Vortec heads

[flintdawg]

i was wondering what kind of horse power you would gain if you went with a set of vortec heads? also when you do them is there any other mods needed?

 

[flintdawg]

also how much would a set cost me?

 

[jwaller]

from stock to vortec....you would gaing 50hp....and thats being conservatinve...I charge 1300 for my vortec's and they are bolt on ready to go...

 

[flintdawg]

do you need any other mods with a set of these? thanks
mike

 

[jwaller]

well changing the cam will net the most power gains BC you be opening the valves the correct amount to get the most from the heads...the correct cam...is totally ECM compatable..and can be run on a stock chip...run about 250.

 

[Windedv6]

What is the best cam for the vortec heads....with stock ecm. If a speed-pro were used is there a different cam that could be more effective...

John

 

[jwaller]

the best cam is a comp09-412-8..it has the exact amount of lift you need and not too much duation...you really dont need anything more even if you went to speedpro.

 

[flintdawg]

have an aftermarket cam....and a larger turbo...do you need headers or anything like that?

 

[jwaller]

you dont "NEED" headers...but they are always nice...esp seeing as how you have all of these go fast parts and stock manifolds...you'll like them more anyway makes changing plugs much easier..and at this point you will pick up some HP too

 

[flintdawg]

what is the best set of headers to go with?

 

[Guest]

ATR for sure... perfect fit.. stainless steal

 

[Guest]

i mean steel :smile:

 

[flintdawg]

does this set allow you to access your spark plugs? thanks

 

[Guest]

a lot easier than stock.

 

[jwaller]

for all of ATR's flaws...the headers are pretty good.

 

[typhoon4ever]

jwaller. hows the ATR waste gate?

 

[Falco]

John,

Would you suggest to use other Comp Cams stuff with this cam? Valve springs, rocker arms, pushrods etc? Anyway the operating RPM is this cam is 1200-4500. With a rebuild motor we could use a bit higher RPMs. Correct me if I'm wrong.

TIA,

 

[smeagol]

The ATR gate sucks, yes.

Headers - plug access is good other than #1, which is a bitch. Get yourself a custom wrench to get it out, it's fine. Use a heat shield of some sort on the plug wire, I like Taylor's boot covers.

The cam John listed is good, if you want a bit more for a max effort combo, the 09-422 is what I used. McCoy is using similar stuff in his builds, like 212 duration, .500 or so lift. I tuned a truck with one, seemed a bit more responsive than my truck, very nice street manners. Could have just been the motor was fresh, dunno.

 

[flintdawg]

so if i call around to find a set of used heads what should i tell them i want....thanks

 

[jwaller]

If your wanting to go with vortec's you want anything 96 and up..