Cylinder head decisions.....
I currently have a set of TW170 heads that I was planning on sending out to get CNC ported by either TEA or Fox Lake. After talking to TEA yesterday, I'm starting to second guess that since the guy I talked to didn't seem real confident they could get them to a 205 intake runner. Also, after talking to him it seems I will be $1000+ into the heads just to get them ported and rebuilt using my existing valvetrain (springs, retainers, valves, studs, ect). The price would go up if I needed anything replaced. The port job alone is $650+.
Looking at Fox Lake, it looks like I would need to go their Stage 3 porting program to approach the flow numbers of an 11R 205 head. That cost is $1295 unassembled or $1799 with a valve job, new springs, and a refresh.
Fordstrokers currently has the Trick Flow 11r 205 heads for $1899.00 with free shipping. Brand new everything, better valve train, better valve angles, ect. Seems like a no brainer.
Am I missing anything here? Has anybody had experience having their TW170's CNC ported to support a 363? Is there any benefit to TEA or Fox Lakes CNC porting compared to the 11R 205 heads that Fordstrokers offers?
I'm thinking I could sell my current TW170's for around $600-700 as is, buy the 11R 205's from FordStrokers for $1899.00 and save shipping costs, and have a brand new set of heads with all new components and possibly still have better flow capabilities then what I could get from porting my TW170's (and probably be cheaper).
I currently have a set of TW170 heads that I was planning on sending out to get CNC ported by either TEA or Fox Lake. After talking to TEA yesterday, I'm starting to second guess that since the guy I talked to didn't seem real confident they could get them to a 205 intake runner. Also, after talking to him it seems I will be $1000+ into the heads just to get them ported and rebuilt using my existing valvetrain (springs, retainers, valves, studs, ect). The price would go up if I needed anything replaced. The port job alone is $650+.
Looking at Fox Lake, it looks like I would need to go their Stage 3 porting program to approach the flow numbers of an 11R 205 head. That cost is $1295 unassembled or $1799 with a valve job, new springs, and a refresh.
Fordstrokers currently has the Trick Flow 11r 205 heads for $1899.00 with free shipping. Brand new everything, better valve train, better valve angles, ect. Seems like a no brainer.
Trick Flow Twisted Wedge 205 11R Competition Ported Cylinder Heads - FREE SHIPPING
Trick Flow, 205 11R, 56cc, SBF heads, twisted wedge, 52615601-C03, 5261T561-C03, 5261T661-C03, 52616601-C03
fordstrokers.com
Am I missing anything here? Has anybody had experience having their TW170's CNC ported to support a 363? Is there any benefit to TEA or Fox Lakes CNC porting compared to the 11R 205 heads that Fordstrokers offers?
I'm thinking I could sell my current TW170's for around $600-700 as is, buy the 11R 205's from FordStrokers for $1899.00 and save shipping costs, and have a brand new set of heads with all new components and possibly still have better flow capabilities then what I could get from porting my TW170's (and probably be cheaper).