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Old May 18, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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I just got the new copy of GM High Tech Performance and they were swapping RHS LS7 heads on a LS3 block.

I didn't know that was possible.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 03:35 PM
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The intake valve is smaller allowing it to fit an ls3 bore. RHS heads use the same valve sizes as the PRC small bore LS7 heads from TSP and a few guys have used trhem on their LS3 builds
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Old May 18, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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a.k.a. "small bore heads" I have yet to see TSP market their LS7 SMALL BORE heads as such. If someone went solely by TSPs website, they don't offer their small bore LS7s anymore.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 08:41 PM
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Well, lets put it this way, the definition of small bore here is 4.065 when referencing the PRC ls7 "small bore" head. TSP doesn't want people thinking of small bore and think of the 3.898 ls1 bore like the AFR small bore 225 heads so with the stock ls7 bore being 4.125 the 4.065 bore of an ls3 is a small bore which the PRC 265 ls7 head fits.
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Old May 18, 2012 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimbo1367
a.k.a. "small bore heads" I have yet to see TSP market their LS7 SMALL BORE heads as such. If someone went solely by TSPs website, they don't offer their small bore LS7s anymore.
Be patient, they will be in stock soon. Have you talked with TSP to see if they have them? They may have a few pair.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 01:50 PM
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i just ordered ls7 small bore heads from TSP
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