What heads should I go with?
04-04-2007, 12:48 PM
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What heads should I go with? Alright I got some money I want to put towards a set of heads for my car. I got lots of choices here. My car is a 94 T/A with all bolt-ons and some suspension pieces. It also has a cc503 cam with 1.6 RR and 918 beehive springs. Some day in the next couple years I want to go with a bigger custom cam. Don't know exactly how big yet, probably a little bigger than a GM847 but small enough to not have to replace the 918's. All my options will cost me about the same. Here are my choices:
1.There are 2 sets of LT1 heads that are being sold for an awesome price but I don't really understand the specs of ported heads. Both are brand new and never used. These are the 2 descriptions:
1st Set)Joe Prince Racing fullly ported alluminum heads, 175CC intake runners, 52CC combustion chambers, 11:1 compression (on stock bottom end), flow 260/203@.550 lift. The heads do not include valve springs/components, but do include Manley 2.00/1.56 valves
2nd Set)Ported heads with bigger valves. 2.00/1.55 valves,52cc combustion chambers. 12551561 casting number. Flow bench, seat and valve work by www.WestCoastCylinderheads.com
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2.Buy a set of heads and send them to a porter I know in Houston that attended S.A.M. He is proven to be efficient with LT1 heads.
3.Buy another set of heads and let a local machinist port them. Heard he is awesome but I don't know if he has ever done LT1 heads.
Those are my choices. What do you think would be best for me? I'd like to go to Lloyd Elliott but thats out of my budget. I really don't want to spend more than $1000.
1.There are 2 sets of LT1 heads that are being sold for an awesome price but I don't really understand the specs of ported heads. Both are brand new and never used. These are the 2 descriptions:
1st Set)Joe Prince Racing fullly ported alluminum heads, 175CC intake runners, 52CC combustion chambers, 11:1 compression (on stock bottom end), flow 260/203@.550 lift. The heads do not include valve springs/components, but do include Manley 2.00/1.56 valves
2nd Set)Ported heads with bigger valves. 2.00/1.55 valves,52cc combustion chambers. 12551561 casting number. Flow bench, seat and valve work by www.WestCoastCylinderheads.com
http://
2.Buy a set of heads and send them to a porter I know in Houston that attended S.A.M. He is proven to be efficient with LT1 heads.
3.Buy another set of heads and let a local machinist port them. Heard he is awesome but I don't know if he has ever done LT1 heads.
Those are my choices. What do you think would be best for me? I'd like to go to Lloyd Elliott but thats out of my budget. I really don't want to spend more than $1000.
04-04-2007, 01:44 PM
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Actually if you want to use llyod or other porters ya can just have them do the port work, mill the heads, valve job, ect and not include springs, retainer, locks, locator's, ects I would email around to find out
