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Jan 7, 2012 | 03:25 PM

duvalboy2458

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lt1 performance ideas???

i have a lt1 automatic with 97,000 miles. i have long tube headers and exhaust system. im looking for more horsepower....i was thinking bout a procharger they have for 6k but then i think it might be better to spend that money into a cam kit and heads and roller rockers and stuff...im not a full mechanic to do this..im in jacksonville florida, and i was wondering if anyone knows a kit i can buy that comes with a good cam and head kit! i want this car to last so with the cam ill go mild i guess??

Jan 7, 2012 | 05:58 PM

STL94LT1

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AI has some nice heads/cam combo's.

http://www.advancedinduction.com/index.php

Jan 8, 2012 | 11:27 AM

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Depends what you want the engine to do, I was the same way I wanted to shove either a LT4 cam or the biggest cam I could find just for a choppy sound, but turned out thats not what I wanted to achieve with my L98, LT1's can beat L98's but my tune can prove a few LT owners dead wrong

a friend of mine has a LT1 with exhaust long tubes, Lingenfelter 211/219 .530/.560 cam 4.33 gears(i think) an a nice set of drag radials and he beats himself everytime we line up at a streetlight lol

Plan out what you want your LT to do, talk to someone who can help you to get there, prochargers are ok but I hear they rob alot of power, look into a nice mild cam, step up your trq converter, upgrade the gears, port the heads int/exh, play, with the comp. That's less than 6,000 grand and possibly a better start of a build than a ProCharger. Anybody on here can tell you what to get or what you should get but its what you want it to do, good luck

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Jan 8, 2012 | 05:07 PM

duvalboy2458

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thank you, and you are right! i emailed both companys to see what is the best setup for my car..so if i go with the cam and head kit, would i hhave to do the intake too?

Jan 8, 2012 | 05:15 PM

STL94LT1

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I would leave the descision to port the intake up to whoever does the heads. When I had my heads done~10 years ago the machinist didn't think porting the intake was worth the cost/effort. But, there has been improvements in that time and maybe now it would be worth the extra cost.

Jan 8, 2012 | 05:18 PM

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And gears! Don't forget the gears.

Jan 8, 2012 | 07:41 PM

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Cam,new springs,1.6 RR,stall converter and gears.Tune it and go.More than enough power for most of us.The rest you spend big bucks for and don't enjoy driving it as much daily.