Subject: Re: Driving impressions with the AFR heads by anesthes on 2009/8/19 1:21:53
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88BlackZ51 wrote: Joe.
I am also looking for a deal on a TKO 600, but it certainly won't be easy. The guys that buy those, don't seem to sell them.
I hear ya. Originally I was going to put a T10 in the car, but browsing the forums everyone in the 12s blows 'em up. If your lucky the parts fly off DOWN not up.
Then looked at the T56 swap, but you have to cut out some of the cars structure.
Then the TKO. Wow what a transmission! But ya know, I went back to fbody for a few reasons. One of which was economics. Between a mortgage, and horses that cost around $500 / month to feed, and building a garage (1/2 way done) I can't justify spending 20k on this car. As it is', it's gonna be a $1500 car with a $5,000 engine.
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88BlackZ51 wrote:
I bought those TFS heads a few years back. They were as cast, and were flowed on the EXACT same flow bench as my 195 Street Port AFR Eliminators.
I paid pretty much the exact price for both heads, and the AFR's outflowed the TFS heads by a country mile (especially on the exhaust side).
I don't have any performance #'s for those 2 cylinder heads Joe. I only have the flow numbers if you care.
I've seen the same thing. The TFS is a good cheap head, but we know it's not an AFR. And for a few hundred bucks, it probably makes sense to go with the AFR over the TFS. The last time I bought a pair of TFS heads, you just couldn't get your hands on AFR unless you wanted to wait 6 months for shipping. But you know, I'm looking at things now saying "well can we give up a little on the heads, and make it up here..".
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88BlackZ51 wrote:
But for me, If I have to spend an extra $400-$500 to gain another 25-35hp/20-30 tq, that's what they call a "no-brainer".
Nothing wrong with that. I just don't have the car budget I used to.
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88BlackZ51 wrote:
And yes, guys will spend $2000 on cylinder heads. I know a few who have the comp ports myself, and I am just one guy.
Some guys will. Agreed. But a lot of guys get sticker shock over the price..
