Need advice on which route to go... Cam, Nitrous, Heads, etc.
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Hello everyone,
I will try to explain my situation the best I can and hopefully you guys can help me from there.
So, the 2000 LS1 is in a 94' Rx-7 with the following mods already in place...
Mid length headers, full 3.5 inch exhaust
Intake
Ls6 intake mani
OEM 5.3 heads for compression? Already on the motor when I bought it
Stock cam
Stage 3 clutch, fidanza flywheel
~75k miles on motor. No oil burning or problems I am aware of
I am trying to decide what I should buy next for my final goal of 410-450 or so hp on motor only. Nitrous is a definite possibility but I that will be later down the road.
I don't have tons to spend... I was thinking MS3 cam and supports with TSP mail tune until I can get heads but I dont know if I will run into clearance issues on the heads. Don't really have the money to blow on TSP heads at the moment.
The bottle line is I don't really want to spend more than $1,100 at the moment because I am still doing payments on the car. I am asking for a modding plan from you guys and recommendations on the first mod I should make fitting that budget and the final goal. Please give me your honest opinions...Thank you
I will try to explain my situation the best I can and hopefully you guys can help me from there.
So, the 2000 LS1 is in a 94' Rx-7 with the following mods already in place...
Mid length headers, full 3.5 inch exhaust
Intake
Ls6 intake mani
OEM 5.3 heads for compression? Already on the motor when I bought it
Stock cam
Stage 3 clutch, fidanza flywheel
~75k miles on motor. No oil burning or problems I am aware of
I am trying to decide what I should buy next for my final goal of 410-450 or so hp on motor only. Nitrous is a definite possibility but I that will be later down the road.
I don't have tons to spend... I was thinking MS3 cam and supports with TSP mail tune until I can get heads but I dont know if I will run into clearance issues on the heads. Don't really have the money to blow on TSP heads at the moment.
The bottle line is I don't really want to spend more than $1,100 at the moment because I am still doing payments on the car. I am asking for a modding plan from you guys and recommendations on the first mod I should make fitting that budget and the final goal. Please give me your honest opinions...Thank you
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I'd watch the classifieds. A lot of guys on here buy cams and decide to go another route. Let them go a few dollars cheaper than new and the cam never came out the box. I got my eps cam for 350 shipped. Not much cheaper than new but every little bit helps. I did this and just stock piled these parts until I had every thing needed for my cam swap. Found my psi 1511ml valve springs. New never used. Think I gave 180 shipped for them. Saved a few bucks here and their. Just gotta be patient and wait but keep your eyes on the classifieds. Some of this stuff goes fast.
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I'd watch the classifieds. A lot of guys on here buy cams and decide to go another route. Let them go a few dollars cheaper than new and the cam never came out the box. I got my eps cam for 350 shipped. Not much cheaper than new but every little bit helps. I did this and just stock piled these parts until I had every thing needed for my cam swap. Found my psi 1511ml valve springs. New never used. Think I gave 180 shipped for them. Saved a few bucks here and their. Just gotta be patient and wait but keep your eyes on the classifieds. Some of this stuff goes fast.
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Call Texas Speed for everything you need. Cam, push rods, springs, T-chain
and gaskets. Here's the cam I'd consider running for your combo....
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-1148-te...-camshaft.aspx
and gaskets. Here's the cam I'd consider running for your combo....
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-1148-te...-camshaft.aspx
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Call Texas Speed for everything you need. Cam, push rods, springs, T-chain
and gaskets. Here's the cam I'd consider running for your combo....
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-1148-te...-camshaft.aspx
and gaskets. Here's the cam I'd consider running for your combo....
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-1148-te...-camshaft.aspx
That would leave me with springs, rods, and gaskets etc..
I feel like if I get the 228 I will quickly be out looking around for a bigger one shortly after the install.