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Sep 6, 2013 | 04:19 AM

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That little build you outlined will get you 400hp and cost over $4000, a procharger alone is $4000, yet your motor will be a ticking time bomb on those stock cast pistons. If your going to spend that much, get the LE2 heads/cam kit and youll have 400rwhp and more reliable car.

Sep 6, 2013 | 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by LT1 fanatic 9494

Im starting to think a procharger supercharger with intercooler, holley 58mm throttlebody, lt4 cam, longtube hookers and a borla exhaust will do just enough but not break the bank as much as the engine swap.

Don't do it. Not because it's a bad decision, but for the time being at your experience level you should keep things simple until you understand more about your engine. You will be extremely happy with the outcome if you can make a N/A engine with a good heads/cam combo from AI or GTP perform like it should. That is the route you should go IMO.

Sep 6, 2013 | 08:26 AM

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