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05-05-2013, 05:28 PM

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Seriously? It's an E303. It's 20+ year old technology and nets hardly any benefit over a stock cam besides a better sounding idle. All the FRPP 5.0 cams are dinosaurs at this point, much better options out there.

I posted that on my phone and forgot the lol.. I was being sarcastic. I know its not great compared to anything new lol.

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I'd say this or maybe a little less.

You thinking that at the wheels?

05-05-2013, 05:31 PM

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I posted that on my phone and forgot the lol.. I was being sarcastic. I know its not great compared to anything new lol.

You thinking that at the wheels?

Haha okay, makes sense now.

Yes, I'd say with that setup, you're making between 240-260 rwhp. A great cam and heads should push you around 300 or a little more.

05-05-2013, 05:34 PM

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Haha okay, makes sense now.

Yes, I'd say with that setup, you're making between 240-260 rwhp. A great cam and heads should push you around 300 or a little more.

Ive been throwing around a trickflow stage 1 cam and a set of Dart Pro 1s...

05-05-2013, 05:40 PM

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Trickflow Fast As Cast are a great set of heads.

05-05-2013, 05:47 PM

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Yeah i might eventually throw on some different heads, cam, 3200 stall, and 3.73 gears, but probably not. Haha.

05-05-2013, 05:52 PM

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Yeah i might eventually throw on some different heads, cam, 3200 stall, and 3.73 gears, but probably not. Haha.

Haha, I said the same thing. Five years later, still have the stock heads/cam in there lol.

05-05-2013, 06:04 PM

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Haha, I said the same thing. Five years later, still have the stock heads/cam in there lol.

Yeah I just ordered like $1500 worth of parts to convert my interior to black and look classy.

05-05-2013, 07:06 PM

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I might be selling my heads/cam here soon....

as for what everyone has said. I made 230 at the tires with full bolt ons, ported stock heads, and a 5 speed.

I would say you are at 230 max through a automatic even with the cam.

05-16-2013, 11:16 AM

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Ya I would say 240-250 max hp, those times aren't bad for the elevation. Heads make a huge difference on 5.0's it feels like a completly different car

05-16-2013, 11:27 AM

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Ya I would say 240-250 max hp, those times aren't bad for the elevation. Heads make a huge difference on 5.0's it feels like a completly different car

Yeah I am looking at some, but I am doing the interior and then stereo first.. its fast enough for now...

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I might be selling my heads/cam here soon....
as for what everyone has said. I made 230 at the tires with full bolt ons, ported stock heads, and a 5 speed.
I would say you are at 230 max through a automatic even with the cam.

Yeah the Auto hurts a lil bit