Trick Flow heads???

AB89GT · 09-04-2001, 08:24 AM

Is anyone here running trick flow heads? If so how are they? Are they worth the money, is there something better for the money out there?

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89 black GT, 5 spd
flex-a-lite electric fan
flowmaster cat-back + h-pipe
1 5/8 equal length shorty headers
MSD Blaster coil

Mustangmichael1 · 09-04-2001, 10:55 AM

I run them on my street car and on my race car, they work great. The heads come complete, and are the best priced head on the market. We sell them for 989, and they work great.

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Michael Bell
www.dayton50perf.com
S/R 140 RS 8008

MikeWeber · 09-04-2001, 03:43 PM

I think they are the most versatile head on the market. You'll find them on everything from a low 9-second Street Renegade car to a mild 13-sec bolt-on car with equal success. There's alot of growing room with the heads.

Unit 5302 · 09-04-2001, 07:04 PM

Stock for stock the TFS Street Heat heads outflow names such as Edelbrock, World Products, Holley, and Brodix just to name a few. They feature small combustion chamber to keep the compression ratio up, and are a good name company. Plus they are the least expensive aluminum head on the market.

exgmguy · 09-05-2001, 04:06 PM

The least expensive, but do require custom hardened pushrods, and will not work with stock rockers or valve covers (unless you feel like grinding away the inside of your stock ones). You should be upgrading this stuff if you want to race the car anyway.

I run TFS heads with a mild port job.

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1988 Mustang GT
11.8 @ 123 (7/14/01)
1992 BadAzz Wrangler
1993 Explorer

See my car at: www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?179

moponys · 09-05-2001, 04:13 PM

I have them on my car too and their great for the price. Might as well get them o-ringed in case you get or have a supercharger or Nitrous.

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TFS twisted wedge heads, TFS street intake, Lunati cam .500/.510 218/226, BBK FPR
BBK shorties, BBK 70mm tb, Pro-m 75mm, ASP pulleys, FMS 3:73, Transgo shiftkit
Flowmasters, Bassani x-pipe, K&N FIPK, FMS 1.6 roller rockers, 9mm wires,24lbs injectors,
190lph fuel pump, MSD cap and rotor, 18" wheels w/street tires, JMS custom chip. ETs soon to come...

90dpscoupe · 09-05-2001, 06:36 PM

Get some afr's, yea exgmguy beat me to it, my friend is paying some major $$ for some Tf's that require what exgmguy said, plus his cam wont work with it, so now he is having to order new pistons, and all sorts of other stuff, but of course they are probaly the most popular aluminums used in race and street applications. 1,100$ out of the box before they need machine work down here.

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90 lx coupe: 5spd, 177k miles, steeda water pump pulley, Mac coldair fenderwell, Mac h-pipe, supercoil, ADS chip, 160 stat, aluminum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs.
Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks)
Best mph: 98.17
Best 60': 1.9607

next mods:4.10's, slicks.

Unit 5302 · 09-05-2001, 06:56 PM

Don't o-ring them. Your choice at that point, blow a head gasket, or blow a piston. If you have it tuned right neither. If you don't I'd rather swap the head gasket.

You can find them from Magazine's for under $1000.

todd95GT · 09-05-2001, 07:44 PM

While at the shop today having my new driveshaft installed and tailshaft leak repaired, the owner (a VERY reputable, well known Mustang shop)said that the TFS heads are the best bang for the buck head on the market. He also said that a Cobra manifold would be just as good, or maybe a Performer. But, the RPM, Trick FLow Street Heat, etc., are too much for a basically stock with bolt on motor. Just some info I thought I'd pass on. There was a 95 GT, N/A on the chassis dyno there today and it was making 300 RWHP with iron GT40 heads and a Cobra intake. There's a little proof these parts work.

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Todd
1995GT Cobra look-alike
pulleys; Flowmaster cat-back; 65mm TB; Cobra R's, front, and wing; FMS aluminum driveshaft

90dpscoupe · 09-05-2001, 09:01 PM

Well the gt-40 and cobra intk are made for eachother, so 300 hp isnt surprising, he probaly had it all ported, but maybe not, good luck with your choice.

1BAD89 · 09-06-2001, 05:57 PM

Yeah I had them on a 69 camaro and I can't praise them enough. Now I have another set and I love them. But if you were going to buy the trick flow heads, I think you might as well buy the trick Flow intake! It flows better than the Cobra, and Trick Flow works better with Trick Flow, you know?

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1989 GT, 3:55's, full exhaust, 4 in. hood, Pro 5.0, Have many other parts 4 sale. All parts for sale now.

2000 Camaro SS-A4, 13.7's bone stock.

1989 Chevy S-10, EX. Cab-383(500+hp on motor), trick flow heads, trick flow pistons, etc... autometer phantom gauges, "built" 700R4, roll cage, lexan back window, corbeau seats, R.H.S. 5 harnesses, Fuel cell, convo pro wheels, 15x14's with 29x18.5 M/T'S on back, 15x4's on front, nitrous, and so much more!

