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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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packaged deals?

Why doesn't there seem to be any packaged deals for our cars? I went to Summit today and was browsing the head combos for 5.0 stangs and there are a bunch of "kits" cam,head and intake and then they list the power each one makes. Why not for chevys or our cars specifically?
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Re: packaged deals?

Try looking again. There are more parts and packages for the small block chevy than for any other engine.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Re: packaged deals?

Thats not what i'm saying,I know theres a ton more parts for chevys than fords just seems nice to have a package availble with a predetermined HP apprximation for instance:http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...115+4294858290 or http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku .
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Re: packaged deals?

I'm not seeing a problem. Here's 47 of them:

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...4294858290+115
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Re: packaged deals?

yes but none of them offer a HP rating thats all i am trying to get across
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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Re: packaged deals?

Manufacturer-claimed HP ratings are largely meaningless and need to be taken with an enormous grain of salt. What you actually get out of a package will vary wildly from the advertising copy by the time you get it actually installed in a real vehicle that has creature comforts like functional accessories and exhaust systems.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 07:11 PM
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Re: packaged deals?

guess its easier to staste ratings when all the 5.0's are basically the same where in contrast there are soooo many different variations on the sbc
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