Trmachuno

I know that somebody(not on this forum)did p&p heads by them self and only dyno'd a 15hp crank gain. I no that a cam alone would only make about that gain. So according to this, a cam and head job would do at least 40hp(crank) since they both work better together. Is this a likely low #, high #, or just right? I want to know peoples opinions and to see if anyone did heads and cam on a n/a set-up yet. The heads and cam would cost around$2.2k-$2.4kshipped from ssm and install would run $500-$850+$200 dyno tune. Just wondered if it would be worth the $3k+. Any infoand opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Trmachuno

Forgot, also what would be the affect of an aftermarket/bigger tb hp wise? And take into account all the #'s ur calculating on cars that have bigger maf cai's. Thank You!

Jsierzega

im pretty sure cams alone should make more than that. but if thats all your getting is 40 to the crank for 3k, deff. not worth it. are you f/i?

Trmachuno

No, I'm not f/i. The cam is a guess and the heads have been dyno proven to put out around 12-20hp crank. I was guessing the cam was worth 15hp, I could be wrong since cams on 3.8's alone have put out up to 30hp+. And heads around the same.

fazm

just fyi, ur very very low on ur labor estimate. id say 900-1200 in labor + tune. at my shop id probably charge 1100.

so ur lookin at about 3500 for maybe 30-40rwhp? definately not worth it.

chrisc

fazm pulled the words out of my mouth. it is not worth it unless you plan on doing F/I later on. Personally, I would just take that 3500, save up a bit more, and get F/I.

Trmachuno

Thanx! justwanted to no.

armycook1981

i think it was worth it..... in the long run...

Trmachuno

Did u dyno before the turbo was installed ?

S1ckStang

well yopu wouldnt need to replace heads and cam for f/i would you? i was interested in doing the xcharger kit but running mildly would i have to upgrade heads and cams?