Its a non stopping chain 
Please help me decide....
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Please help me decide....
I don't know which way to go. Headers or cam? I want the best bang for the buck. Also kinda worried about passing state inspection with headers. Anyone in Va. have problems with inspection? This is the last mod I will do for a while (except the tune of course) so I want to spend the money in the right area. Please give me some info. Thanks Oh yeah...04 Coupe MN6 with Stinger (cold air cut out in shroud) and Borla Stingers.
Alan
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by AlanN
I know I should have both but, as luck would have it I also need to pay bills and feed the wife. So......only one of the two for now!
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Originally Posted by AlanN
I don't know which way to go. Headers or cam? I want the best bang for the buck. Also kinda worried about passing state inspection with headers. Anyone in Va. have problems with inspection? This is the last mod I will do for a while (except the tune of course) so I want to spend the money in the right area. Please give me some info. Thanks Oh yeah...04 Coupe MN6 with Stinger (cold air cut out in shroud) and Borla Stingers.
Alan
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Carefull here. It's a slippery slope that we set out on here. Cam, then New heads, then headers ... It just doesn't stop. Mod Fever ... sounds like you caught it ... And there is no known cure for it as I know it! 
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by Cruisin'
Carefull here. It's a slippery slope that we set out on here. Cam, then New heads, then headers ... It just doesn't stop. Mod Fever ... sounds like you caught it ... And there is no known cure for it as I know it!
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Originally Posted by 1badc5GoStrong
Blower/SuperCharger will guarantee you pass emissions and run you about $9K total package and give you about 40% more MPH. A good cam job (about $9K - $3K cam job and $2.5K Heads, $3 everything else) will require springs, push rods, tuning, valves, air intake, headers, exhaust, h-flow cats, and heads to make real power and torque and no guarantee you pass emissions. I have done and engine swap to an LS2 w/cam package and all the works. I am going to add a SC next. If I had an 04 at the time, I would have gone straight SC
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12
Originally Posted by AlanN
You guys think a cam,springs,rods,and timing chain with install would be 3000.00? Hope not.
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HP wise yes a cam, But I just wanted the sound. So I went with Dynatech system did the install myself. Not sorry at all it is music going through Borla Stingers 
So save some money do headers you won't be sorry.
So save some money do headers you won't be sorry.
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Best way to go is to save your money and get heads/cam and headers all at once. Get a new HD timing chain and new sprockets. You will need to also do the springs and maybe a new intake manifold. Cold air intake is strongly reccommened. Then you only need one LS1 tune and you will have over 400 rwhp. It will transform the car to new and world class levels. A new Z06 clutch would also be a good idea. 
