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Re: vortec heads
Stay away from the 3/4 ton and 1 ton vortec heads that end in 906 casting. They are supposed to flow worse then the other casting.
Vortec heads are great but the problem with them is they can't run cams larger then like .420" lift without having the valve guides cut so your flow is limited in stock form.
Vortec heads are great but the problem with them is they can't run cams larger then like .420" lift without having the valve guides cut so your flow is limited in stock form.
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Re: vortec heads
906s from the HD and 1-ton have a single angle grind on the exhaust side, which hurts flow, 3 angle on the others. The castings are the same though .460" lift is the highest you can go safely. Theres a "ghetto grind" method in which you grind the bottom of the stock retainer up to 3/32" to free up some lift, about .530" safely. This also requires you to remove the spring dampner.
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Re: vortec heads
Never posting from my phone again lol. Thank for finishing what I couldn't vetteoz.
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Comp cams makes a bee hive springs and retainers to run a large cam with mo heads mods a bit pricey about 275 i run these springs with 480 lift cam and still have retainer spring clearence
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Re: vortec heads
Vortecs have a lift limit, depending on the casting it can be more or less since each head may be slightly different from another. Most pro's suggest keeping it below .510" so you get the most out of the combo, otherwise the ports may stall and lose power. I'm running a .489" lift cam with 1.6 roller rockers (.521" total) and I dont feel any drop in power up to my 5800rpm redline, I've taken it to 6100rpm and let off because I'm not comfortable with going over the cams suggested redline. It's actually 5600, but the 1.6's gotta add some rpm, right? Either way, its a street head and should be paired with equal parts.
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If they are going on the 305 you have listed then you should mill them down atleast .030 to keep the compression ratio close to what you have now. I paired mine with a used LT1 cam and an Edelbrock performer rpm intake and have pretty good results. Only thing I did was mill them down and use the .010 thickness stainless head gasket. Kinda wish I would have done the beehive spring mod while they were off to go to a larger cam later but I'm still pretty happy with them.
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