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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 08:43 AM
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What combination of cam heads and headers should I go with? I want a car that will be reliable and that will also have the power and still Idle pretty smooth. I would Like to get close to 400 horses but I dont know what would be the best set up as far as the headers the cam and heads.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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Is money no object ? What year is your car ? Do you have to pass a smog test?
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all the usual boltons and can alone should get you around 400 horses.i'd go with any full length header,a cat-back,ory,ported tb ,and a cam in the mid to upper 220s on a 114 if you want it to idle decent and a dyno tune.you will probably need a clutch upgrade very soon also.if you want 30-40 more rwhp than that a set of tea 5.3 stage 1.5s or other sponsor heads that flow 300+ "should" get you there.tea heads work very well with a fms f13 i've heard but can't remember the specs.
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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oh yeah i forgot to ask that.ls6 intake also if you don't have one
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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I can spend enough but like anything I wnat the best bang for the buck
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Old Apr 30, 2005 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by marcdez
I can spend enough but like anything I wnat the best bang for the buck
best bang for ur buck would most likely be some hooker/pacesetter long tubes, true duals and OR a hooker catback( i say this because its the cheapest, and best sounding with ory and flow is great!) and a tr224 or if u dont mind big but still a little tame the tr230/224, f13, and or a g5x1 are all great cams that would most definately help u achieve ur goals(i know there are other cams out there that are hitting good numbers, im just throwing out a few off the top of my head that are pretty tame). You seem to have the majority of the bolt-ons, but you need to lose that 85mm MAF! Its a bitch to tune with/for tuners to tune. There also isnt really any added benefit as well unless ur going wild cam only or h/c
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If you don't mind spending some bucks, you can get around 400 rwhp with factory exhaust with Thunder Racing's CheaTR heads/cam package. If you want to go with long tubes, be aware that some severely compromise daily driveability (low hanging y-pipes, stinky off road pipes, bangine pipes).
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Originally Posted by marcdez
I can spend enough but like anything I wnat the best bang for the buck
I am verry happy with my mti heads. Cost was middle of the road. Cams do a search there are hundreds of them. I had thunders 224 cam with full boltons and made 392rwhp 386rwtq. Header check in the external engine section. Kooks/qtps are you top of the line. Also check out jrp's exhaust section. like slow trap said get the ls6 intake H/C need to breathe. I also 2nd getting rid of the 85mm maf, I got lucky with mine and it was able to be tuned. I am ditching it next trip to the dyno.
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If i had an F-Body.. I would go with Hooker LT's, TEA heads and probably an X1 cam.
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Thanks For Everything. You Guys And Ls1 Tech Have Been My Best Upgrade So Far.
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read this.

that should help you understand some things about cams and get you somewhat on your way. heads are a personal opinion. TEA, FMS, MTI, all good heads.
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