LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8
View Poll Results: Which one should be done first?
Cowl hood/ Re-paint front bumper and cowl
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Cam swap 224/230 112 LSA
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Cam swap vs Cowl hood/paint

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Old 04-08-2011, 03:19 PM
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Default Cam swap vs Cowl hood/paint

I've got enough extra cash to do one or the other. Considering that my hood has a small dent on it and the front bumper paint isn't the greatest, one option would be to get a new cowl hood and have the front bumper and hood painted.
OR the second option is to get a custom grind cam from LE and do a cam only with all the supporting valve train mods.

I have not gotten the chance to even race it with the current mods and was thinking of getting some E/T streets for this spring.. paint job and cowl hood would make the car look badass and damn near perfect for a 1995. But the cam swap would make the engine complete.. for now.

either way both will be done sometime in the future. I just need help deciding on which one to do first.

Btw cam would most likely be 224/230 ~.570/.565 112 LSA stock heads.
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VFN Sunoco hood.

I could be biased
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SS hood..

and find a cheaper cam
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You worried about going fast

Or

Worried about looking good




Your choice
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Originally Posted by Lawhead
You worried about going fast

Or

Worried about looking good




Your choice
Well .. both hahah
and its the reason why i can't decide!!
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Make it look good!!
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Fast n ugly! Lol
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Wait... Does the chic *** with the paint job? Then I change my mind lol!
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Between going fast and looking good I picked the first. My car has paint flaws and the wheels are horrible but damnit it runs hard. It's up to you!
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Go before show.
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Heres the car as it sits right now minus the tint. It has 5% tint all the way around.

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Get those engines mods first!
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Cam..
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I have the same problem. heads/cam or paint

I'd say cam for you because your car already looks great.
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A wise man once told me "get your mechanical out of the way before you paint".. Either way you will be right
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The car looks fine. Cam it.
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Originally Posted by indyboom
A wise man once told me "get your mechanical out of the way before you paint".. Either way you will be right

Yup cause ur Gunna lay all over the bumper and fenders putting a cam in
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Originally Posted by blakez28
I have the same problem. heads/cam or paint

I'd say cam for you because your car already looks great.
thanks.
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performance before looks
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yeah from the pics the car looks good already. I would get teh cam.

Also, like said above, you're going to scratch up your new paint if you do that first and then go put in a cam and valvetrain.

Cam 1st.


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