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Mar 27, 2009 | 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71

Its not so much duration that is hard on pushrods but lobe profile, spring pressure and rpm...

Tune, baby stall and lt headers get my vote

Thats why I included the lobe profile

That was with 918 springs and saw 7K and above fairly regularly haha

back when that cam was cut, it was one of the most aggressive lobes that Comp had out... theyve got lots more ways to go nowadays though...

Mar 27, 2009 | 11:30 AM

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Missed the lobe profile

Apr 6, 2009 | 05:32 PM

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LT's, ORY, Tune will cost just under 1k...

Apr 6, 2009 | 07:44 PM

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I would do the lt's last. Just my opinion, i don't think you gain much below 3500 and the noise difference is annoying to me. If i did it again they would be one of the last things. The stock manifolds aren't as bad as they used to be back in the day, and they absorb some of the ticks and noises of the motor, valvesprings, etc... But again just my opinion.

Apr 6, 2009 | 08:02 PM

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Sorry if I missed it, but you didn't mention what yr block your doing the mods on? If you're not running e-fans, there's a change I'd lean on, and taking the strain of the clutch fan off the block. And if you can manage it, CAI and a tune. I know they're not the "torque" related mods but you will feel the difference.

From there I'd go with building from the rear-end up... IMO

Lisa