and long tube headers. And true duals. And high flow cats. shall I go on?
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Heads, cam and intake. Its easy but not cheap. Nos really is easy also but you have to keep filling that bottle. Heads, cam and intake, the power is there all the time, unlike the nitrous.
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For the amount of cash you will spend getting 300 HP WAIT ! Don't make the mistake I made. Save that money and buy a 1994-96 C4. They are typically $7,000-9,000. Before you know it you will be that deep in that 1985 or pretty darn close. Don't be like me saying I could have just saved my money and bought a better Corvette
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I was looking into that with my '85. I wound up selling the car and didn't make the swap, but here is what I was looking at.
Vortec heads with a SDPC manifold baseplate. I would also add long tube headers and exhaust since the '85 is pretty restrictive. That should get you over 300 and a cam would wake it up more. (Probably need a tune too)
Interesting article.
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...d/viewall.html
Manifold ($400)
https://sdparts.com/details/scoggin-...-center/sd3816
Heads ($310 ea.)
https://sdparts.com/details/gm-perfo...parts/12558060
Good luck with your choices.
Vortec heads with a SDPC manifold baseplate. I would also add long tube headers and exhaust since the '85 is pretty restrictive. That should get you over 300 and a cam would wake it up more. (Probably need a tune too)
Interesting article.
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...d/viewall.html
Manifold ($400)
https://sdparts.com/details/scoggin-...-center/sd3816
Heads ($310 ea.)
https://sdparts.com/details/gm-perfo...parts/12558060
Good luck with your choices.
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From: indy indiana
I was looking into that with my '85. I wound up selling the car and didn't make the swap, but here is what I was looking at.
Vortec heads with a SDPC manifold baseplate. I would also add long tube headers and exhaust since the '85 is pretty restrictive. That should get you over 300 and a cam would wake it up more. (Probably need a tune too)
Interesting article.
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...d/viewall.html
Manifold ($400)
https://sdparts.com/details/scoggin-...-center/sd3816
Heads ($310 ea.)
https://sdparts.com/details/gm-perfo...parts/12558060
Good luck with your choices.
Vortec heads with a SDPC manifold baseplate. I would also add long tube headers and exhaust since the '85 is pretty restrictive. That should get you over 300 and a cam would wake it up more. (Probably need a tune too)
Interesting article.
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...d/viewall.html
Manifold ($400)
https://sdparts.com/details/scoggin-...-center/sd3816
Heads ($310 ea.)
https://sdparts.com/details/gm-perfo...parts/12558060
Good luck with your choices.
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