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Old 02-09-2016, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 2thousand5.4
By the time I get the heads, cams, tune, valves and Springs and get the porting done I bet it will be well over 1k tho
Easily.
Cams are $500-$600 alone. Porting about the same.
SS valves, guides/retainers/heavier springs/lash adjusters/rocker arms, etc etc probably closer to $2000
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Old 02-09-2016, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 2thousand5.4
By the time I get the heads, cams, tune, valves and Springs and get the porting done I bet it will be well over 1k tho
Hmmm but if someone were to do it along and along it would definitely be worth it. I would love to pick up a 97-98 5.4 lower mile long block to swap some pi cammed heads onto.
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Hmmm but if someone were to do it along and along it would definitely be worth it. I would love to pick up a 97-98 5.4 lower mile long block to swap some pi cammed heads onto.
I've got a truck with 185k on the well maintained motor you could swap some PI cammed heads onto.... but the motor has to stay in the truck & the truck in front of my house lmao.
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Old 02-09-2016, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by jprevat
Hmmm but if someone were to do it along and along it would definitely be worth it. I would love to pick up a 97-98 5.4 lower mile long block to swap some pi cammed heads onto.
That would be ideal. I wish I could just build them and not have to pay any money lol
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Originally Posted by Cmanjr

I've got a truck with 185k on the well maintained motor you could swap some PI cammed heads onto.... but the motor has to stay in the truck & the truck in front of my house lmao.
Haha well i guess I would have the satisfaction of knowing my money would have been well spent.
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Originally Posted by 2thousand5.4
By the time I get the heads, cams, tune, valves and Springs and get the porting done I bet it will be well over 1k tho
Rebuilding and porting heads runs you about $1700
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Originally Posted by jprevat

You could probably add 50 without trying too hard.
Free flowing heads and cams add 50? I was hoping to be at 300 or so with all my parts.. now I have a little more hope lol
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Alright guys yall got me thinking why not look at some RV cams for my 200k mile truck just to help the power curve. These are about as plug and play as it gets but what numbers can be expected?http://www.compperformancegroupstore...de=MODFCAM2VXE
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Alright guys yall got me thinking why not look at some RV cams for my 200k mile truck just to help the power curve. These are about as plug and play as it gets but what numbers can be expected?http://www.compperformancegroupstore...de=MODFCAM2VXE
A fresh motor would do more for your power curve
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Originally Posted by charliedyal

A fresh motor would do more for your power curve
Yeh I know. Lol

Ideally I would like to take a reworked block, lose some dish off of the pistons, and run a xe262h from comp cams in pi heads with a port and polish job.

At 200k I know my time is running out so I figured I would start taking a serious look at a mild na engine build.
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