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Nov 24, 2007 | 12:36 AM

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Winter Project

In about a month I will be starting on my winter project and here is the list of what I'm thinking of getting. Please go over it and make sure I'm not missing anything and please input if you have had experiences w/ anything on my list good or bad and please feel free to tell me other stuff that will help me

Either Pacesetter Long Tube: 72C2239 or the new XS Stainless Steel Longtube Headers
3" Universal X-pipe Kit
2 16" Powerstick Mufflers
Stage 8 Locking Bolts
Fel-Pro LT1 Header Gasket: 1470
NGK TR55
Taylor Over The Valve Cover Wires
Denso o2 Sensors
Street Tune

Sumitomo HTR Z III tires 275/40R17

Spohn Adjustable LCA: 204
Spohn Adjustable PHB: 104
Spohn Relocation Brackets: 210-S
Spohn Tubular Subframe Connectors: 504
Spohn Adjustable Crossmember Mounted Torque Arm: 405-LT1

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Nov 24, 2007 | 09:53 AM

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Nov 24, 2007 | 10:49 AM

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Sounds fun.. I say throw a LT4 Hot Cam with all that, not to much more work..

Nov 24, 2007 | 11:13 AM

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not gonna do any internal work until the motor gets rebuilt

Nov 24, 2007 | 02:19 PM

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Yeah i guess.. But it's really not tha hard, just buy the LT4 hot cam kit from summit....

Nov 24, 2007 | 04:24 PM

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dont buy the lt4 hotcam kit from summit w/e u do

Nov 24, 2007 | 05:00 PM

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whenever you do put a cam in it dont get an lt4 cam. not worth the labor for such a small cam.

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Nov 24, 2007 | 06:45 PM

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lol okay well by the time i get a cam ill be doing a complete motor rebuild which will involve a 383 so im not worried about cams I just wanna know if I got everything that is needed for a header install or if I should go w/ a different brand or whatnot. But the headers (brands) are pretty much set in stone

Nov 24, 2007 | 06:50 PM

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how hard IS it to install a cam? i'm under the impression it's quite a big job, considering you have to tear down the entire motor...

Nov 25, 2007 | 01:08 AM

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Yea it is a big job, takes the better part of a weekend to complete. If you do cam swaps for a living prolly could be done in a day!

Nov 25, 2007 | 02:05 AM

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I'm probably going to be selling my emissions version Pacesetter longtubes. Just some minor rust. The y-pipe is dual catted too. Might help you keep your project cost down.

Nov 25, 2007 | 03:38 PM

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I'm probably going to be selling my emissions version Pacesetter longtubes. Just some minor rust. The y-pipe is dual catted too. Might help you keep your project cost down.

well then i'd have to recoat the headers and paying for shipping + the recoating would probably make it more expensive than the 375 theyre on sale for now. Thanks though

Nov 25, 2007 | 04:30 PM

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Sounds fun.. I say throw a LT4 Hot Cam with all that, not to much more work..

Yeah, not too much more work

Just take off the CAI,the intake, valve covers, rockers, water pump, opti, fans, drain the coolant, radiator, a/c condenser, fans, balancer, raise the motor, take the oil pan bolts off, drop the pan, take the timing cover off, remove the lifter tray, remove the lifters, take out the oil pump drive, remove the timing chain, then just swap the cam, easy as pie. With the LT4 cam you'd pick up another 20 or so horse.

Nov 25, 2007 | 05:09 PM

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first off wait for the new stainless headers to come out..... it will be worth it...

second go with a 2.5 inch exhaust instead of 3inch

Nov 25, 2007 | 05:31 PM

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first off wait for the new stainless headers to come out..... it will be worth it...

second go with a 2.5 inch exhaust instead of 3inch

why go with 2.5 instead of 3? I don't see the reason to drop it down its already 3 in the collector plus since I'll be eventually going w/ 383 package or 355 w/ FI so I'm making the exhaust now so I don't have to do it again

Nov 25, 2007 | 06:10 PM

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ah i see... i didnt kno ur future plans...

i did the same thing as u.. did a 3" exhaust because i have bigger and badder future plans

Nov 26, 2007 | 03:15 PM

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and regardless a 2.5" dual exhaust will be equivalent to a 3" single and a 3" dual will be equivalent to a 3.5" single exhaust and I know people that are close to stock running 4" mufflex system