headers or a gear?
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headers or a gear?
should i get headers or a gear first? i want a 3.73 gear, but i dont know which headers to get, i have loudmouth exhaust i i dont want all that cracking and popping, so which headers? and wheres the cheapest place to get a gear? thanks
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I did my 4.10's a few years before headers...As a matter of fact, I just did headers when I did the ported head/cam swap.
With exhaust manifolds, and a completely stock (right down to the rockers, t-body, fpr, and injectors) I went 12.82 @ 105.9 MPH..With a full eight (3448#), stock suspension car.
Frank
With exhaust manifolds, and a completely stock (right down to the rockers, t-body, fpr, and injectors) I went 12.82 @ 105.9 MPH..With a full eight (3448#), stock suspension car.
Frank
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Headers would give you more performance over gears. if you do get gears, get the GM motives. They tend to make less noise than Richmond others. I would do headers first. I ran 13.01@109 with cold air, RK SPort headers, and Borla cat back (stock gears) 3.42 M-6
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Everybody has an opinion...
Mine is the headers will actually provide horsepower and perhaps a minimal mpg increase, unlike gears. If smog is an issue go with some shorties that are emission compliant. If you want them to look good and keep them a long time get them coated. If you don't care about crappy looks and/or plan on upgrading them within three years or so get some cheapy 1 5/8 headers. I used Edelbrock 1 5/8 headers for three years and upgraded to longtubes when I put in the stroker short block.
Mine is the headers will actually provide horsepower and perhaps a minimal mpg increase, unlike gears. If smog is an issue go with some shorties that are emission compliant. If you want them to look good and keep them a long time get them coated. If you don't care about crappy looks and/or plan on upgrading them within three years or so get some cheapy 1 5/8 headers. I used Edelbrock 1 5/8 headers for three years and upgraded to longtubes when I put in the stroker short block.
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Originally posted by 2MCHPSI
Headers would give you more performance over gears. if you do get gears, get the GM motives. They tend to make less noise than Richmond others. I would do headers first. I ran 13.01@109 with cold air, RK SPort headers, and Borla cat back (stock gears) 3.42 M-6
Headers would give you more performance over gears. if you do get gears, get the GM motives. They tend to make less noise than Richmond others. I would do headers first. I ran 13.01@109 with cold air, RK SPort headers, and Borla cat back (stock gears) 3.42 M-6
13.01 at 109mph with just an intake, shorties, and a catback?
was this downhill during a hurricane force tailwind or something?
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You'd be suprised what perfect driving can do. Who was it that for a magazine ran like a 13.3 or so on a bone stock Z28 Lt1 M6 ... He was the same dude who ran a 12.7 or 8 in a bone stock LS1 too .... Some ppl just have a nack for launching and shiftin ...
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