Cam with stock manifolds a good idea?
02-13-2003, 08:58 PM
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Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? Debating on weather or not to install a cam but i dont have LT's yet. I know some hp will be lost but would it be enough to make me wanna buy headers before the cam? or should i just do that in the first place ? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? I did cam first, headers later. Noticed a decent difference with the cam, huge difference after the headers.
Not like any work is really 'lost', as a header install is completely different work than a cam install. Got time to do the cam first? Do it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Now, if you were doing heads, *then* I'd hold off and do headers at the same time. But just a cam swap? No problem.
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Not like any work is really 'lost', as a header install is completely different work than a cam install. Got time to do the cam first? Do it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Now, if you were doing heads, *then* I'd hold off and do headers at the same time. But just a cam swap? No problem.
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? Depends on what size the cam is. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
02-13-2003, 09:42 PM
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? well right now im going to wait for the results from eastsides cam..the one all the controversy is over but before i was looking at tr 224/224.
02-14-2003, 12:12 AM
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? I have heads/cam but stock exhaust manifolds/cats/catback and make 393rwhp, sounds bone stock, idles bone stock, and is sooooo quiet. I love it!
I'm sure headers will wake this car up but for now I have zero complaints <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I'm sure headers will wake this car up but for now I have zero complaints <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
02-14-2003, 01:20 AM
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? JMX: What heads, cam and other bolt-ons do you have to pull that much power with stock manifolds?? Thats awesome! I want to do heads,cam and headers but cant afford all three. Everyone is telling me to get the cam and headers first but I'm actually getting the heads first so I can have the cam custom grinded. Besides, I like the idea of having quiet mainifolds. Do you have tuning done as well? Thanks- Mike.
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? I have a tr224 with stage 2 heads and stock manifolds with cats. On a mustang syno I put down 365rwhp. Drives and sounds nice but this cam realy needs a torque converter.
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02-14-2003, 09:52 AM
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Re: Cam with stock manifolds a good idea? SStolen, I have an underdrive pulley, an air filter, GTP stage 2 heads from thunder racing, and the TR227/224 114 cam. There was some slight "mail order" tuning done on the car two years ago when it had a b1 (otherwise stock), so i'd guess the timing was increased a tad and the rev limiter bumped...thats probably all the tuning it has. I'll get it properly tuned on a dyno once I get headers.
Heads/cam with stock manifolds is really fun and stealthy. You will be a bit lacking in the torque department down low, but the topend seems to scream.
Heads/cam with stock manifolds is really fun and stealthy. You will be a bit lacking in the torque department down low, but the topend seems to scream.
