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I'm GT500 swapping a V6... for the second time
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<blockquote data-quote="merkyworks" data-source="post: 16278455" data-attributes="member: 179203"><p>[USER=124025]</p><p></p><p>The timing/oiling mods are good insurance stuff, it's not needed but having them could prevent a possible failure, it all depends on how you plan to use the car. Heavy shock loads like a 2-step, drag racing, dig racing have been known to cause the factory OPG to shatter, once that happens the engine starves of oil and pop goes the weasel. To change the OPG you will have to remove or have access to all the other components suggested so you might as will change them out also while you are there. The 13-14 cams are more like the cherry on top, car will idle and drive like stock but these cams give a little more power in the upper RPM range, don't remember the exact gains but I know they are out there somewhere. Again if the engine is out of the car and you where already changing the OPG then adding a cam swap to the list would be easy to do. </p><p></p><p>For the record I only have the Kinetik crank stud upgrade on my car, not done any of the other mods cause changing them with the engine in the car is a lot more difficult than if it was out of the car. I daily my car also so no 2-step or drag strip racing, if I do happen to do some racing it's freeway roll races down in mexico ;)[/user]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="merkyworks, post: 16278455, member: 179203"] [USER=124025] The timing/oiling mods are good insurance stuff, it's not needed but having them could prevent a possible failure, it all depends on how you plan to use the car. Heavy shock loads like a 2-step, drag racing, dig racing have been known to cause the factory OPG to shatter, once that happens the engine starves of oil and pop goes the weasel. To change the OPG you will have to remove or have access to all the other components suggested so you might as will change them out also while you are there. The 13-14 cams are more like the cherry on top, car will idle and drive like stock but these cams give a little more power in the upper RPM range, don't remember the exact gains but I know they are out there somewhere. Again if the engine is out of the car and you where already changing the OPG then adding a cam swap to the list would be easy to do. For the record I only have the Kinetik crank stud upgrade on my car, not done any of the other mods cause changing them with the engine in the car is a lot more difficult than if it was out of the car. I daily my car also so no 2-step or drag strip racing, if I do happen to do some racing it's freeway roll races down in mexico ;)[/user] [/QUOTE]
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