Which heads for a LS3
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Burning Brakes
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Which heads for a LS3
Car is a automatic with kook headers, intake, borla, and a 226/238 115+3 cam. Currently puts down 462 rwhp and 428rwtq. Work all done by me.
Was going to go put a blower on it, but may want to put heads on first. What heads? Looked at TEA stage2, trick flow, Lingenfelter, etc...
Not good with the ins and outs on heads. Please school me
Thx
Was going to go put a blower on it, but may want to put heads on first. What heads? Looked at TEA stage2, trick flow, Lingenfelter, etc...
Not good with the ins and outs on heads. Please school me
Thx
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Unless you're planning on a max effort setup trying to squeeze every single HP out of it while shaving off every fraction of a second in the 1/4 mile, I see no reason to spend money on cylinder heads for an LS3 engine that's about to get boost. The LS3 castings flow an absolute ton of CFM, and are more than sufficient for any boosted street car.
Not to mention, an additional 50hp is a pulley size away with a blower. Much cheaper than spending $1000-2000 on cylinder heads.
Just my .02....
Not to mention, an additional 50hp is a pulley size away with a blower. Much cheaper than spending $1000-2000 on cylinder heads.
Just my .02....
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Burning Brakes
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Ok, im actually surprised you guys are saying to stay with the stock heads. I know they flow an incredible amount, but was looking for that 490+ rwhp number NA.
Guess I should just wait and get my blower then....
Guess I should just wait and get my blower then....
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Burning Brakes
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Melting Slicks
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I just sold my blower setup...made 614/598 with stock LS3 heads and a 224/232 cam. Starting over and going back n/a though with a bigger cam, decked/CNC heads, all the bolt-ons/stall, gears/A6 upgrades...I'm doing it the way it should have been done to begin with. Back to front, bottom to top.
IMO, if you're planning on boost, just save your $$...or if you want a head upgrade now, just have your stock heads CNC'd.
Big heads are a bit of a waste on a boosted driver LS3 unless you're putting a stroker together or really getting serious at the track.
IMO, if you're planning on boost, just save your $$...or if you want a head upgrade now, just have your stock heads CNC'd.
Big heads are a bit of a waste on a boosted driver LS3 unless you're putting a stroker together or really getting serious at the track.