waste of money?

[96 GT JOE]

i was thinkin about swapping to a pi intake and pi cams on my 96 gt. it has 95k miles. friend of mine says i can do it for about $400 total. does this sound worth it to everybody. give me some opinions. thanx

 

[Pughman]

are you f'n hi ???


http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=580262

WTF ?

 

[timeless2]

 

[1fast4by]

$400? Where are you getting these parts???? You need to holler at your boy, get me this hookup

 

[billfisher]

e-bay buddy

i paid $300.00 for heads with cams. $88.00 for intake with gaskets. other misc parts head bolts,head gaskets, rtv, etc = more cash.

 

[drew_shipley]

I'd say it's worth every bit of $400. You're looking at a 50 hp gain. Shoot port those heads while you have them off if you can and pick up some more power.

 

[billfisher]

careful

if you don't have porting skills, at least 3 angle valve job and remove swirl brows. you can open ports a little with sanding rolls and flapper wheels. i was careful and opened them about .1" and polished them. blending transition from bowl to port helps. be patient with swirl brows to avoid cutting into the side of chamber. you only have about .020 to get to sealing surface. i deshrouded my intake about that much. blend the valve seats then get them cut (3 angle) you will see the valve seats are recessed slightly. i also opened up the chambers slightly i an attempt to leesen the angle the gaases have to change to enter the port. i polished them with 600 grit flapper and compound/cotton. i straightened out the exhaust port a little in an attempt to reduce gasses change of direction. it is probably benficial to get the gasses exiting at 90 degrees, so to that purpose i ground the left side of the exhaust port at the exit. if you purchase stainless race valves 1.80" and get them back cut there is more there. or....


you can purchase 4v or 3v heads.

 

[Pughman]

if you don't have porting skills, at least 3 angle valve job and remove swirl brows. you can open ports a little with sanding rolls and flapper wheels. i was careful and opened them about .1" and polished them. blending transition from bowl to port helps. be patient with swirl brows to avoid cutting into the side of chamber. you only have about .020 to get to sealing surface. i deshrouded my intake about that much. blend the valve seats then get them cut (3 angle) you will see the valve seats are recessed slightly. i also opened up the chambers slightly i an attempt to leesen the angle the gaases have to change to enter the port. i polished them with 600 grit flapper and compound/cotton. i straightened out the exhaust port a little in an attempt to reduce gasses change of direction. it is probably benficial to get the gasses exiting at 90 degrees, so to that purpose i ground the left side of the exhaust port at the exit. if you purchase stainless race valves 1.80" and get them back cut there is more there. or....


you can purchase 4v or 3v heads.

WTF ?

 

[ADRENLN]

get the whole package. pi heads, cams, and intake. it will be worth it. it will wind up costing you more then 400 bills but will be worth it. one hell of a difference.

 

[97gtblue]

they must be used if not u better watch out i know someone who bought a cam off there for his car brand new and drove his car the first time and reved the engine up and broke the front of the cam where the timing chain bolts too off

you get what you pay for

 

[billfisher]

right

they must be used if not u better watch out i know someone who bought a cam off there for his car brand new and drove his car the first time and reved the engine up and broke the front of the cam where the timing chain bolts too off

you get what you pay for

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i emeried my journals very slightly. saddles also. they seem to get damaged/scuffed. maybe turn them without rocker/followers with oil of course. should spin freely.