hey, im buying comp stage 3 cams for my 06 gt....comes with valve springs and steel retainers... i would also like to change the valves... does anyone know where i can get a set of aftermarket valves?? also, would the stock valves hold alot?? im looking to spray about a 75shot... and would i be able to install the cams,valves, etc by myself... i have alot of tools, and pretty good with working on cars, but really ive never done any head work... any help is greatly appreciated...

tony..

 

You can spray a little 75 shot without dumping money for valves and cams.I'd put my money to other mods if it were me.

 

yea i know, my car is on a 75 shot now.. but i really dont want to go boost, i would like to keep it all motor, and the spray is a backup.... i dont kno what to do to make more power unless i go boost..


tony

 

im sure with a good dyno tune you could. when rygen was running on n20 i believe he was using a 100shot on his six. stock internals and all. just get a good dyno tune. hope that helped.

 

so basically u guys are saying the stock valves will hold?? i just want to drop in the comp stage 3 cams, with steel valves and retainers... and be able to spray the 75 shot.... would that be ok? it will hold right?

thanks, tony

 

Yes, they'll hold. I'd also switch to long tube headers in stead of the shorty's and get a good CAI instead of the K&N.

 

i meant steel valve springs and retainers, i plan on keeping the factory valves, will they hold,, and the longtubes right now isnt a must is it?


tony

 

Longtubes are ALWAYS a must! [8D][8D]

 

Shorty's provide no benefit over stock other than looks. Long tubes provide power increase.

 

Your 06 Gt will take a 125 shot stock with only minor mods. You will need to change to a colder plug and have the car tuned for that size shot. However, there is no need to change the cams, if your thought is to make the swap togenerate more NA power then perhaps it's worth it. I may be confused by your post.

The theory on the long tube headers is that when using a power adder they will assist in the engine seeing the full potential of that power adder (Nitrous). They also produce some benefit in regards to NA operation (more HP). Given that you have shorties you may be better off at the present to go LT's and tune fora 125 shot. I have been playing with the cam question myself. However, I beleive I'mjust going to build ashort block and then put a KB on it! The good thing about LT's is if you opt for a SC later then they'll be an added benefit. I'm not sure about the cams.