| Re: cheap power improvements to the 425...
the cam.... I had a BIG discussion about that a little while back, I was very close to getting a #5 seires IIRC from MTS.
I do not want to remove the heads, and the process of replacing the springs, retainers and all the other good stuff was too much then I was willing to do. Plus all the cam will really do, for a near stock 425 atleast, is move the power band around.... which will make it rev higher, but also move the power up... which really isn't what I want with this car, especailly with the 2.28 gears, it bogs from a stop as it is, I don't need to make it worse by cutting more low-end power from the engine.
My 425 is all stock, and once it is warmed up and some of the carb issues are gone, it hauls... I am really happy with it's performance, I mean if you are doing 35mph and floor it, it downshifts into 1st and puts you in the seat until the shift to 2nd at 53mph, then keeps accelerating.... for what it is, the 425 does a great job at moving the car around. Once I do even a few mods (intake/carb etc...) I know it'll be running alot better too.... |