Well FINALLY my insurance settlement should be coming through. (got rear ended by an escalade while sitting still on my bike last year, broke my back in 2 places, totalled my BEAUTIFUL GSX-R 750, and left me in the trauma center! )

I should have about $1500 to invest into my motor.

Im thinking Vortec heads, LT4 hotcam, and some high perf runners. How bad is a TPI setup with ported pleneum, 58mm TB and ported base? Can i make it flow well enough for a hotcam to reach its potential?

Maybe i should leave this more open ended, how to i make the most out of $1500 under my hood? Im looking for heads/cam/intake. my block is in really good shape for 110k miles. I think the 2.77 gears are to thank for that. (unless im really thrashing it it never goes above 2500rpm) Its a roller block, so my cam choices are somewhat limited but summit sells a complete LT4 hotcam kit for like $500 with 1.6rr's and pushrods, springs, the works!

Also, who makes a TPI base that will fit vortecs? Can i modify my base to work?

Spend my $1500 for me!!!

 

really hoping you got more then 1500 for that much bs. my dad got his back broke by a train and it catches up with you with age

 

oh im getting much more than that. but im getting out of debt (not too bad, about $3k) and paying for school. Im also doing a t56, new rear end, c5 wheels, and c5 brakes on this money. $1500 is just what i have to put into the motor

 

ima start lookin for escalades...
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and sorry to say it but the mustang in the denso iridium ad up top of the page looks damn nice

 

Personally, I'd spend the money on the heads, cam & intake base, rather than runners - the reason for that is that you're going to have the entire intake off anyway to add the heads & cam, you might as well install the base while it's already taken apart!

Then, when you have the money for runners, adding those will be a piece of cake! (Compared to pulling the intake again...)

Whichever route you decide to go with it, good luck, with the car, & with your back.