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rookie88

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Ive got the B303 cam and c17 heads so stock what heads are actually a good match for that cam also i want to keep it streetable and runnin on 93 octane and still have tue street manners with out braking the bank

 

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i would match the cam to the heads, not the other way around. but, that cam should work fine with most aftermarket street heads.

 

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Yea ive heard that a couple times just a little on what im dealing with i bought the car a few weeks ago im very much a rookie at this lol the guy i bout it off of left stock heads on it its been bored .30 over with dome top pistons and uas the b303 cam with eldebrock performer intake i would like to change top end i kinda like the cam its decant enpugh for me im not really racing just tryin to get it back to clean

 

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Dont get me wrong more power is always better lol but the car is some wat boched so im do alot to it but dont have tons of money to spend ya know

 

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Your cam and intake are decent for sure. If your on a budget, really consider getting some GT40 or GT40p heads. They would work well with your setup now, and you would def feel the difference. Also is the car SD or MAF? carbed or fuel injected?

 

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Its carbed it has a 600 cfm eldebrock with electric choke no emmisons or anything the 5.0 is in a 97 what ised to be a v6 automatic stang now its v8 5 spd which was done alright but then the guy ripped out the fuel tank and threw a fuel cell in the truck which was rediculous but the tranny and clutch ect was done pretty good

 

88LX5.Oh

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The intake you have is a good intake. The cam is OK, I run one but wish I had gone with something else.
Go with a Trickflow head if you've got the money. If you're wanting to save some money and get a good entry level head, you can get some Edelbrock heads, but don't run the Eddy valve springs. They're junk.
But if you can, Trickflow heads FTW.
And with any aftermarket head, you're going to have to check piston to valve clearance, and some aftermarket heads use stud mount rockers arms and not pedestal. So pay attention to that. If you also decide you want a different ratio rocker arm while you're in there, you're going to have to check push rod length and you have to get hardened push rods.
FYI stock heads use a pedestal mount rocker arm, and I THINK Trickflow heads use pedestal mount set ups. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. And Eddy heads use stud mount rocker arms, at least the E-Street heads do

 

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ratio411

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Are you positive you need 93 octane?
Even with a head swap, your compression shouldn't be that high, and if you use aluminum heads, you can grow a point of compression without upping your octane (as a rule of thumb). Just saying that you could save money and boost performance if you don't need 93. Too much octane hurts performance.

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Nevermind.
I just saw someone put dome pistons in the engine.
Kinda overkill IMO, but it is what it is I suppose.



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ratio411

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88LX5.Oh said:

FYI stock heads use a pedestal mount rocker arm, and I THINK Trickflow heads use pedestal mount set ups. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. And Eddy heads use stud mount rocker arms, at least the E-Street heads do

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You can get E-brocks in both flavors...

 

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88LX5.Oh

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ratio411 said:

You can get E-brocks in both flavors...

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That's actually good to know!

 

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88LX5.Oh said:

That's actually good to know!

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We have the Performers on one of our 5.0s, and they are pedestal.
I think those are the ONLY E-brocks you can get in pedestal though.
If you want more than a 170 head, and must have E-brocks, you will have to go with stud mounts.

 

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Well im not positive if it uas to run on 93 octane but thats what the guy who sold it to said