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Automatic or manual? if your running auto your gonna need a stall converter and tranny cooler. I would defiantly get headers/exhaust and atleast and ls6 intake manifold.(if you you have 01 and up it should already have one) The stock TB will choke it up abit but with a ls6 intake and ported polished TB you will be fine. You can buy a 4 bolt conversation spacer for the ls6 intake and put a 90mm throttle body that would really make it breath. My buddy put down close to 390 rwhp with a big cam(234/238 duration) with ls6intake, P&P TB, headers/exhaust.
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Yes a better intake and TM will help, but why such a large duration cam? You do realize that unless you match it with the right heads, have the right gears, the right torque converter (if it's an auto) etc...it will actually be slower than a smaller correct sized cam right lol?
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The larger of a cam that you go with, the more crucial it is to maximize all of the components in your system (the engine). Failure to do so will critically effect daily driveability. Therefore, it's easily said that larger cam system builds are more expensive.
Honestly if I were you, I'd do some research. You don't have to pay 2000+ dollars for some good heads. There are some highly reputable places out there that can port some 243 casting heads or even the ones that you have on your car right now, which will net you a lot more flow. Check into Advanced Induction and TEA Heads. You already mentioned the fact that you were for sure getting new valve springs. Get the Brian Tooley Dual Valve Springs. These are not only cheap, but also one of the better valve springs to go with at this current time.
You can pop for an ls6 intake for around 500 bucks used. 800 new from some of the vendors on here. Also as addressed above, if your car is an '01 or '02 model then you already have the ls6 intake.
Here is the order of intakes from least power to the most powerful:
ls1 < ls2 < ls6 < ls2 ported < fast 90/92 < fast 102 < fast 102 ported
Porting an ls6 intake is possible. However, you need to find the right person to do it. A properly ported ls6 intake will net you decent power over an ls6 intake.
Texas-Speed offers very cheap yet very nice long tube headers. Your car will not only sound MUCH better but also flow much better. This is what I personally have on mine and I couldn't be any happier with them.
Gears. Very crucial. When you run a large cam, it is going to be much more crucial to reach higher RPM's to get past the bucking/surging at low RPM's. A lot of people recommend either the 3.73's or the 4.10's. In the future I will be going with a 235/243 SNS Stage 3 cam, so I will use the 4.10's. Don't go cheap with gears though. Make sure you get a good quality name. Failure to do so will result in a lot of trouble later on. A lot of good things have been said about the Motive/Richmond/Yukon companies for gears in these cars.
While you're all the way down in the engine like you will be, then you might as well replace the oil pump. '98 model cars are a lot more prone to oil pump failure than the other year f-bodies. I personally replaced mine with a Melling High Flow Oil Pump.
These are some of the basics. There are a few components that I left off. Feel free to PM me with any questions.
Honestly if I were you, I'd do some research. You don't have to pay 2000+ dollars for some good heads. There are some highly reputable places out there that can port some 243 casting heads or even the ones that you have on your car right now, which will net you a lot more flow. Check into Advanced Induction and TEA Heads. You already mentioned the fact that you were for sure getting new valve springs. Get the Brian Tooley Dual Valve Springs. These are not only cheap, but also one of the better valve springs to go with at this current time.
You can pop for an ls6 intake for around 500 bucks used. 800 new from some of the vendors on here. Also as addressed above, if your car is an '01 or '02 model then you already have the ls6 intake.
Here is the order of intakes from least power to the most powerful:
ls1 < ls2 < ls6 < ls2 ported < fast 90/92 < fast 102 < fast 102 ported
Porting an ls6 intake is possible. However, you need to find the right person to do it. A properly ported ls6 intake will net you decent power over an ls6 intake.
Texas-Speed offers very cheap yet very nice long tube headers. Your car will not only sound MUCH better but also flow much better. This is what I personally have on mine and I couldn't be any happier with them.
Gears. Very crucial. When you run a large cam, it is going to be much more crucial to reach higher RPM's to get past the bucking/surging at low RPM's. A lot of people recommend either the 3.73's or the 4.10's. In the future I will be going with a 235/243 SNS Stage 3 cam, so I will use the 4.10's. Don't go cheap with gears though. Make sure you get a good quality name. Failure to do so will result in a lot of trouble later on. A lot of good things have been said about the Motive/Richmond/Yukon companies for gears in these cars.
While you're all the way down in the engine like you will be, then you might as well replace the oil pump. '98 model cars are a lot more prone to oil pump failure than the other year f-bodies. I personally replaced mine with a Melling High Flow Oil Pump.
These are some of the basics. There are a few components that I left off. Feel free to PM me with any questions.
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With all due respect, y'all are being ********. "3/4 race cam" is a term used back in the day. OP is probably and older gentleman.
http://www.tildentechnologies.com/Cams/Take_34Race.html
JudgeGuns, times have changed. No one refers to cams this way any more. Your best bet is to call a vendor like Tick Performance and ask them their advice.
http://www.tildentechnologies.com/Cams/Take_34Race.html
JudgeGuns, times have changed. No one refers to cams this way any more. Your best bet is to call a vendor like Tick Performance and ask them their advice.
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With all due respect, y'all are being ********. "3/4 race cam" is a term used back in the day. OP is probably and older gentleman.
http://www.tildentechnologies.com/Cams/Take_34Race.html
JudgeGuns, times have changed. No one refers to cams this way any more. Your best bet is to call a vendor like Tick Performance and ask them their advice.
http://www.tildentechnologies.com/Cams/Take_34Race.html
JudgeGuns, times have changed. No one refers to cams this way any more. Your best bet is to call a vendor like Tick Performance and ask them their advice.
3/4 cams ABSOLUTELY DO exist, and my guess is the OP is defiantly old enough to be most of the people who commented father or grandfather.
OP, research 224 cams...streetable and can make tons of power. I think this would be exactly what your looking for!