ive been on the edge on what head to buy for my ls2 and i finally took the leap, decided to go with the trickflow 225. car previously made 463/434 with a set of ported/shaved 317's, 230/238 eps cam, fast 102. im starting to pull the heads off and then i wait for my new heads.



intake ready to be sent for port matching


ill be pulling the 317's in the morning.

 

Let us know how it goes...

 

Good choice they are excellent heads! Always seem to be on some of the fastest cathedral head cars

 

Thanks, I knew I did make a good choice. Plans are to have the 225's milled to 62cc, install my ls3 valves, they will have powder metal valve guides and the intake will be port matched to the heads.

 

looks like i was alittle over on duration on my intake lobe.. i can barely catch it with my finger nail so ill just run it, no sharp edges to cause bad heat spots. Anyway.. the heads are off and i await the arrival of my trickflows.

 

What were the 317's milled to? Just curious if having the TFS milled to 62cc would create less PTV clearance? Maybe flycut the pistons a little and raise that CR up

Nonetheless, I don't see a problem being around 500rwhp. Especially not really having a huge cam. Nice work

 

well the 317's were shaved .040 and the tfs heads will be shaved .020ish and the tfs heads are 13.5 degree head vs. the stock 15 degree head. intake valve on the tfs head is 2.055 vs. stock ferra 2.08 valve

 

LOL I did the same thing on my LS1 and it still runs aces to 7K rpm allll the time so i wouldnt sweat those love taps at all. Goes to show though how crucial good valve springs are. Speaking of which what springs are you going to run on the new heads? I kinda like the PAC 1521 these days

 

As I told my AFR head rep, who needs good valve springs when the pistons close the valves...

While the heads are off Y not just hand clearance the pistons just a bit???
It may save ya if you miss a shift or the trans lets go and over revs the motor..

 

nasty, you over-achiever....

i haven't even fired mine yet, and you're off to the races with new heads and port matched intake. that thing is going to run awesome.

i wouldn't worry too much about the intake valve clearance. 'bout time for a stroker kit...isn't it?

 

im not.. like i said i can barely catch my finger nail on the "new valve relief" and the guy i order my heads from said that he was gonna use a spring better for using stock rockers on trickflow heads.
the trickflow heads should have alot more clearance vs. the 317's and they have the rolled over valve which helps alot on ptv clearance. using the same 230/238 cam
stroker kit...hhhhmmmmmm maybe one day. but that'd make me change cams, use bigger primary headers, etc... its gonna stay stock cubes for now.

 

got the heads and filled the combustion chamber with atf and let them sit overnight and there was no atf in the runner so the 317's are fine.

 

using oil or even parts cleaner to check for leaks only works when you have a good sized bend an a valve. ive had several heads that didnt leak like that because the valve springs can keep a seal at static bur running there is not enough

best bet is to have the valves checked


how ever those little marks are nothing uncommon for a ls1 or 2

should see what a set of faulty PAC springs did to a set of my heads

 

If the guy I sold the heads to feels the heads are bad and decides to have them checked and it has any bad valves ill have the valves replaced. this motor still made 463 hp and up till I took it apart busting tail, spun by a 489hp procharged mustang 2 weeks ago several times

 

Clean up that engine bay while the heads are off and you're waiting


Those new heads will definitely add a bunch of power. Looking forward to seeing the results.

 

now i feel bad for mentioning the fluid test isnt the best way to check for bent valves.. if it ran fine before tear down im sure they are fine.

now if you had issues it would be a different story but im just informing is all

 

Its perfectly fine man. I wouldnt want anyone selling me some junk, but it ran fine up till I pulled the heads. I believe the heads are fine, but as stated if there are any issues with the heads the buyer finds ill pay to have them fixed.

 

Looks do not win races! But I an gonna clean it up a bit, and im hoping to get close to 500rwhp.. Ill pull the belt to make have a 503 hp graph lol

 

Looks don't win races, but for all that money under the hood, you have to pop it and be proud of how great it looks

 

i was informed earlier trickflow has recieved my order and will start cncing and installing my pm valve guides asap.

 

sounds great, did they inform you that I'd like a pair too and since christmas is coming, they'll just toss it on your order?

 

Three's a party, I'll take some.

 

ha! what do i get in return? a thank you wish i could man but i dont make that kinda dough.
yeah we all do have 6.0's... some have tsp cams some have futral cams and some have REAL man cams

 

just a 212/218 cam here



errrr......uhhh......exactly!


oh ya my old F13 cam whacked a TON of head/cam swap ls1 back in the day in my ls1. That midrange torque was great, didn't have to spin it to the moon, great driving characteristics and LOVED a bit of a spray.

 

yeah i was kinda stumped when i had my cam spec'd... but it makes AWESOME midrange, doesnt sacrifice any low end torque or high end horsepower.

 

F13 FTW!

glad to hear your heads are in process!

 

wonder if they will leave tfs this week? never had to worry about it. i remember saying, psh theres no way ima pay 2395.00 for a set of heads... well here we are.

 

i can see the jericho tranny and forced induction/stroker kit on the horizon...once you feed the power monster, he turns into a junky!

 

Orderd stock 12589227(ls2) head gaskets today and hopefully brian will have my heads in a few days so he can port match them. Thought about painting the intake flat black and the lettering gloss.. I think it would look very nice.

 

What are the specs on your cam?

 

230/238 .600/.604 112+2

 

brian should be recieving my heads tomorrow (finally) to port match them and do some touch ups.. kinda excited, even after my over a month long wait for a vendor to finish cncing my heads.

 

So who has the real man cam haha

 

 

~crickets~

 

<---- 239/242 .649"/.609" 111 LSA

 

why would you compare this junk to my superior smaller eps cam (flexes arm)

 

glad to hear about the process nasty....and, don't worry fellas....we all know the F13 is the champ

mine also has one other very important mod....the driver mod (nevermind the weaka$$ 10 bolt)

 

mine's bigger

 

ive typed in like 5 different things and I dont really have an appropriate answer for that on this board
Should have some head shots in a few

 

well this is what brian sent me

 

Had to put on sunglasses to look at those, purty.

 

All this talk about who's is bigger, I'm really glad your "head shots" you posted were your trick flows.

 

haha....nick you crack me up.

heads look great nasty! when should i expect them?

 

someones

 

more pics

 

hahahahahaha!!!

 

ill receive my heads and intake back wednesday or thursday... and for anyone wanting to know brian tooley is an awesome man to do business with, straight forward and to the point.

 

He sure has earned his reputation as a knowledgable guy whos builds top shelf heads that perform as promised

 

thats why he got my business, He has been nothing but good help through the whole month and a week long wait t.e.a. had on my heads but id rather have it done right than thrown together.