jaschutz79

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I'm on the fence here. 01 SS with 105K miles. ran 12.9@1XX with 1.98 60 with a lid and catback. Putting a FLT LV4 trans and a Circle D 2c. Should i just stick to bolts on's and maybe a 100 shot or do a Cam only car(el torro)with the bolt ons? Larry @ Speed got me thinking about spinning a high mileage motor higher. Still on a stock 10 bolt and suspension too. Car is 80% street 20% track.
Thanks Guys

dre2013

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i was in the same situation, but i have a tad of lifter noise so i said screw it and bought heads and a cam.

massls1guy

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I say go for the cam. The lope will make you smile every time you start it up.

Daryn

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id stick with the bolt ons, do everygthing you can possibly do IE headers, suspension mods. k member. then do your cam. or heads and cam

Omega Doom

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thats a good question! I went with a cam instead of nitrous cause' I was thinking all the extra TQ from the nitrous would surely put an end to my stock tranny, and I also have a Yank 4000 stall,long tubes,true duals and bullet mufflers with just a TSP lid and now an RPM 5 cam and a solid tune it's rowdy but very streeable and this a my DD with no other car to drive!

jaschutz79

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I'd love to do the H/C but i would be pissed if the motor failed and chunked up the the heads. B4 i would do heads i would build a 370 or a something along those lines. I know there are alot of fast 347's, but why not bump up some cubes? The suspension upgrades sound like a good path. Any other opinions? Will that motor last long spinning at 6500?

dre2013

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6500 is nothing for an ls motor with supporting parts

CamaroRacing12

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im with this guy... build ur car complete, then add the real power

im gonna do this but instead im gonna spray mine... and be building a complete motor on the side to swap in when i blow my bolt on only motor up with spray

Demonicbird00

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go cam only!! youll love it, i did the SI thing and have been cam only for 2.5 yrs now. im finally doing heads in the coming months

-brandon

TXZ28LS1

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definitely do all bolt ons + cam and eventually heads and some spray....

jaschutz79

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I agree....but i was talking about a stock shortblock with a 105k miles.

pontiac1998

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well i dont think the stock bottom end is gonna have an issue....i got 102k on mine and am doing a set of 243s and a cam now so we shall see....

hopefully nothing else goes wrong with this damn car before i can find another job...lol

joblo1978

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You really need supporting parts before you throw a cam in there. Get everything else done, put your cam in, beef up your valvetrain and then tune it. You'll be fine.

Build the car from the back to the front.

jaschutz79

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That sounds like a good piece of advice. Never thought of it that way. Thanks