Now I'm ready for a cam
Now I'm ready for a cam I finally installed the yank SS4000. I ran a 12.30 @ 107.20 1.60 60'. Mods in sig. I am wanting to know which cam you all recommend for manifolds. I don't want headers just yet so manifolds for now. I would like to run 11's at 112-114mph. Let me know what will work good. I will shift at 6500 rpm give or take.
I still don't see much advantage with headers. I get a lot of crap but I have never been beat mod for mod from headers vs my manifolds. I ran a 12.30 with a 1.60 60' with MANIFOLDs. Thats better then some cam cars. So you guys tell me how much headers help.
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well i think most people will agree that not having headers will hold a cams power potential back by a good bit. maybe 25% or more. that is unless it is a cam designed to work with manifolds like thunders. i admit your ET is fantastic and its prolly bc of the badass converter you have. your mph is only a tiny bit better then completely stock auto cars which tells me the converter plus good weather and traction is how you got your 12.3.
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YA but at our track bone stock ls1 cars hit 13.8-14.0 At 100-101 mph. I will probably get headers I just don't know how soon. I have gutted cats and a cutout. So right now I would be surprised if I even got 6-8 hp gain from headers and a y. But yes I will get long tubes soon. Just want a cam first. Who knows maybe I will order them at the same time.
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DO HEADERS! I ran a 13.1 with full exhaust and a lid w/ a tune.
So that means my 6-8hp from headers knocked off a little more than half a second?!
I also did. Prior to stall I had gutted cats, slp muffler,lid, tune and ran a 13.14 @105.5. That is with manifolds. My brother use to have a 02 ta ws6 with same mods except he had headers with true dual. It was a drivers race. Ran the same et's. 13.0-13.30's. But I Will Give it a shot. I will get some long tubes first. Are the pacesetters still the way to go. Or Is there a better brand out there for around 400-500 range.
Ya I'm thinking I might look into the tsp. Since I have a big stall the 1 3/4 primary will help high end horse a little. Maybe I can drop a tenth or so with headers. I will see. Thanks for your guys help.
Anyways, in the end its whatever you wanna do
well i think most people will agree that not having headers will hold a cams power potential back by a good bit. maybe 25% or more. that is unless it is a cam designed to work with manifolds like thunders. i admit your ET is fantastic and its prolly bc of the badass converter you have. your mph is only a tiny bit better then completely stock auto cars which tells me the converter plus good weather and traction is how you got your 12.3.
By the way how do you like your converter? That is where all my et comes from.
I love the converter. I gained about .7-.8 tenths from it. I am still thinking what I want to do. I might just through a ls6 cam in it for the 300 you can pick them up for. That is cam,pushrods and ls6 springs. I'm sure that would pick up more time then the headers. On another note I had a friend that had shorty headers and put lt's on and gained nothing. Also you guys say headers sound good. I have to disagree, with a y pipe it is the most raspy exhaust I think I have ever heard. I think the manifolds sound better then headers with the Y pipe. Just my .02