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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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Default TSP stage 1 heads!!

Anyone have a set on there ls4 engine yet? Dyno #'s
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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Sorry... but who is gonna spend the time or money when the stock cam really isnt upgradable w/o some major trade offs. If one was smart they would try and max the potential of the stock LS6 heads to begin with. And that would take one healthy cam and more CI...
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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im doing ported 243's here in a couple months with rockers, and a modded stock manifold.

i don't see the need to drop stupid cash on heads i can't use because the cam sucks ***
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what about the heads with 1.85 rockers ?
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Old Dec 16, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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Hate the cam also ... flat / no mid-range pull. LS6 heads are more than plenty for this motor. We need a "normal" LS1 style replacement cam (no DoD) that will pull hard through the entire rpm range, instead of a truck / RV / towing cam.

Night and day difference in pull between the Camaro and Monte.

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Originally Posted by Kazmaniac
Hate the cam also ... flat / no mid-range pull. LS6 heads are more than plenty for this motor. We need a "normal" LS1 style replacement cam (no DoD) that will pull hard through the entire rpm range, instead of a truck / RV / towing cam.

Night and day difference in pull between the Camaro and Monte.
Exactly so why isn't someone making one yet?
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Because its not that easy, there is a lot of $$ that will need to be invested. I would think you would need new Heads, Cam, and Tranny before you can think about upgrading just one of them.
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