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Old 02-07-2009, 08:22 PM
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well i took the avice you guys gave me on just swaping the 4.8 for a 6.0 and well i found a good deal on a 02 LQ9 for $850 with tax and just bought it

so befor i swap it i wanna make it a monster
so what do you guys think i sould do with the heads?
and what kind of cam? i will be installing a tc3000 yank maybe
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any help will be great thanks
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youre going to get told to search. guaranteed.

whats your budget?

port and polish if you want to stay cheap on the heads.

cam depends on if you like daily drivability or not. im going with a 224 in my 4.8, few people are telling me its not the smartest for a DD and more than likely Ill stall it. learning process i suppose.

cant help on the stall idea. im a 5 speed kinda person.
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I got the tsp prc ls6 stage 1 heads 68cc chamber, yields 10.6:1 compression on an LQ9. Add in a cam of your choice and you should easily have 400rwhp. Then you need the trans to handle the power and a suitable torque converter. Also needs longtube headers.
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
I got the tsp prc ls6 stage 1 heads 68cc chamber, yields 10.6:1 compression on an LQ9. Add in a cam of your choice and you should easily have 400rwhp. Then you need the trans to handle the power and a suitable torque converter. Also needs longtube headers.
im sorry man but im still new what does tsp prc mean?
and my budget is puting my mind to it and save up the money type of thing..lol

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texas speed budget heads
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texas speed budget heads
do you have a lq4 or and lq9?
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What numbers do you expect and what's your budget.
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Originally Posted by Low_LQ4
What numbers do you expect and what's your budget.
well i will like to have 400 to 450rwhp if thats possible.
and for the budget i realy just buy one thing at a time i guess
i have to buy a gasket kit and thats $280 from tsp


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