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Old 11-14-2007, 08:11 PM
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IM THINKING OF GOING WITH CROWER STAGE II CAMS AND PORTING MY HEADS FOR A FEW MORE PONIES WILL THIS AFFECT THE REALIABILITY OF MY CAR FOR EVERYDAY DRIVING OR WOULD SUPERCHARGING BE BETTER ? OPEN FOR SUGGESTIONS. THANKS IN ADVANCE



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Old 11-14-2007, 08:30 PM
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i would supercharger it but thats me,and you cap locks on just so you know.
 

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Old 11-14-2007, 09:04 PM
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If anything superchargers are more riskier since on a stock engine (or even a built one), if something goes wrong, it goes wrong worse than NA. However, if done right, heads/cams or a blower won't affect realiability.
 
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Old 11-15-2007, 10:39 AM
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Go with the SC then when engine needs a rebuild you can do the heads at that time.
 
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Old 11-15-2007, 10:53 AM
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blower first. If you have the money to do it, then do so. Heads and cam will make more sense after the blower than before and you'll probably have a new built shortblock on the way by then. The blower will be worth a safe and useable 360rwhp. The heads and cams might be worth just over 300 and will hurt your torque curve down low... big difference in feel.
 
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Old 11-15-2007, 12:32 PM
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blower first. If you have the money to do it, then do so. Heads and cam will make more sense after the blower than before and you'll probably have a new built shortblock on the way by then. The blower will be worth a safe and useable 360rwhp. The heads and cams might be worth just over 300 and will hurt your torque curve down low... big difference in feel.
True, but I'd do the heads and cams just for the Idle. I love that sound, it's like an orgasm for my ears!
 
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Old 11-15-2007, 02:41 PM
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Thats a good logical thought process, youll enjoy the idle while the blower car smokes you but at least youll have the idle to keep you company lol.
 
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Heads don't affect the lope you hear at idle, that's the cam and for blower cars, you don't want that. The lope is mainly from a good bit of valve overlap which is bad for boosted apps since that allows the pressure to escape.
 
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Old 11-18-2007, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
blower first. If you have the money to do it, then do so. Heads and cam will make more sense after the blower than before and you'll probably have a new built shortblock on the way by then. The blower will be worth a safe and useable 360rwhp. The heads and cams might be worth just over 300 and will hurt your torque curve down low... big difference in feel.
 
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Old 11-18-2007, 02:53 PM
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I figured the heads and cams would be better to do first because most people blow there car with the stock heads and cams and they usually are fine or is this not correct?
 
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