Performance cams, stock springs

Skidzz said:

Hey I've decided instead of buying rims to just go ahead and save up for the full PI swap. I'm thinking about getting VT or Comp stg. 1 cams and swap them into the heads. Might as well since the heads will be out of the car. My question is this: Are the stock springs ok to use or will I need to buy performance springs? Also, are there any other little parts I will need that I should know about? I'm planning on buying everything for the swap piece by piece and then having it all installed by the beginning of summer next year.

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ADRENLN said:

just so you know, when deciding on the cams, the stage 1 will give you more low end power then stage 2 or 3. the bigger the cam, the higher peak power will be, but you will lose more low end torque.

i have a bit more then 300 at the crank with p&p heads and stage 1 blower cams. you can see my other mods to judge, i didnt see what else you have done.
you could gain more then me from the swap because of you higher compression and going with n/a cams. ( i went with blower cams/ lost a little)

i will tell you that just from the ported pi heads and the stage 1 cams im very happy with power output. my peak #' arent huge, but i didnt lose power on the dyno anywhere in the rmp range.

i actually gained rwhp and rwtq from 3200 rpm and all the way up. this will not happen with stage 2 cams. they wont start gaining till higher in the rpm.

at 5500 rpm i gained 43 rwhp and 41 rwtq

at 5900 rpm i gained 48 rwhp and 44 rwtq.

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Mel96GT said:

If you want to get maximum value for your dollar, the PI intake and PI cams are a nice mod for the money and good for at least 30 extra horses. The stock tune will work great and the cams can be installed fairly fast with a cam changing tool. I bought used 2003 PI cams for $75 and a new PI intake for $160 thru ebay and Stangnet classifieds. That is almost the price of a K&N FIPK alone! The mods have been working fine so far.

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