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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 09:21 PM
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headers and spray no doubt!!!! whenever you get more money then do the cam, i did my headers and cam first, and wish i would have done headers and nitrous first..but i love having all three of them now!!
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by johnLs1camaro
headers and spray no doubt!!!! whenever you get more money then do the cam, i did my headers and cam first, and wish i would have done headers and nitrous first..but i love having all three of them now!!
Hell yeah.

BTW hey, is this John off of LM?
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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yes sir
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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LOL @ fake power.....

Nitrous!! It is a fun streetcar when you add a 100 shot to it...

That was when I enjoyed my iroc(first car) the most. bolt-ons and nitrous... Then save up and do the headers and cam together!
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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imo, i would do headers first then the cam and nitrous.
since you dont have to worry about emissions (lucky bastard) i would def go with long tubes and duals.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by F8L_LS1
imo, i would do headers first then the cam and nitrous.
since you dont have to worry about emissions (lucky bastard) i would def go with long tubes and duals.
I ended up going with nitrous, an air lid/filter/belows (got a good deal). Headers will happen in a couple week, along with a cam im buying off a friend (232/238 ~600 lift, 114lsa)
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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well congrats and good luck brother
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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I would never put nitrous on my car. to me, its fake power. haha.
That is some of the stupidest **** I have heard in awhile.
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Old Sep 26, 2008 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by badazz99ta
I vote for headers. I would never put nitrous on my car. to me, its fake power. haha. I mean it shows results, but u have to keep filling it up. so I say headers. good luck man.
OMFG Yeah, fill it just like your gas tank.

+1 on headers 1st........... What a ******* stupid comment.
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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people only hate spray when the car that just dusted them, purged the bottle right before the race..
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Headers now. Later on when you can do the cam right do the cam....after that go for the N20.
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Obviously the nitrous is going to give you the most bang for the buck, followed by a cam (depending on it's specs), then headers. I would just slap the nitrous on there for now if it's a DD then do tires and headers followed by a nice cam.
Just my nickle minus three pennies......
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by z28mccrory
I ended up going with nitrous, an air lid/filter/belows (got a good deal). Headers will happen in a couple week, along with a cam im buying off a friend (232/238 ~600 lift, 114lsa)
u cant go wrong with nitrous, good choice, and i think ull be happy having LTs when u do the cam, it makes all the difference
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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Be smart and do the headers first then cam and after that forget the juice and save for a procharger
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Detoxx03
Be smart and do the headers first then cam and after that forget the juice and save for a procharger
A procharger is definitely not in my future. I love my nitrous car, but if i were to do something other than nitrous, it would be turbo without a question.
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