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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 02:47 PM
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Default Which to do first cam/exhaust or 12 bolt
So I'm trying to decide what to do first my. Car is a 98 t/a with a ls2 a4 mods in sig. I thought it had kooks headers lol but it has Obx with a crappy y and flow master so I was thinking about swapping the cam and arh headers plus whatever cat back and a tune. Or I could put in a 12 bolt cause right now the car has 2.73 gears which suck and a stock rear behind a ls2 so I think that choice would be smarter just wanted some opionions.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 03:31 PM
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12 bolt. Your 10 bolts on borrowed time already!
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12 bolt. Your 10 bolts on borrowed time already!
agreed. If u do the 12-bolt now, it'll be the last thing to worry about on down the road. Motor mod now and blow the rear and ur up **** creek
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i third the 12 bolt rite now you can sale the 10 bolt and get some cost of the 12 bolt back after you bust the 10 bolt its nothing but scrap metal
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 08:54 AM
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12 bolt. But I'd think about a MWC 9 inch.
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12 bolt, because you wont see much improvement with new headers and you'll have the rear out of the way and ready to throw some horsepower at it
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if you have an ls2 than for sure get a moser 12 bolt or MWC 9 inch both good options
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Definatly cam/exhaust. A 10 bolt should last a while being an auto.
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one more vote for the 12 bolt.
Peace of mind will get you a lot farther then a busted rear end
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id do the cam/exhaust. when the 10 bolt breaks it breaks. it may last for a very long time u never know. maybe add a girdle to it for extra strength
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since you are an auto i say keep the 10 bolt .... i beat on mine cutting 1.5 60' times and never broke it. I know people in the 1.4's on the stock rear. Leaving off the footbrake is a different world than dumping the clutch
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