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ahh, the 12's from tbi topic again.
easy.
step 1: posi and 4.10 gears. you have overdrive, teh car will love them, and they won't ruin your mileage.
step 2: a nothing crazy cam. think about a comp cams extreme energy or a stock LT4 or LT4 hot cam.
step 3: intake, i suggest the holley over teh edelbrock. it comes already bored for the 454/holley tb and it has a little more volume to support more top end power.
step 4: exhaust. "iroc" shorty style pipes will do nicely. look for 1 3/4 primaries and 3inch collectors. also make sure a good y-pipe is included. teh good pipes tend to be a little pricey, think about SLP or Edelbrock. both have very good fit and finish.
go for a 3inch mandrel bent cat back. don't worry about brand, find one that you think sounds nice. they all flow similarly and no one brand is worth a major power gain over another. cat delete pipe is very very strongly suggested as well.
step 5: tuning is actually something that you will want to handle every step of the way. real custom tuning, no off the shelf or mail away junk, is the only way to get teh full potential of any combo. talk to fasterthanyou about that.
for the stock heads, don't bother going too nuts on them. clean up the casting, do a simple gasket match and a 3/5 angle valve job will be plenty.
since you goal is ET based you shoudl look into traction aids. some stuff liek relocating teh battery to the spare tire well is cheap. other things like after market torque arms are a bit more pricey. et is about traction and gearing, not who has the most hp.
a small set of drag radials woudl be nice too. 235 or 255 section tire is all you will need if you take care of your chassis properly.
if you have an auto look around for something in a 2600-3000 stall TC for it. stick car, get a short shifter and a dual friction clutch.
later
tim
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