Look at ET Performance

 

U may also want to take a look at Dart... i think they flow the same or close on the intake side as trick flows but not as much on the exhaust side. they are also alot cheaper.


-Nate

 

yeah ET performance, afr , trick flow's, edlebrock makes a good small bore heads that WCCH does a great job with.

 

I thought there would more people saying WCCH.

It doesn't hurt to just send him a PM or even call him. Richard's customer service is A++++(seriously). I even called in the middle of my head swap to ask a couple of questions. He was very helpful.

Oh yeah, I'm very happy with my heads also. I can't say how much HP because I installed a cam(per Richard's recomendaton) at the same time.

 

Damn no one excepts cash, trying to get my Stroker kit today from TSP and im sorry we can not accept a Money order or Bank check for a Compstar/compstar/wiseco Rotator LOL, I was going to buy stage 2.5 LS6 heads as well to save some $ and get a 383 rotator but i guess green money isn't any good, oh well sorry i had to vent a little.

 

I felt the same way about 2 years ago.... I took delivery of my Rex built WCCH motor the First week of january almost two years ago...... It has 245cc Edelbrock heads... came as a complete longblock.. I have around 60 dyno pulls, 200 Track passes and 6,000 street miles... Truck makes 900 ish rwhp around 18psi ... 65psi of Oil pressure since Day one !! I dont even run a Catch can on my engine... The motor Sounds Box stock zero valve train noise never had a problem with springs,lifters, headgaskets. I have never even removed the Valve covers !! Customer service is A++++ a good product that has held up with a TON of abuse!! I have PLENTY of refrances that have watched my project along the way.I have been 140mph in the 1/4 mile I must have a BAD *** motor !!! Because we all know that Rear mount turbos dont work

 

TFS always seems to require a different something. I had some TFS's when they 1st came out for a Gen I SBC. I wanted to run a JE piston but was undecided as to a F/T or dish. Most JE's were ~$560 for a regular 23* head, but if I wanted to run the TFS/ JE combo, it'd req. a mold of the CC & it would be, IIRC at least $720 if not $800 for custom pistons. Later Arias came out w/. pistons to work w/. TFS, but they're heavier too. However, Arias were less $. I forgot if I needed different rockers too. Just my .02.

I don't think u can go wrong w/. any of the modern aftermkt heads. I hasven't researched heads for a GEN 3/4, so IDK who's best. I do know who I'd hand my $ to tho. Figure out if a head w/. a different layback angle is worth it, as some ET & TFS change those. That's an added expense/ aggravation w/. rockers (which GMCtrk said) & so on. The Edelbrock are compatable w/. 5.3 bore as well. AFR seems to have capilized on there name, so seem a bit pricey to me. If I do heads on mine, in past, I always had great respect for AFR, but now Edelbrock will get my $ if I go that route. Their CNC work was from LPE, but WCCH can port further I'm sure if u need. Some on here feel aftermkt. hds. are a waste on a 5.3. IIRC, old motorhead was of that opinion. Prolly others too.
Material choice varies, so iron hds add weight to front of truck sadly, even if they flow.

 

Well you can't go wrong with afr, et, or tfs heads... I definatly gained more than 40 hp with my tfs 225's heads. Last year I ran a 14.0 this year I ran a 12.96 with head swap, ported tb, underdrive pulley and efans... Mot of that drop was definatly the heads

 

I haven't seen any dyno or track numbers comparing WCCH to the others, but I'd like to. I can mention as others did that the customer service at WCCH is second to none, and Richard is one of the most knowledgeable guys that I've ever had the pleasure of talking to. Looking forward to eventually bolting my WCCH StageII 317's on top of my LQ9