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Jan 30, 2010 | 02:58 PM

transam001

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gears or longtubes

i cant decide what to get next. i will prob have them both buy summer. i already have the 342 gear. im on a 26 in tire. i have a 4000pt converter and a big cam. lots of weigth reduction. i dont know if i should get the gear instulled or buy longtubes first. with will make my car faster. thanks for the help. car has a 273 gear in it now.

Jan 30, 2010 | 03:00 PM

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Considering you have a large cam, your car is being severly choked by running the stock manifolds. I would have done LT's a long time ago if I were you so my vote is the LT's hands down no questions asked.

Jan 30, 2010 | 03:01 PM

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Absolutely agree with the above. You should have had headers a long time ago.

Jan 30, 2010 | 03:02 PM

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i already have the 342 gear. car has a 273 gear in it now.

Which one is it?

And I agree, LONGTUBES first. Then get the gears. Have you had your car tuned for the big cam?

Jan 30, 2010 | 03:03 PM

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gears.. 3.73's tho

Jan 30, 2010 | 03:18 PM

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the reason i didnt get bolt ons yet i was trying to get to a certin et with a cam and stall only. thats the only reason what. the car has 273 stock.. i have a set of 342 that i bought just not instulled. i also will be sparying a 175 shot.

Jan 30, 2010 | 03:25 PM

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Longtubes are such an incredible mod; they yield great hp to cost results and they make the car sound twice as good. Headers all the way and have fun with that. lol

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Jan 30, 2010 | 04:08 PM

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You are easily losing 20 to 30whp running a cam of that size through stock manifolds (much less, stock heads). What does the rest of your exhaust look like?

Jan 30, 2010 | 04:29 PM

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I feel you have a lot of power to unlock with the addition of LTs

Jan 30, 2010 | 05:23 PM

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just a stock y pipe. hollowed out cat and a bullet muffler, dumps at the axle. i have all other bolt ons. not instulled yet doing it now. cold air ,pulleys, ac delete, eletric waterpump.

Jan 30, 2010 | 05:25 PM

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just a stock y pipe. hollowed out cat and a bullet muffler, dumps at the axle. i have all other bolt ons. not instulled yet doing it now. cold air ,pulleys, ac delete, eletric waterpump.

Yikes. Stock manifolds, stock y-pipe, stock exhaust piping? Definitely ditch all that crap. Your car will be a totally different animal with LTs and a decent cat-back.

What cam are you running exactly?

Jan 30, 2010 | 05:29 PM

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a coustom grind. really close to the cc306. i really dont care about dyno numbers. i am looking for track times. i love a 4000stall. it has a built trans too. i will be putting in a 8.8 rearend this summer too.