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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Well I recently swaped the cam in my LT1 T/A and now I need more. What would you guys do if you were me? I have a custom cam (same as the cc503 with a different lsa), 1.6 rr's, springs, long tubes, 30lb injectors, and tune. I already have the gears, cai, exhaust, and free mods. What do I do next for more power???
I am thinking about pulling the heads and having them worked locally. Is this the only option I have left? Plus, if I do would you guys swap the cam again? BTW I'm not a fan of NOS and Please don't tell me I should have went LE2 set-up. I went 503 because I figured this would be the best route for me but now I have caught the bug!

What would you do????
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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is the car a M6 or A4?
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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m6 car and it has 80k.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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Advanced Induction 200cc heads
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:36 AM
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Advanced Induction 200cc heads
This guy speaks the truth...set of AI or LE heads and ported intake
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Elliott's94Z
Advanced Induction 200cc heads
+2 Elliott's AI dyno numbers through a stalled a4 speak for themself. I wouldn't worry too much about the ported intake, but a nice set of 200cc AI heads will wake that thing up and make it a beast
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Thanks guys but one more question???
I take it everyone would go with the AI heads or LE heads instead of having mine worked locally?
I have heard nothing but good things from this local guy and the price difference makes me think it would be a better decision. Buuuuut i'm still very open minded to comments that you guys have. Anyone have a ball park price on ai or le heads?
Also if I went ai or le would you guys swap the cam again?????
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TRANSAM GT4
Thanks guys but one more question???
I take it everyone would go with the AI heads or LE heads instead of having mine worked locally?
I have heard nothing but good things from this local guy and the price difference makes me think it would be a better decision. Buuuuut i'm still very open minded to comments that you guys have. Anyone have a ball park price on ai or le heads?
Also if I went ai or le would you guys swap the cam again?????
well you can't really get a cleaner port job then AI
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Originally Posted by StangeatinZ28
well you can't really get a cleaner port job then AI
Very true
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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unless your local guy is known for work on lt1 heads might not really get your moneys worth ive heard alot of times even if they are good with the regular port jobs not many people can get the lt1 heads just right
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Don't do heads without the intake, IMO.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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LE and AI aren't the only guys in the world who know how to port a set of cylinders, but since they are both nationally renowned companies it's easy to recommend them versus people in your local area that we have no knowledge of. I had my heads locally ported and am very happy with the results, but just because there are guys local to me that can do go work doesn't mean this applies for everyone. if you want to use someone local I'd recommend talking to some local shops and racers, people whom either own or built proven combos and find out who does their machine work. usually when you talk to a wide range of people and hear the same name pop up enough times, you'll have a decent consensus of who can get you the work done you want. never trust a single man's word, always get multiple opinions because everyone has their preferences.

but if you do decide to go with LE or AI I'm sure you'll be happy with either
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 96FirebirdFormula
unless your local guy is known for work on lt1 heads might not really get your moneys worth ive heard alot of times even if they are good with the regular port jobs not many people can get the lt1 heads just right
That's kinda what I am concerned about. I am not sure if he has done any lt1 heads. I have heard from many people that this guy does great work. The only negitive I have heard is he's slow. I could careless about him being slow because I plan on having it done in the winter months.

I'm still up in the air on this. I need to check the prices on ai and le.


Thanks for all help fella's..
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Besides heads is there anything else????
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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Reading all these posts about guys and their badass builds makes my bug itch... I want to so bad but I'm trying to save for 4 years until I'm done with college...

AI heads will get you where you want to be bro
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Originally Posted by marc97taws6
Reading all these posts about guys and their badass builds makes my bug itch... I want to so bad but I'm trying to save for 4 years until I'm done with college...

AI heads will get you where you want to be bro
Dont feel to bad. I waited ten years on this build.
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