09-04-2001, 08:24 AM	#1
AB89GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 49	Trick Flow heads??? Is anyone here running trick flow heads? If so how are they? Are they worth the money, is there something better for the money out there? ------------------ 89 black GT, 5 spd flex-a-lite electric fan flowmaster cat-back + h-pipe 1 5/8 equal length shorty headers MSD Blaster coil

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09-04-2001, 10:55 AM	#2
Mustangmichael1 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 15	I run them on my street car and on my race car, they work great. The heads come complete, and are the best priced head on the market. We sell them for 989, and they work great. ------------------ Michael Bell www.dayton50perf.com S/R 140 RS 8008

09-04-2001, 03:43 PM	#3
MikeWeber Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 48	I think they are the most versatile head on the market. You'll find them on everything from a low 9-second Street Renegade car to a mild 13-sec bolt-on car with equal success. There's alot of growing room with the heads.

09-04-2001, 07:04 PM	#4
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Stock for stock the TFS Street Heat heads outflow names such as Edelbrock, World Products, Holley, and Brodix just to name a few. They feature small combustion chamber to keep the compression ratio up, and are a good name company. Plus they are the least expensive aluminum head on the market.

09-05-2001, 04:06 PM	#5
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	The least expensive, but do require custom hardened pushrods, and will not work with stock rockers or valve covers (unless you feel like grinding away the inside of your stock ones). You should be upgrading this stuff if you want to race the car anyway. I run TFS heads with a mild port job. ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT 11.8 @ 123 (7/14/01) 1992 BadAzz Wrangler 1993 Explorer See my car at: www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?179

09-05-2001, 04:13 PM	#6
moponys Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Antioch, CA 94521 Posts: 181	I have them on my car too and their great for the price. Might as well get them o-ringed in case you get or have a supercharger or Nitrous. ------------------ TFS twisted wedge heads, TFS street intake, Lunati cam .500/.510 218/226, BBK FPR BBK shorties, BBK 70mm tb, Pro-m 75mm, ASP pulleys, FMS 3:73, Transgo shiftkit Flowmasters, Bassani x-pipe, K&N FIPK, FMS 1.6 roller rockers, 9mm wires,24lbs injectors, 190lph fuel pump, MSD cap and rotor, 18" wheels w/street tires, JMS custom chip. ETs soon to come...

09-05-2001, 06:36 PM	#7
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	Get some afr's, yea exgmguy beat me to it, my friend is paying some major $$ for some Tf's that require what exgmguy said, plus his cam wont work with it, so now he is having to order new pistons, and all sorts of other stuff, but of course they are probaly the most popular aluminums used in race and street applications. 1,100$ out of the box before they need machine work down here. ------------------ 90 lx coupe: 5spd, 177k miles, steeda water pump pulley, Mac coldair fenderwell, Mac h-pipe, supercoil, ADS chip, 160 stat, aluminum D/S, Black magic fan, 3.27grs. Best time: 13.9116(on 225/60/15 firehawks) Best mph: 98.17 Best 60': 1.9607 next mods:4.10's, slicks.

09-05-2001, 06:56 PM	#8
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Don't o-ring them. Your choice at that point, blow a head gasket, or blow a piston. If you have it tuned right neither. If you don't I'd rather swap the head gasket. You can find them from Magazine's for under $1000.

09-05-2001, 07:44 PM	#9
todd95GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Posts: 191	While at the shop today having my new driveshaft installed and tailshaft leak repaired, the owner (a VERY reputable, well known Mustang shop)said that the TFS heads are the best bang for the buck head on the market. He also said that a Cobra manifold would be just as good, or maybe a Performer. But, the RPM, Trick FLow Street Heat, etc., are too much for a basically stock with bolt on motor. Just some info I thought I'd pass on. There was a 95 GT, N/A on the chassis dyno there today and it was making 300 RWHP with iron GT40 heads and a Cobra intake. There's a little proof these parts work. ------------------ Todd 1995GT Cobra look-alike pulleys; Flowmaster cat-back; 65mm TB; Cobra R's, front, and wing; FMS aluminum driveshaft

09-05-2001, 09:01 PM	#10
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	Well the gt-40 and cobra intk are made for eachother, so 300 hp isnt surprising, he probaly had it all ported, but maybe not, good luck with your choice.

09-06-2001, 05:57 PM	#11
1BAD89 Tubbed and Juiced Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,861	Yeah I had them on a 69 camaro and I can't praise them enough. Now I have another set and I love them. But if you were going to buy the trick flow heads, I think you might as well buy the trick Flow intake! It flows better than the Cobra, and Trick Flow works better with Trick Flow, you know? ------------------ 1989 GT, 3:55's, full exhaust, 4 in. hood, Pro 5.0, Have many other parts 4 sale. All parts for sale now. 2000 Camaro SS-A4, 13.7's bone stock. 1989 Chevy S-10, EX. Cab-383(500+hp on motor), trick flow heads, trick flow pistons, etc... autometer phantom gauges, "built" 700R4, roll cage, lexan back window, corbeau seats, R.H.S. 5 harnesses, Fuel cell, convo pro wheels, 15x14's with 29x18.5 M/T'S on back, 15x4's on front, nitrous, and so much more!