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Old May 18, 2003 | 04:46 AM
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The Next Step......?

What should I do next? I was thinking cam/heads ported but was wondering if I should get gears/stall before that. Won't be getting anything for a few months but in the next few months I should have some decent $$ saved up.
Old May 18, 2003 | 06:25 AM
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Me personally, I would do the gears/stall combo. The heads/cam is very sweet, but there are many extras you have to take into consideration.
Valve springs, pushrods, roller rockers, all kinds of gaskets, tuning, possibly lifters, cam, a lot of money for the head porting. My little brother just got heads and cam and it is nice, but he dropped a ton of money on it.
If you were doing the gears/stall combo it would be fairly cheap and you would DEFINATELy have a SOTP feel. The only things needed for this woudl be converter of choice, gears of choice, tuning, and install. That is it. And a well stalled and geared auto car is very much up there with the fun/coolness factor.
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Old May 18, 2003 | 03:09 PM
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i would do stall/gear. u will pick up a ton from those two things. do cam/heads after u get a good solid tranny setup and gear.
Old May 18, 2003 | 03:22 PM
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Go with the stall converter and gears 1st.
Old May 18, 2003 | 03:50 PM
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Thanks all that helps alot. Anyone know where I can find a 3000 stall for cheap? Or cheapest you've seen it? Also I don't know much about converters but I do know I want a 3000 stall because I researched that a little bit. It will be mainly a street car but will go to the strip some. What is lock up mean on a converter and would I want 9.5" or 12"

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Old May 19, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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