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Hey everybody once again. It's Mustang Season in MN again and I've got to do some repairs. My Head Gasket is blown so when replacing they gasket I thought I'd make it a full HCI by replacing the stock cam also. Just so you know I didn't do my head swap.

Also, I have a TFS street heat intake and TFS TW heads. Do you guys think I should go for the TFS cam to go with it?

Do you guys have some tips and what to look out for?

Thanks in Advance.
 

revhead347

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Replacing the cam without doing the heads is a waste of time. The bottleneck is the exhaust ports on the stock heads. There are a few people who have gotten marginal increases by swapping to a different cam and used the stock heads. If you are on a budget, you can get a set of ported Thumper Performance stock heads for around $600.

Kurt
 

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he said he has TFS heads^

yeah the TFS stage 1 or stage 2 cams would be perfect, its not that hard, get a good manual and it'll walk you through it step by step

edit- with 3.55 gears Id go with the stage 1
 

revhead347

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Oh sorry, I was drunk last night. Yeah, TFS stage 1 is a good cam.

Kurt
 
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Thanks guys...I'll get the stage 1 TFS cam and a good manual....I'll check that out this afternoon.

Also, What kind of supporting cast should I have for this install?

My STOCK(I know should have upgraded awhile ago) injectors are already maxxed out. What upgrades do I need for this install. Fuel (pump, injectors) and air(MAF, throttle body), spark(different coil, spark box)?

Thanks,
Tom
 

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24 or 30lbs injectors with matching MAF meter(70-80mm), 255lph pump. these need to be done asap, once you have more cash get 65 or 70mm TB and EGR, adjustable fuel pressure regulator.
 

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i was running 24lbs when i still had 302 cubes and my stage 1 and track heat they worked well together like above statment says make sure to get matching MAF....Oh yeah and a 65mm TB
 
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