Need some general install advice.....
01-10-2007, 01:10 PM
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Need some general install advice..... Installer is ready to put the car back together- -'98 Trans Am- -and I was wanting to have some ideas thrown at me as to what I should do. I have recently had aftermarket heads, cam, and intake installed and was wondering what else I should do to the engine while it is "torn down". Also, I went ahead and had a new timing chain installed. I am really contemplating new rockers and possibly pushrods. Would I go with 1.7s??
1998 Navy Blue TA
~95,000 miles
M6, headers, etc....most of the usual bolt-on stuff....
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1998 Navy Blue TA
~95,000 miles
M6, headers, etc....most of the usual bolt-on stuff....
Congratulate me....it's my first post..............
01-11-2007, 02:46 AM
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depending what "torn down" means.....i'd do either a ported ls6 or ls4 oil pump (i have a ported ls6), ls2 chain (i have a DR, but i think its overkill), get stock rockers rebuilt (well worth it), if u didnt do the PR's when u did the cam, i'd do them too........it all really depends how "torn down" it is?
01-11-2007, 05:37 AM
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No option on Pushrods, there a must. I had a candy caned pushrod just from stock motor on Revs. As for other stuff, if you have heads and cam, then i am assuming you got springs, retainers, timing chain(LS2 for the money), oil pump, and adding to that ,since it's waht you should have already, i say thin about easy bolt-ons, cause with these mods already, your motor is good for some outstanding street performance and more, so go Ported TB and LS6 if not already, AND TUNE TUNE TUNE
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Thanks guys for the info. on my first post.... I didn't really have much time on first post...very vague, huh?!? Anyway, with the rockers, bear with my ignorance, I would, I suppose, stay with the 1.7s, correct??? What benefit do the 1.8s have??? Also, should I have them rebuilt (as cam101 advises) other than getting new ones?? Continuing....what's the best bang for the buck oil pump??
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