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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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Hi All,
I don't want to put a cam in my 1998 ls-1 and have done everything else I could (335)RWHP. I was told that I could get another 20-25 hp by changing rockers. What brand is recommended and what ratio?
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by MR.G.
Hi All,
I don't want to put a cam in my 1998 ls-1 and have done everything else I could (335)RWHP. I was told that I could get another 20-25 hp by changing rockers. What brand is recommended and what ratio?
Thanks,
Mike
Name what you have done, 20-25 is a tad high for just rockers.
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Originally Posted by TriplBlk
Name what you have done, 20-25 is a tad high for just rockers.
Plus I would think you could get a little more than 335 with a new intake and headers with a good tune. But then again if its an auto those are pretty decent numbers.
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I think SLP and/or Comp Cams have 1.85:1 ratio
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I think SLP and/or Comp Cams have 1.85:1 ratio
SLP does
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It would not be more power but you could go with a higher numerical rear gear ratio. A new rocker ratio will help, but I don't know how much it is worth on a stock cam.
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http://www.eastcoastsupercharging.co...0.html#sc600c5

Everything is external, 200hp gain.
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