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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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I went with the 9"/3.89 gears and other suspension stuff first. I knew it would be a while before I can do H/C. In the mean time I got a set of M/T drag radials and with the suspension and gears I can beat on it pretty good and it is fun and I have confidence that it won't break. When i get the H/C package it will be icing on the cake.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 03:45 PM
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I would do A. But I would do it without doing the cam so you could save a little. Then get a good match H/C combo. You would have to tune it twice, one for the cam and another for heads. Do that part once would be more cost effective.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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Other than tune it doesn't save me really anything to not do the cam. And I get relatively cheap tunes to begin with.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 08:22 PM
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Heads would already come preassembled with springs. If you do just a cam you'll have to swap springs on the heads while they are in the car. If you do heads and cam, just bolt on the new set of heads.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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^ Hence why I said it was cheaper up front to do HC now and save the rear till next year. If I don't do cam this year I think i'll go nuts. Its been sitting in my room for a year already.
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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^ Hence why I said it was cheaper up front to do HC now and save the rear till next year. If I don't do cam this year I think i'll go nuts. Its been sitting in my room for a year already.
Go ahead and do it man. And let us know how your rear holds up!
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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Yeah, after talking with a few other people offline I think i'm going HC route. TEA stage 2 and the vrx5. Should make some good power
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