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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 02:50 PM
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Going front of car to back. The heads, shift kit, and stall are all ready to be installed. My car is not daily driven. It's driven weekends and occasionally I'll take it to work. I want mid 11's and around 420-450 rwhp. I'm going to probably get a custom grind cam, just want help! Thanks!

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Ls6 intake
Milled/valve job 799 heads
1 3/4 Longtubes
3" Y-pipe
Cutout at axle
Hd-2 Shift kit
3400 circle d stall pro series single disc
3.23 rear gears
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With those gears I wouldn't get too agressive. Why not call the experts first, and see what they have to say
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Old Jan 29, 2014 | 03:11 PM
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I'm going to upgrade to 3.73's as soon as possible. Still saving up!
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Gotcha! You try calling place like Tick Performance, Texas Speed, etc...?
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I'm going to upgrade to 3.73's as soon as possible. Still saving up!
Dont waste your money on gears for a stock 10 bolt! Figure 200 for gears plus install charges thats over 400 bucks that you can put towards a 12 bolt, 9inch, s60. You can get a used one on here for decent prices. Save up for an aftermarket rear
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Call tick performance for a cam.
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Brian's stage 3 cam or Martin's sns stage 2 if you are getting 3.73's
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I would go with a Tick Performance stage 3 or Brian Tooley's stage 4 but that's just my opinion. I did the mild cam thing and it wasn't enough. Don't do it twice.
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