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Mar 11, 2008 | 10:53 PM

817Borla

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Need help guys

i have a 99 stock LS1 T/A i wanted to put a cam and heads on it. any advice as which type, brand i should get?? and do i need to install anything else before put the the cam and heads in?

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Mar 11, 2008 | 11:11 PM

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what kind of budget are you working with? What size cam do you want? do you have the supporting mods like headers duels/y-pipe?

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:26 PM

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everything is stock all i have is a borla catback. as for budget around 2500. for the size thats where i need help i dont really know much about cams i appreciate all the help i can get

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:37 PM

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first thing first is it an m6 or a4

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:37 PM

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your gonna want LT's at least....

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:42 PM

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yeah get a set of LT and a y-pipe first and a ls6 intake and and ported throttle body

Mar 11, 2008 | 11:58 PM

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I would use that money for bolt ons first. You need LT's/y-pipe, Ls6 intake, lid, ported tb and then you can get the heads a cam

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Mar 12, 2008 | 10:14 AM

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Agree with above except the ported TB is more of a throttle respone mod than HP mod. If your A4 you gotta throw a stall in there first too. Think Yank!!

Mar 12, 2008 | 10:19 AM

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I agree with the above. You have to provide the air flow for the new heads/cam to function better. Not to say that heads/cam is a bad first mod, you just won't be using them to their full potential until you knock out the basic bolt-ons first.

Also, is $2500 your entire budget, as in parts + install? Install won't be cheap, as you'll need a tune after a heads/cam install.