cams? headgasket?

[marcos713]

so im putting together my kit and im practically done, besiedes the small things like oil lines, gauges, etc . so anyway, im upgrading pistons, rods and bearings, so i wanted to know if i have to upgrade my cams as well?
and any advice on what kind of head gasket i should use?

any input appreciated :goodjob:

[tdurr]

cosmetic HG, and how many lbs are u planning on running? I kno u got arp headstuds planned out already so dont gotta worry about that...and a cam can never hurt. What powerband are u looking for? diff cams have diff ranges and some are made for turbo apps only.

[SPOOLIN]

you don't have to upgrade your cams and USE A STOCK HEADGASKET PLEASE!!!!

[JJSPEC Racing]

^^^What he said. I made 800on a stock set of cams, cam gears and head gasket.

[marcos713]

thanks for the help guys! reps to ya!

any gaskets have to be aftermarket? planning to get everything OEM

[SPOOLIN]

no, use all OEM, there are no performance gaskets so far that surpass the oem quality, but really the head gasket is the only gasket that needs focus. I guess the Golden eagle intake manifold gasket would be the only other gasket i would use, you can reuse it and it actually comes off the had when you remove the manifold: its worth its weight in gold.

[Formally...]

you don't have to upgrade your cams and USE A STOCK HEADGASKET PLEASE!!!!

X2

[TommyD1919]

OEM gaskets only, I have used cometic gaskets with good results but why, when a OEM gasket is as good if not better. I went to EFI University back in the day and one of the classes was on using a "thicker" headgasket to lower comp. Which is why alot of people will buy something like a cometic over a stock. They said that when you do that it can actually mess with the combustion chamber design enough to cause small hot spots. This in return can cause detonation, pre-ignition, burnt valves etc...

[marcos713]

Ok OEM it is! Have another question, I currently have a skunk2 intake manifold on my gsr, so my question is would it be better for me to use a jg mani? I'm not planning on reving past my 8k redline and I know skunk2 IMs make power between 4-8k I believe and the jg from like 7-11k.

[dallasb84]

i have a skunk2 on my ls..... i noticed mid range power.....



just curious were you the guy who rolled by tonight when i was stopped???

[marcos713]

^^ yea the mid range power gain is noticable compared to the oem manis. And naw it wasn't me, my car was taking a rest today.

[dallasb84]

i got my turbo setup done...... i notice more top end power now though.... lol

[marcos713]

^ lol well that's always good. What kinda of setup are you running?

[TommyD1919]

the skunk2 will be fine.

[dallasb84]

t3 t4 with cast manifold.
2.5 exhaust
660 cc injectors
skunk2 intake manifold
fmic
obd1 ecu on chrome
38mm wastegate
ssqv bov
and destroked b18

[marcos713]

Sounds good man. So u rebuilt your motor with stock internals? And where did you get crome? That's what I'm planning on using as well

[dallasb84]

Sounds good man. So u rebuilt your motor with stock internals? And where did you get crome? That's what I'm planning on using as well


no i got eagle h beam gsr rods and je gsr pistons with gsr crank in an ls


i got my ecu thanx to ebay for 115 chipped socketed with chrome:goodjob:

[motoman32002]

i like cosmetic

[marcos713]

Nice setup. how long did it take to tune?

no i got eagle h beam gsr rods and je gsr pistons with gsr crank in an ls


i got my ecu thanx to ebay for 115 chipped socketed with chrome:goodjob:

[j0nbunklah0m]

i like cosmetic

u do makeup?

[marcos713]

^lmao!