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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 04:17 AM
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I have a 99 SS with a cut-out, k&n and the ls6 intake pretty soon I'm goin to get the lsx with the 90mm throttle I'm also going to take my cats off and I'm going to do a little head work, what kind of cam do you recommend
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 04:35 AM
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you NEED headers first.

and whatever the posters cam is will be the best...its proven
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 06:04 AM
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lol, to many variables in your question. take the time out and read and do your research.

and alans right, you need headers first. and a new TC if you have an a4.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 07:50 AM
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What are you going to do with your car - track only, dd, street/strip? FWIW, a tr224 112 is gonna be about perfect and it's a proven cam. Do a search, it helped me.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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What headers do you recommend
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 08:46 PM
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Search the forum, a million posts debating which headers are the best. It is all going to boil down to what you want to spend.
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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What headers do you recommend
go read the external forum, all the info you can ever want is there.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 04:32 AM
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i have a TR 227/224 114 cam I'm selling that would work well with your setup! it's not the all out baddest *** cam available, but it's decent for a daily driven car, and would give you reputable results.

Like others have already stated, headers while they aren't a MUST, they will help dramatically. You can still run a cam on stock manifolds and make good numbers, they just won't be as high as what you see guys around here posting up.
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Old Jan 26, 2004 | 05:32 AM
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i doubt he breaks 350whp with stock headers and ANY CAM
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