Head to head comparison...
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Le Mans Master
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From: ocean springs mississippi
Head to head comparison...
Ive decided to go N/A h/c/i set up.
Current mods:
Calloway cai
Ported tb
Ported fast 102
Kooks 1 3/4 LT's
No cats
Bassani cat back
Going with a 224/230/114 cam....so my question is this......
Ported 243 heads vs. trick flow 225's,what hp differances would I see w/ this set up?worth the extra cost?
Current mods:
Calloway cai
Ported tb
Ported fast 102
Kooks 1 3/4 LT's
No cats
Bassani cat back
Going with a 224/230/114 cam....so my question is this......
Ported 243 heads vs. trick flow 225's,what hp differances would I see w/ this set up?worth the extra cost?
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Le Mans Master
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From: ocean springs mississippi
Hadn't really just because of the ported tb/fast. I also know that cathedral ports make good torque. How well do the ls3 heads flow as compared to the others?
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This may help.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-flow-s-2.html
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Le Mans Master
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From: ocean springs mississippi
Hey jay,Ive been following your thread. I thought you were running a bigger cam than the (224/230/114) that i'm looking at? We are running very similar mods and am looking for as close to 500hp I can get w/ very streetable manners.
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Do your homework next time before replying.
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Actually, if you knew half of what you think you do then you wouldn't make such statements.say. There are things called air speed, tumble etc that contribute to a quality port job. If having a big airflow number was all you needed then we'd all be running around with 300cc ports. An example is AFRs 205 cc port that competes with heads having 220 or bigger ports and beats them.
Do your homework next time before replying.
Do your homework next time before replying.
Last edited by Fly'n Family; Feb 14, 2013 at 06:01 PM.
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Poor edit by the way, and porting and polishing, what are you 10?
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From my experience - with TFS 225's you will see more torque (10-15 lb ft) through the mid - range (2500-5000) and 5-10 HP peak power over the standard CNC ported 243. The gap narrows a little if you opt for 2.05 intake valves in the 243's
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also, IMO, stay away from the LS3 head conversion.
Drifting
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Glad you're so smart, it doesn't show. While I never said he didn't do a good job, only that flow numbers don't tell the whole story and are used simply for bench racing, why don't you have your guy give you the flow coefficient and then we'll get a better idea of the work.
Poor edit by the way, and porting and polishing, what are you 10?
Poor edit by the way, and porting and polishing, what are you 10?
Last edited by Fly'n Family; Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 PM.
Racer
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Original poster, I was where you are a few months ago. Here is what I went with: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...ni-review.html
My custom cam is being made right now. It will be here shortly and all of this will finally be going together. Just a few more pieces...
My custom cam is being made right now. It will be here shortly and all of this will finally be going together. Just a few more pieces...
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09 & '12, '14
Wow......your brilliance is amazing. Who said you said he "didn't go a good job"? No one, except you. But, by all means - continue to illuminate......it's absolutely breathtaking. According to you, flow doesn't matter - "it's only for advertising". Based on your statement, maybe we should all go to a 50cc head - cuz it's all just for advertising, right? Apparently all those porting/polishing/cnc'ing their heads are wasting their money.