Advice on pi swap

[ruben.lujano]

ok i have a 97' Gt basically stock other than full exhaust and cai..... planning a pi swap but heres my 2 options im at. 1---- pi heads have them ported and use stock pi cams 2---- pi heads no port and buy upgraded cams..... either way im going to get better valves and what not for heads. what do you guys with WAY WAY more experience think?? Also if any one knows what kind of hp gains these options will have .....THANKS

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[sainthk]

what cams would you go with?

[ruben.lujano]

dont have a clue honestly.... any suggestions?? VERY VERY LONG TERM GOAL... Forged internals and f/i of some sort prob 2yrs fr now .... so if i can get some cams to just swap over at that time would be great

[98redstang]

well if your not planning on doing anything too major soon just go with plan one for now and than when you go to build the motor with the internals get a nice cam setup for the f/i.

[sainthk]

Thats what I was thinking, if you know your going F/I down the road and wanting cams then you would need blower cams.

So why not just port/polish the heads for right now.

[ruben.lujano]

ok by all means im not made of money but 2yrs from now i can prob afford another set of cams for the build..... for the time being would i get more gains from option 1 or 2?? i really do appreciate the advice fellas

[98redstang]

the pi head and like stageII cams lets say will probably give you a little more but i dont know how much more.

[sainthk]

know if you go with a stage 2 or bigger you will need to cut valve reliefs in the pistons.

[ruben.lujano]

humor me for a minute guys im just getting into the whole learning my car thing so how major is piston work your talking about? $$ wise of course

[sainthk]

Lets say around 150. All your doing is cutting a notch into the piston so the intake valve does not hit the piston.