Cam/Head/Headers suggestions?
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Cam/Head/Headers suggestions?
Currently have a stock '96 vette, auto with actual mileage on the engine unknown(safe to assume >100k some of those being rough miles).
I'm new at this and bought her as a project. Would like to do heads, LT headers, a cam swap and a dyno tune.
Plan is to port stock heads, I know a guy that'll do them for like $50.
Any good suggestions for LT stainless headers? somebody said Pace but they appear to only make F-body fitting LTs. I heard OBX LTs fit terribly. American racing/kooks are a bit expensive for this project car.
Suggestions for a Cam? Not worried about emissions, would like a choppy idle and all around good cam, the car will be a daily driver in the summer months. I've have to replace valve springs and the hydraulic lifters(push rods/valves as well?)Somebody suggested comp cam 502 or 409(if I heard them correctly.)
I have no hard limit on price, but maybe
I'm new at this and bought her as a project. Would like to do heads, LT headers, a cam swap and a dyno tune.
Plan is to port stock heads, I know a guy that'll do them for like $50.
Any good suggestions for LT stainless headers? somebody said Pace but they appear to only make F-body fitting LTs. I heard OBX LTs fit terribly. American racing/kooks are a bit expensive for this project car.
Suggestions for a Cam? Not worried about emissions, would like a choppy idle and all around good cam, the car will be a daily driver in the summer months. I've have to replace valve springs and the hydraulic lifters(push rods/valves as well?)Somebody suggested comp cam 502 or 409(if I heard them correctly.)
I have no hard limit on price, but maybe
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Currently have a stock '96 vette, auto with actual mileage on the engine unknown(safe to assume >100k some of those being rough miles).
I'm new at this and bought her as a project. Would like to do heads, LT headers, a cam swap and a dyno tune.
Plan is to port stock heads, I know a guy that'll do them for like $50.
Any good suggestions for LT stainless headers? somebody said Pace but they appear to only make F-body fitting LTs. I heard OBX LTs fit terribly. American racing/kooks are a bit expensive for this project car.
Suggestions for a Cam? Not worried about emissions, would like a choppy idle and all around good cam, the car will be a daily driver in the summer months. I've have to replace valve springs and the hydraulic lifters(push rods/valves as well?)Somebody suggested comp cam 502 or 409(if I heard them correctly.)
I have no hard limit on price, but maybe
I'm new at this and bought her as a project. Would like to do heads, LT headers, a cam swap and a dyno tune.
Plan is to port stock heads, I know a guy that'll do them for like $50.
Any good suggestions for LT stainless headers? somebody said Pace but they appear to only make F-body fitting LTs. I heard OBX LTs fit terribly. American racing/kooks are a bit expensive for this project car.
Suggestions for a Cam? Not worried about emissions, would like a choppy idle and all around good cam, the car will be a daily driver in the summer months. I've have to replace valve springs and the hydraulic lifters(push rods/valves as well?)Somebody suggested comp cam 502 or 409(if I heard them correctly.)
I have no hard limit on price, but maybe
It has to be a set. Intake has to work with heads, cam, headers and bottom end.
I can't think of anyone who is good that will do them for $50. What are his credentials? Does he have a flow bench? How much experience that is good? Sounds almost too good to be true,
TPIS might be good. On my L98, I don't have to remove the starter to get at the #6 and #8 plugs, for instance. Everything fits nicely. I had a set of Hooker, IIRC. They were a pain to get in and you had a hell of a time getting to the plugs. Rusted out pretty quick but you get what you paid for.
I had a cam ground for my application by Hitech Motorsport. IIRC, the guy's name is Brian Ebert. I think he left already but they have since replaced him. I would suggest getting it all matched for whatever combination you have instead of trying to shoehorn it in.
Then get a crate engine from Hitech or Lingenfelter. Should be about $6000 and you have something solid to build on.
