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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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i have a 95 impala with a 383 lt-1 and ima bout to send my pcm to get tuned for my new injectors and cam. and i already have a cold air intake and exhuast and i am brought a new th400 for it with a t/b what other mods should i do that are the most bang for the buck. and it has about 9.5 compresstion should i supercharge it or anybody know where to get good fixed heads cheap??
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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Id say maybe go for a Vortech LT1 kit. That way you can get way more power and dont have to sacrifice MPG.

And if not I think edelbrock has LT1 heads for a reasonable price!
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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i would say dont buy new heads now i would just get them ported and polished and wait... but a super charger would be alot of fun ..
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Old Mar 3, 2007 | 08:01 PM
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Juice!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 12:07 PM
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He is better off throwing boost into it than nitrous. Nitrous likes the higher compression better
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