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Old May 6, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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Tomorrow i am selling my dirtbike with a blown motor for $1000..
And that money is going into stuff for my Lt1 of course!

My car is a 95 Z28 M6.. I already have this stuff not in the car:
Cam (CC306) with Valve springs, pushrods, RRs, Ect... And LT's..
Soooo, What Would you guys buy, Im stuck between these two:

Stock Heads Ported By LE For $700
OR
QP Ford 9" With A Junkyard Center Section Until i had the money for a strong one..
What Do You Guys Think!?!
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Old May 6, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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Rear end.
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Old May 6, 2012 | 10:21 PM
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Rear and a different cam!
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Old May 6, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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Well since it's a M6 the rear is probably the way to go, you'll have to replace it later anyway. You could also pick up a good used cam as well.
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Old May 6, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by F0x Slaughter
Rear end.
yea thats what i was leaning towards..
Originally Posted by lethal bird
Rear and a different cam!
Yup! I was going to sell the 306 and run a cc503 so i dont have to worry about the stock short block.. Then like in a year ill run a bigger cam with a 355 or 383
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Well since it's a M6 the rear is probably the way to go, you'll have to replace it later anyway. You could also pick up a good used cam as well.
yea thats what i was thinking, im running Mickey Thompsons Right now so im sure its gonna die soon Aha
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Old May 6, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Why not give LE or ai a call?
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Old May 7, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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Definitely the rear end!!
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