high ratio roller rockers or cam?

[Ben88]

Hey guys I was thinking about putting in a stage 1 cam in my 3.8L VS Ute manual what else do I need to do to it or will it run fine with no extras? Cheers in advance

 

[BottleFedVS]

The reference to stage 1 is the cam is as close to stock as available possibly a little more but it will not be noticable.
a reasonable stock replacement in my opinion.
you may not even need to tune the car after but someone else may be able to let you know on that!

 

[vr304]

Wouldn't hurt to shave the heads down a bit to increase the compression ratio with your performance cam also bear in mind u will need heavier valve springs and hardened pushrods isn't a silly idea either

 

[wraith]

Hey guys I was thinking about putting in a stage 1 cam in my 3.8L VS Ute manual what else do I need to do to it or will it run fine with no extras? Cheers in advance

Not sure why you would bother with a tiny cam. Your looking at around 2k to do it properly for minimal gains.

 

[speed__demond]

for an old buick.. neither really.
best way to go is get an 8 on a stand and tinker. do both cam and rockers, maybe even as far as flattops ect.
and when your ready do the swap.

otherwise if your a p plater and want a little extra go just change to higher diffgears, best bang for your buck in my book