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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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i have a 68 convt w a 302 w a few mods...looking to see if anyone has any ideas for max performance without burning a hole in my pocket.
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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A cam is a cheap way to get more power.... headers... a intake and carb could but carbs are gettin kinda expensive. What do you already have done?
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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well is the engine you have now stock if so how far are you willing to go is the question like new heads or reworked heads a stroker kit a intake and carb a cam its your call but you have to be asking yourself if i do any of this am i gunna have to include labor or am i gunn have to do it myself
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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http://proformanceunlimited.com/specs/302_300drop.html <----thats my engine
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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$5k? okay...


Aluminum heads and a slightly bigger cam would be a good place to start. Figure on spending about $2000
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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thats pretty nice right there if they left stock heads then thats where i would start with new higher flowing heads
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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that was the first thing i did...flow-tech headers and magnaflow exhaust. my friend says i should get a posi rear before i start adding hp. wat do you think?
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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HEADS DOES NOT MEAN HEADERS
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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chill man...thats one of the reasons i joined this forum...i dont know **** yet
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 05:07 PM
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i mean...i could be wrong...but i was under the impression that part of the purpose of this site was to learn...if im wrong...plz let me know



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