Noob Needs help picking DD heads/Cam Combo
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Staging Lane
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From: Oklahoma
Noob Needs help picking DD heads/Cam Combo I know i know, i need to read the stickies... lol Well i have and im stilll not sure what i should be getting.
Here is what i have now,
HPE S Cam
Meziere Elec Water Pump
Kooks 1 3/4 headers
TSP True Duals Exhaust
LS6 intake
FTI TH400 Stage 3 Trans with 3600 Stall
3.55 Rear gears
While i love the sound of the S Cam i would really like something a little more DD friendly, maybe its just the tune but the thing is pretty thirsty for gas and is a little rough down low.
What I really want is a heads/cam combo that is more DD friendly, will pari well with my current trans/stall set up and will be good for occasional 1/4 mile passes.
All help is much appreciated!
Here is what i have now,
HPE S Cam
Meziere Elec Water Pump
Kooks 1 3/4 headers
TSP True Duals Exhaust
LS6 intake
FTI TH400 Stage 3 Trans with 3600 Stall
3.55 Rear gears
While i love the sound of the S Cam i would really like something a little more DD friendly, maybe its just the tune but the thing is pretty thirsty for gas and is a little rough down low.
What I really want is a heads/cam combo that is more DD friendly, will pari well with my current trans/stall set up and will be good for occasional 1/4 mile passes.
All help is much appreciated!
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Staging Lane
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From: Oklahoma
Stock heads at the moment, so (almost) anything is an improvement at this point. Car could stand to be a little better tuned, so i figured id try to knock those two out at the same time.
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Staging Lane
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From: Oklahoma
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Staging Lane
Joined: Dec 2012
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From: Oklahoma
The reason im wanting to change up the cam is that i have read it is more top end friendly, and i would rather have something that makes more power down low. I have contemplated selling the TH400 and getting a built 4lsomething, but since then i have decided to move a little closer to work, so my commute will be MUCH shorter (literally going from a daily commute of 30-40 miles round trip to a max of 4-5 miles round trip). So im going to keep the built Turbo.
I figure if im going to do a cam swap for more down low, might as well take off the stock heads and get something to match the cam.
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Staging Lane
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From: Oklahoma
The car idles around 800-1000, usually closer to 800. The car was already tuned when i got it, but im thinking it could stand a little better tune. At this point i think im going to try and get it all in one shot, do the heads/cam/ tune all at once.
your 241's are better for porting... 853 heads can be had for $100...
find some 243 cores for $450-500 and have them ported...
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Staging Lane
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From: Oklahoma
The more i read about this cam(well the MS3 which is VERY similar) most people seem to think that it is too much for a stock cube 346? Should i go with something smaller, in the 228-232 range and just do a heads cam combo?
If it's mainly going to be a street car i'd go with something a tad smaller personally
You might just need more stall. You'll never notice the lack of low end if you're always turning 2500rpm in the TH400 and never dropping below 5000 on a WOT run with a 4k+ stall.
That's the setup I have...with PRC 5.3 heads. Car drives like stock and makes 470WHP. Not to hate on the dude that is selling the heads a few posts above me, but the price that he is asking for those heads alone is right around what TSP sells their H/C kits for. You won't beat the value of that deal, hands down. Save yourself the retarded amounts of money for "amazing heads" and put a bottle in your car with the extra cash.
