MonmouthCtyLS7

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Dyno'd 404 rwhp(auto) uncorrected the other day @ 6400-6500 rpms and it was still climbing on the sheet. I'm running Mac mids and a port matched typhoon 85/85 setup. Thinking about swapping over to some tsp 1 7/8 LT's and a ported Fast 102 setup just not sure it'll be worth the time and money. What do you guys think?

thunderstruck507

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If i were you I would do the headers but skip the intake.

Camaroking1996

The headers absolutely. I say the 102 is too big for stock bottom end ls1.

MonmouthCtyLS7

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Think no gains from the intake?

thunderstruck507

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There would be gains from the intake and it is not too big.

The problem is cost/benefit. The intake might gain you 8-10rwhp but costs a lot. The headers should gain you more than that (possibly double) for a fraction of the cost.

MonmouthCtyLS7

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yea it certainly isnt cheap....

s346k

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i'd do the headers first. you prob wouldn't be out a whole lot after selling your current intake/tb setup if you wanted a fast 102.

MonmouthCtyLS7

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Yea that's what I was figuring.

sweetbmxrider

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So much for the typhoon/mac mids nuthugger

Shownomercy

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So much for long tubes scraping everywhere.

sepsis

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Is that so?

MonmouthCtyLS7

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The things we do for horsepower, and go back to the boat anchor section

wildcamaro

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I would upgrade the cam and heads since you already have an intake and headers that are better than stock, no sense upgrading parts that are already upgraded, even though personally I dont care for aluminum intakes

raysadude

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Like thunderstruck mentioned, you'll gain from the intake but for the cost, I'd save up for a better heads and then do the intake if its the last thing you'd need to squeeze every bit hp from the setup

MonmouthCtyLS7

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Just did the heads and cam there not being touched

thunderstruck507

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Holy contradictory logic Batman




(I'm guessing you didn't see he had heads/cam already...just ribbing ya)


My thought process is that there are proven gains on a stock car going from 1 3/4 headers to 1 7/8 headers (IIRC ~7-8rwhp). Since it's also common knowledge 1 3/4 headers have a gain over shorties or mid length headers on a stock engine, one can only assume that on a car with heads/cam there is room for power in a set of big headers.

2win_SS

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^^^ too big? Not what I heard. This is a inlet for incoming air... Not a 750 double pump carb on a V6...

sepsis

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Don't listen to him.

s346k

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if a 102 setup is too big for a 346, go ahead and let the sponsors know who built stock cube cars and are chasing, setting, resetting records..

MonmouthCtyLS7

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Thx for the good info guys, still think I'm gonna go for the new intake and headers.