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Flowmaster Mufflers - Made In China Now
In my opinion, it's not really competing. More like selling out to whoever can produce crap the cheapest. This is an American designed product that is used almost exclusively on American cars. It'd be competing if a Chinese manufacturer came up with a new muffler design that many people... -
Flowmaster Mufflers - Made In China Now
I agree that China is fully capable of making quality products. The junk they often produce probably has a lot to do with cheap consumers and companies wanting to maximize profits. The quality of the Chinese Flowmaster actually seemed quite good, for now at least. I think it's a moral issue for... -
Flowmaster Mufflers - Made In China Now
I think I may have talked to you once before. I started that thread that eventually turned into a Monte Carlo discussion haha. -
Flowmaster Mufflers - Made In China Now
Occasionally I stop by a muffler shop that I used to work at and recently, I noticed that all the Flowmasters they've been getting in are Chinese manufactured. These are legit Flowmasters from a reputable supplier. I'm personally not a huge Flowmaster fan but I figured it might be interesting to... -
Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
Sure man, no problem. Anyone else want a few?- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
I always forget to check this forum. No worries, talk about all the Monte Carlo's you want. That '82 is sweet too. I think I'm going to order a set of AFR 265cc heads on Monday. They're complete and partially CNC'd for a little over $2k.- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
Beautiful car! The first generation Monte Carlos are the best looking in my opinion. Like a Chevelle mixed with a Cadillac.- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
Oh cool. What year Monte Carlo?- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
Yeah, that seems to be the general consensus unfortunately. I have a lot of respect for the dude who suggested the Chinese heads but I'll probably pass on them. I talked to a place that'll sell me a set of Edelbrock heads for $1600. I requested valves only since I already bought springs. "$1600...- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
The builder is a cool older dude I know. Friend of a friend. He's been building engines for a long time and seems to know his stuff. I was gonna have Geddes do the machine work. I used to work right next door so I think he'll help me out some. Didn't get his opinion on the Chinese heads yet. Do...- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
A couple other questions: I was gonna stick some LS1 injectors in place of the stock Multec ones before putting everything back together. Good idea or is there a better injector? Looking for something reasonable priced and the LS1 injectors are dirt cheap on Craigslist. Also, today I was...- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
No updates yet. I stuck the cam in the other day and then decided to just rebuild the whole engine. Figured I got this far, might as well make sure the whole engine is solid. The truck has 155k miles on it and almost everything is original. I'll add my results to this thread when everything is...- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
I pulled the intake last night. The lifter and cam lobe are both pretty scored up. I was hoping to get away without having to change the cam but I had a feeling they were both toast. Oh well. Never had a lifter go bad before. I expected things to look smoother but they were worn pretty rough...- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
Sounds like good advice. I want the truck to still have towing and hauling capabilities but maybe a slightly larger cam would be more worth my time. That Howard looks pretty good. Comp has a decent looking one too but their kit is so expensive.- Shwoody
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Cam Choice for Gen VI 454
Hello all, My name is Woody and I'm from Colorado Springs. I recently sold my 96 K1500 and purchased a nice 2000 K2500 crew cab short bed with the 7.4l engine. I love the truck but it's going to need some work. When I purchased the truck, it had a real faint, slow tick sound coming from the...- Shwoody
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