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Old 10-08-2014, 09:23 PM   #5
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And you have to remember that you cannot just do a cam swap. The engine is balanced for the stock cam that's in it.

Like Shiwnath said, you have to have the heads worked to accept the cam. You will most likey need new valve springs, and you really shouldn't reuse the old lifters. A higher ratio rocker arm may be needed to get the full benifits of the cam. Shorter push rods, too. If you reuse the stock push rods, the valves will open at the same rate and the car will not be any faster. Somebody on here spent over $7,000 on a rebuild, used stock push rods, and was only .1 seconds faster than my car. I would also do a 3 angle valve job as well

You will also need larger injectors, new cam bearings, and like I said, everything is balanced, so you'll need to have the crank turned, and new main bearings. At this point, you might as well get new main caps, a crank scraper because it's a cheap HP Free(er) and P&P manifolds with a larger TB will help get the air in and a set of headers with a nice exhaust would complete the deal.

So my advice is: either save your money for the engine rebuild, or put the $349 into a set of P&P manifolds and a TB which will help you now (if you haven't done so already)
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