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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 04:09 AM
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i dont know too much about engines so what would be needed to do a cam swap? there is one at supersixmotorsports for 260 after the refundable core. what would it cost me to have a shop do a swap for me and would it be worth it if i only did the cam and not heads and intake?
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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Well you should port and polish the heads and intake for optimal airflow, but you'll need larger injectors, a larger maf set to whatever pound injectors you'll be running, an inlarged throttle body to match the port job to, and, of course, the cam. Never got a price on this, but I'm sure you're looking at around $1000 for an install.
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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cam is one of the best things to do IF you can install it yourself, if not, i would wait till you could get a power pack from supersix then you could just have it all done at once
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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just buy some 1.7 rockers to increase lift...I lot easier and no idle issues
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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cam is one of the best things to do IF you can install it yourself, if not, i would wait till you could get a power pack from supersix then you could just have it all done at once
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amrcnidyot your car looks nice get some rims and thank god you took that chrome of the fenders![:'(]
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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cam is one of the best things to do IF you can install it yourself, if not, i would wait till you could get a power pack from supersix then you could just have it all done at once
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amrcnidyot your car looks nice get some rims and thank god you took that chrome of the fenders![:'(]
get some GT take off rims with some wider tires, dont waste money on anything else, get some gears!

preformance > looks, but traction would be an issue with those rims
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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traction issues...How?
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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hes got the skinny **** 205 series tures gears and a t-lok, and just get a cheap set of GT take off rims to put on and they wont spin as easy
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 05:01 PM
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I thought the wider the tires more traction?
Old Jul 10, 2006 | 05:24 PM
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yup im looking into getting that power pack with the ported upper and lower intake
whole thing is a huge performance boost.
will be one of my last mods in my car



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