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Old 10-05-2016, 08:41 PM
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Default Biggest head on a 5.3??

Like the title says maybe a head guru can enlighten me and see whats the biggest head i can use on a 5.3. Or biggest valves?
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All depends on What your willing to spend and what your looking to do.
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By biggest head do you mean port volume or valve size?
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I wouldnt go any larger than a 2" intake valve on a 5.3 bore. A ported 243 is really all you will ever need...
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Originally Posted by Vortec350ss
I wouldnt go any larger than a 2" intake valve on a 5.3 bore. A ported 243 is really all you will ever need...
You sure about that?
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I am assuming a head to push a lot of boost through it
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Originally Posted by Atomic
By biggest head do you mean port volume or valve size?
Valve size acually
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Originally Posted by 1FastBrick
All depends on What your willing to spend and what your looking to do.
Well i acually was asking cause i have some tfs235 lying around. So today i mocked them and the valves seemed to clear the bore just fine. Im just wondering if theres a reason i shouldnt slap them on
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Originally Posted by Vortec350ss
I wouldnt go any larger than a 2" intake valve on a 5.3 bore. A ported 243 is really all you will ever need...
Im sure ive hit that heads limit
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2.00 valve is the general consensus as shrouding occurs in that range.

But I know what you mean as the Exhaust valve is actually closer to the bore than the intake valve is.

Given the bore size a head like that might be a dog down in the low RPM range.


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