Michael
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What is expected power if I get Stage 2 Crow Cam?
Your looking at 22 to 30 rwkw depending on other modifications.
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What is involved in getting the 25 mm Manifold Insulators to fit within the engine bay versus the 6.35mm and 12mm units? Also will the 25mm unit have stronger side affects up high versus the other two?
Assuming you have an LFX/LF1/LFW SIDI V6 you will need to modify/trim the firewall shroud which covers the plenum for the wiper arm assembly. The 25mm item produces a 10% improvement in bottom-end ...
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What is price for installation? One shop said $6000 with tune, which I thought was a bit much. Others won't tell me a price unless they have part numbers and the specs of the cam.
$6000 to install and tune Alloytec/SIDI cams is too much. Generally, the installation of these cams would be around the $600-$1200 mark, while a custom tune to suit your VZ Commodore would be betw...
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What is the advantage of using the catch can, do they catch much oil from a standard engine?
Basically, the idea behind an oil air separator (catch can) is to condensate the oil vapor from the crankcase going back to the inlet manifold. This makes the inside of the manifold MUCH cleaner bu...
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What is the best exhaust system to get for my supercharged V6 VT Calais?
For a quiet/performing system, I would get an ex-hsv item from a similar vehicle (VT-VZ). In saying this though you would need the cut the tips down a little as the HSVs have a larger rear bar. If ...
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What is the best manifold insulator spacer to go on a VZ alloytech. 12mm or 25mm, what would the difference be?
The 12mm manifold insulator gives around a 10% increase in low down torque, while the 25mm item gives around a 13% increase over a broader range. In summary, *if you spend most of your time in th...
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What is the best price that Mace can offer on ultra high ratio roller rockers, stage 2 crow cam to suit and double row timing chain for my VS V6 Ecotec Getrag manual?Would this require a tune or chip as I have already purchased manifold spacers, throttle
We suggest the best bang for the buck option is to fit either higher ratio roller rockers or a performance cam package. We developed high-ratio performance cam packages to suit customers who had a...
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What is the biggest cam package I can get with the new computer, I’m guessing the clutch might go or if Mace could suggest anything else for my V6 with the 5 speed Manual transmission?
You can rebuild your transmission to suit the additional power gain; http://www.thegearbox.org/T5.html
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What is the biggest pulley I can do for my standard Ecotec Vehicle? Can I go bigger than10psi ?
Unfortunately, no. The biggest pulley (numerically higher in terms of PSI) you can run is 10psi on a standard car running 98 octane fuel.
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What is the clear lid?
Basically, the lids that are most common for our cold air intake enclosures are black, along with a black base/body. However, they're also available with a clear lid option, allowing the filter to ...