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May 8, 2017 | 10:35 PM

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(snooore).. HUH?? Oh we're back on topic!....
Yeah, it IS really cool AFR has done something for the LS3!
Took 'em long enough...

May 8, 2017 | 10:37 PM

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(snooore).. HUH?? Oh we're back on topic!.......

LOL!!!.......

May 9, 2017 | 08:36 AM

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Anyway........I think it's cool as hell that AFR has decided to step up with a LS3 casting!

Wait, what? I thought everyone loved debating cathedral ports versus rectangle ports!

May 9, 2017 | 10:12 AM

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Anyway........I think it's cool as hell that AFR has decided to step up with a LS3 casting!

I saw them this weekend at LS Fest West. AFR claims that they outperforms the Trick Flows in back to back testing.

May 9, 2017 | 03:48 PM

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I saw them this weekend at LS Fest West. AFR claims that they outperforms the Trick Flows in back to back testing.

They should, The last heads Tony designed before leaving AFR,
after he had MAMOFIED many sets of TFS LS3s for CTSV owners,
LOL!!

May 9, 2017 | 03:51 PM

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Waddayawanna bet the new AFR ports VERY closely resemble Mamofied TFS ports?

May 9, 2017 | 04:02 PM

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Waddayawanna bet the new AFR ports VERY closely resemble Mamofied TFS ports?

Well, Tony developed the new AFR heads so...........

May 9, 2017 | 04:46 PM

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Anyway........I think it's cool as hell that AFR has decided to step up with a LS3 casting!

They just see how much $ they're missing out on. I'm surprised they changed the valve angle.

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May 9, 2017 | 04:48 PM

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Well, Tony developed the new AFR heads so...........

Did he really? Or are these AFR after Tony left?

May 9, 2017 | 06:34 PM

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It's doubtful AFR would build and launch this head only to be as good as TFS 255's.
Is there a cease fire in the Cath. Vs. Rectangle thing?

May 9, 2017 | 06:36 PM

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Is there a cease fire in the Cath. Vs. Rectangle thing?

Awfully quiet out here.......

May 9, 2017 | 08:09 PM

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Just wondering. In all these ls3 vs cathedral comparisons does anyone else think that the (efi only) intake has anything to do with it?

May 9, 2017 | 10:04 PM

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I would think there are many instances where that would be true....

May 9, 2017 | 10:13 PM

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OK.....so Tony designed these heads.....with the strong probability that the end result is (very) similar to his ported TFS design? Really?

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Wait, what? I thought everyone loved debating cathedral ports versus rectangle ports!

LOL................

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Originally Posted by 64post

....Is there a cease fire in the Cath. Vs. Rectangle thing?

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Awfully quiet out here.......

Somehow.......we got back on topic.

May 9, 2017 | 11:19 PM

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Somehow.......we got back on topic.

Yeah... cool, huh?

May 10, 2017 | 01:50 AM

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He's saying cathedral port heads are running faster than LS3 heads:

But still significantly slower than rectangles? Or?

May 10, 2017 | 04:31 AM

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OK.....so Tony designed these heads.....with the strong probability that the end result is (very) similar to his ported TFS design? Really?

LOL................

Somehow.......we got back on topic.

Too funny!

Who designed the TFS head? This might get really entertaining.

May 10, 2017 | 06:18 AM

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Did he really? Or are these AFR after Tony left?

My understanding is that AFR and Tony still have a close relationship. It would not surprise me at all if he was still doing their research work.

May 10, 2017 | 07:58 AM

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......Who designed the TFS head? This might get really entertaining.

Well.....the basic design of the TFS heads is less of an issue.

Tony Mamo does killer work on the heads that he ports, so a set of TFS heads can go in to his shop and will come out, a totally different animal.

Sooooooo.........the real and crucial question is; "How similar are the AFR heads (designed by Mamo?) to the Mamofied TFS heads?"

If Tony did designed this heads, and if they're designed of Tony's CNC'ed Trick Flow heads, then......DAMN!

KW

May 10, 2017 | 10:05 AM

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Did he really? Or are these AFR after Tony left?

Rick said that Tony designed them. I did not ask about the dynamic of their relationship now that Tony is doing his own thing. I got the impression they still work together.

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