Should I do headers before a cam?
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Staging Lane
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From: Warminster, P.A.
Should I do headers before a cam? I will end up doing both in time, but what to do first. Wife only gives so much to the car fund <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
Re: Should I do headers before a cam? well I know you are gonna both, so bascially its up to you. The cam will make more power with headers, but it will make good power without. Each ones gonna benefit the other. So when you get both she will haul ***!
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u know which cam im looking at <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> would be a great one for you also!
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From: West Monore
Re: Should I do headers before a cam? I would recommend to do the headers first and improve breathing on the back-in. On the front-in get lid, K and N filter, port and polish MAF and TB. With the air taken care on front and back-in----then the cam will get more power for you---just my opinion. Cheers.
Re: Should I do headers before a cam? you could always look into the split reverse pattern cams <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Re: Should I do headers before a cam? I did a cam first. Gains were nice, but after adding headers I’ve noticed that the gains are MUCH better! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Re: Should I do headers before a cam? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Craig98WS6:
<strong>You could save a lot of work doing both at the same time since removal of the valve covers is required in both. Should save about 3 hours or more.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I didn’t remove my valve covers to put headers on <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
That’s not needed if you have room to get them in from underneath...
<strong>You could save a lot of work doing both at the same time since removal of the valve covers is required in both. Should save about 3 hours or more.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I didn’t remove my valve covers to put headers on <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
That’s not needed if you have room to get them in from underneath...
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