Cam or Long-tube headers?
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From: Ocean Springs MS
Originally Posted by rmitchell242
and heads too you want to do the heads at the same time as the cam because they have to pull them any how
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From: League City TX
Originally Posted by bunk22
I can't do both right now but wondering if the cam is worth doing prior to long-tubes?
I intended to be smart about the mods though, maximizing gains for investment.
I added a set of Z06 #243 Heads (unported), CC 921 springs and an LGM G5X-3. I took it to Lou's shop and we spun the rollers to 369 / 343. This was with Lou and I working the HP Tuners. Straight-up the car felt lazy and strained. All this time we were blowing through the stock cats and iron log manifolds.
A few weeks later I ordered up SW headers and RT Hi FLOW CATS.
The car CAME ALIVE!!! SWEET JESUS!!!
Granted...you are considering a pretty mild cam for the LS2...MTI Stealth. I would seriously consider the headers and cam to go together. I don't think you will lose anything on the cam, but I think the results considering all the labor could be lackluster.
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From: Dallas/Valley Ranch TEXAS!!!
Originally Posted by ccajun4real
Awesome gains from the headers (you must have gotten tuned at that time?) but very slight gains from the cam/intake manifold. What size cam was that? Small blower cam I bet? Thanks
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Jeremy
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
Went with the Kooks with cats from Tbyrne. I will install them with a buddy at the base autoshop. I think it's smart to free up the exhaust before a cam. Next year, I will go with a cam of some sort.
