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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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i am bout to buy a tsp 231/237 cam..but i don't have lt headers yet...i will buy it next pay check which is in a couple days and week...would it be ok to run the cam with stock headers...for a week...i know there won't be all the power i could get untill headers...or should i jus get the headers first then the cam...in a week...thanx
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 09:54 AM
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It won't be optimized, but it will run w/ the stock manifolds. You will notice a huge difference when you finally throw on the headers though... Much more than on a stock car adding them.
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 09:56 AM
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it'll run and you won't hurt anything, just won't make nearly as much power without the headers
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 10:04 AM
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yup what those guys said. a stock manifold will choke that big cam.
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Old Apr 14, 2004 | 10:13 AM
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yeah i know..thats y *** soon as i get paid i am getting the headers...only running without headers for like a week to 10 days...no more then that....thanks guys
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