are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (Full Version)

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are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it?

  

zstangboi -> are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 4:10:41 AM)

just like it says, are these kits worth it? holley and trick flow has em, and edelbrock too i think, or is it pretty simple to match parts if i bought them separate, also im looking at cost, it seemed like i would save some cash by buying the whole kit

  
my77stang -> RE: are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 7:39:17 AM)

those kits are no brainers for people who dont know what they are doing. they will work great together, but a properly selected combination purchased separately will net you higher HP and possibly save you some cash.

If your on a budget, take a look at the Patriot heads (theres a sticky at the top of the 5.0 section). they are less than 900.00 a set.

gothand -> RE: are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 8:35:25 AM)

I'm no expert by any means on this stuff, but aren't those heads a bit larger than most with mild to moderate builds would use?  For instance, everybody recommends the AFR 165's and  the Edelbrocks are 170 cc and the Holley 165 cc.  Are these the same as the ProComp heads that everybody was thrashing because the castings from China were sometimes shoddy, though greatly improved with some clean up?

Jeff

OnyxCobra -> RE: are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 10:03:23 AM)

By doing a little research you can usually put together a more powerful combo for similar money.

my77stang -> RE: are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 11:22:53 AM)

the procomps and the patriots are supposed to be completely different castings. can i say for sure? nope cause i havent seen them in person.

and yeah, they are a little on the large size but at least the heads could "grow" as other things were upgraded (and they are hella cheap)

aode08 -> RE: are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 1:39:32 PM)

agreed, take your time, your car will be more fun to drive with the right combo

Mustangkiler -> RE: are these intake, head, cam, etc. combos worth it? (11/19/2007 3:12:38 PM)

Can you even use those patriot heads without piston notchin?, cuz ive only seen em with 2.02 valves.

  

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