motor, but I don't not want to jump into a relatively new technologies right now just to see that I've put money were there are little gains. I did this with the LS1 heads back in 01. Now we know that the bigger 2.055/1.6 valve don't make anymore power than the stock valve seat heads in a 3.9" bore. But the prices of the rectangle port stuff sure is attractive. I was planning on having to get a new intake anyway.
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Looks like I'm iin luck. The other deal fell through and my offer was accepted.
You hit it on the head with the rectangle port. It was the cost as well as potential future growth that attracted me. I lost all interest in the car a few years back on started getting rid of my performance parts and sold my LS6 intake and had been running my old LS1 (mostly to meet local emissions testing as the car was never tuned and still threw EGR codes) so I'll need to get a new intake regardless on which direction I go. I recently scored a set of EV1 42lb injectors that I really did not want to have to change out or use adapters on. I also intend on going to a larger cam regardless if I went rectangle or stay cathedral. Just not quite sure yet as I was waiting on word on my old 853's.
You hit it on the head with the rectangle port. It was the cost as well as potential future growth that attracted me. I lost all interest in the car a few years back on started getting rid of my performance parts and sold my LS6 intake and had been running my old LS1 (mostly to meet local emissions testing as the car was never tuned and still threw EGR codes) so I'll need to get a new intake regardless on which direction I go. I recently scored a set of EV1 42lb injectors that I really did not want to have to change out or use adapters on. I also intend on going to a larger cam regardless if I went rectangle or stay cathedral. Just not quite sure yet as I was waiting on word on my old 853's.
