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venom01

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I have a stock 289 with tri-y headers, a one inch spacer on the stock intake manifold, and a holley 600. I'm pretty sure the heads are stock. the car is also a four speed with 2.80 rear gears. My question is, with keeping the stock heads what is the best cam I can get for the most horsepower and torque? This is not necessarily a daily driver but driven often in the summer. A rough idle would be nice but not to the point that it stalls out at every light. I would love to build it up to 375 hp, but that isn't going to happen with stock heads and intake. So how much horsepower do you think I might be looking at by just switching out the cam? Thank you for your replies.
 
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A cam with a lift up to around .500 and an advertised duration of up to 280-290 will give you what you want. But if you're gonna do a cam swap, then that's also the time to replace the stock intake, while you've got it off.
 

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Personally I wouldnt do a cam swap without reworking the heads, esp since they are stock...otherwise you wont get the most from your cam.
 

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Is there another set of heads out there that would give me an increase in performance without spending alot of money? Lets say under $250.
What might be a good intake manifold to replace the stock one with?
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
 
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Good intakes are as follows: Ford C90X, Shelby "Cobra" high rise, Ford's current A321, Edelbrock's F4B, Performer RPM ( reg and air gap) Weiand Stealth. All these work well with stock motors and modified ones as well. Try ebaymotors for a set of heads or the classifieds here on StangNet. Tough to find a good set for less than $250 though that'll top the stock heads.
 
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