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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 12:36 PM
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At what hp should I be concerned about porting my cylinder heads. My new supercharger will take my hp levels to 800 on the tires and I've read that the ls3 heads are good up to 800 just not sure how true that is
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Old Jul 8, 2018 | 02:32 PM
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At what hp should I be concerned about porting my cylinder heads. My new supercharger will take my hp levels to 800 on the tires and I've read that the ls3 heads are good up to 800 just not sure how true that is
Don't get to believing that just because stock heads may be "good up to 800" means that they are NOT a restriction on your build.

If you're running stock heads at 800 hp, porting the heads will net you some significant gains....possibly as much 100 hp depending on your the nature of your build; cam, boost level, etc.

Jus' sayin'....

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Yes, I just want to make sure that in not porting a head that is too big for the motor to support. My setup is going to be a ti trim sc, long tube headers & meth. Right now I have a supercharger so trim with everything else mentioned above.
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Look at TSP CNC LS3 Head porting, it's a very good option. They can port your stock heads.
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Originally Posted by jaybee924
Look at TSP CNC LS3 Head porting, it's a very good option. They can port your stock heads.
I'll be selling a set of those heads within the next month. Going with an aftermarket set with smaller chambers.

More flow.....more compression!

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I bought Wegner CNC LSA heads. Why do the R&D when someone already has.
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