180ls1

iTrader: (4)

I love the power in my 6 speed manual ls1 but i want more. I have some minor bolt ons and i can afford either a cam and supporting mods or gears and a nice exhaust including y pipe headers and ect. What should i do? This car is a daily driver and gas mileage is not that important to me but reliabality is more so.

staringback05

iTrader: (8)

i would go with the cam...but if you dont mean exhaust when you say supporting mods, what do you mean then?

01FormulaTA

iTrader: (20)

full exhaust and gears would be considered supporting mods for a cam......in any event if you are asking about putting anything bigger than an LS6 cam in an all stock LS1 f-body everyone on here is going to tell you no, including myself, get the headers, y-pipe, and cat-back, and if you have money left over look into an LS6 intake and P&P TB and a shifter

The Black Mamba

I would say get the exhaust, and leave the gears alone. If you purchase the stuff used, and go pacesetters or so, you may actually be able to afford both.

orangeapeel

iTrader: (18)

First thing I did was buy a lid and a cam. Of course it is not ideal, but I did pick up about 25rwhp without a tune and other supporting mods. This isn't too bad of a route for a 6 speed, but only if it is a 226 or smaller cam would I consider suggesting it to you. 230+? Forget about it!

180ls1

iTrader: (4)

by supporting mods i ment lifters, roller rockers, dyno tune and other parts that are needed to install a cam with more lift and duration. i would have a shop do it. the car allready has a flowmaster weld in and o2 eliminators hooked up and ready to be used.

blue98Z

iTrader: (29)

I wouldn't worry about the roller rockers with a cam. The factory rockers are great. I would suggest hooker or pacesetter headers ( prices are about the same ) and y-pipe and maybe a TR224 or something similar with a cutout in the I-pipe. Gears would be good but the 3.42's aren't to shabby. Throw a tune in and you should have a pretty sweet street/ track car. Just my .02 cents.

staringback05

iTrader: (8)

headers/exhaust, valve springs and that cam....there ya go

tylerdj

iTrader: (31)

If you're looking at getting a larger sized cam you will need exhaust anyways.