suggestions for cam/heads for street car
03-19-2009, 07:53 AM
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suggestions for cam/heads for street car I have really been playing with the idea of a cam/head swap for my Z28 and I have never really learned much about this. I read the sticky and a good chunk of it made sense, but I'm still unsure about what to go with.
Current mods:
SLP lid
K&N
MSD wires
FTRA
Hooker ceramic headers
ORY
Corsa catback
Predator tune
The car is an A4, so eventually I will get a converter, but that's probably at least a year away. I would want something done on a somewhat tight budget, but I don't mind paying for something that works and will perform well.
Has anyone tried the Trickflow packages that Summit has? They didn't look like a bad deal. Anyway, any advice would be appreciated!
Current mods:
SLP lid
K&N
MSD wires
FTRA
Hooker ceramic headers
ORY
Corsa catback
Predator tune
The car is an A4, so eventually I will get a converter, but that's probably at least a year away. I would want something done on a somewhat tight budget, but I don't mind paying for something that works and will perform well.
Has anyone tried the Trickflow packages that Summit has? They didn't look like a bad deal. Anyway, any advice would be appreciated!
03-19-2009, 12:19 PM
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I'd like something in the 400-450 range, really don't race the car much, I just want a fun street car. I would be more concerned with mid rang torque, as I auto X the car. The budget needs to stay under $2500 for everything
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03-19-2009, 07:41 PM
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Besides gaskets & misc items you may have lifters, rockers, pushrods, timing set, oil pump, underdrive pulley, water pump, etc....see how it adds up quickly! Cam will be $400 and heads are all over the board. I budgeted $5000 for my head/cam/intake complete with doing my own labor!
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Yeah if you pick a cam that will work with your stock stall, I would guess you would be changing it again in a year. So go for the converter first, I was thinking about doing a cam and waiting on stall, but I said screw it and bought the stall today, and TSP is working me up a price for all the goodies I want from them.
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400hp is not hard to attain with cam only.
i just quickly priced a package at TSP
stg 1 ls6 heads
228r cam
upgraded springs
upgraded timing chain
upgraded oil pump
$1,881
add $280 for a deluxe bolt/gasket kit
425rwhp should not be a problem.
this assumes you have things like lid, intake, headers and exhaust.
save up a few more bucks and you have yourself enough for a higher stall converter
i just quickly priced a package at TSP
stg 1 ls6 heads
228r cam
upgraded springs
upgraded timing chain
upgraded oil pump
$1,881
add $280 for a deluxe bolt/gasket kit
425rwhp should not be a problem.
this assumes you have things like lid, intake, headers and exhaust.
save up a few more bucks and you have yourself enough for a higher stall converter