Patriot Heads quality?
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I am thinking of spending a bit now. I might go the TFS 225cc CNC heads. I am going to see a blower expert in Aus first to see if I should go the 235cc TFS heads. I am also going to get a blower cam 214/224@50 .580/.590 lift, bar lifters, roller rockers from one of your sponsors. The TFS heads are a bit cheaper than the AFR heads. Cheers Russ
the reason i mentioned #317's was bc he has a pic of a supercharger in his avatar so i assume he is FI but if you are N/A i wouldnt buy patriots new for 1200 if used for 500-700 yes i paid 575 shipped for a set of stage III's one time they are a nice piece but not the best by far
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I know the older style heads were notorious for broken valve guides and truth be known thats what happened to mine. You either get a good set or a bad set. The newer castings are suppose to be alot better. In all honesty called texas speed and holler at john j. Best prices, quality work, and great results.
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317's I have a set of 317's on my 402. With a FAST 90/90, it popped 482 RWHP and the tuner didn't know WTF he was doing ! Now it's in a SD tune and it pulls great! 317's would be a very cost effective solution, but granted the TFS or AFR's would probably out do the 317's
I think I have less then $1K in my 317's They were new castings I got off ebay for like $199 3 yrs ago. They were ported locally. With a CNC port job from like WCCH or whoever, they might flow better.
I grabbed a set of LS7 heads from Richard @ WCCH. In talking with him, he seems to know his stuff!
I think I have less then $1K in my 317's They were new castings I got off ebay for like $199 3 yrs ago. They were ported locally. With a CNC port job from like WCCH or whoever, they might flow better.
I grabbed a set of LS7 heads from Richard @ WCCH. In talking with him, he seems to know his stuff!
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I would personally only buy heads from a particular sponsor. http://www.proheads.com/
If I am not mistaken they do the heads for Nelson Racing Engines.
If I am not mistaken they do the heads for Nelson Racing Engines.
I am running Patriot heads on both the cars in my sig. The '98 has 500+ passes on them and the '01 has 250+ with nary an issue. In fact the one time we went all out with the '01 it went 10.79 @ 124. Not bad for a budget head. I would definitely buy them again.
You pulled the heads because of a peak dyno number you didn't like? Should have took it to the track. I helped install a set of used Patriot stage 2's (he bought for $750), G5X3 cam on a full weight Z28. The owner ran a 11.3 with an M6 and mail order tune. I believe he got it into the 11.1's.
