Heads, Cam Swap. What Else Should I Change

[Teddyp 8]

Next week car goes in to Jim at True Street for heads and cam. I've been meaning to ask him but keep forgetting, but is there anything else I should be looking at changing while doing this? For example is there a timing chain and or gear set upgrade, high performance oil pump, or anything else while the cam is out and heads off? Lifters and push rods are being done.

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[CruzKing 83]

Blower.

[Rockwinkle 2]

I've read that the stock timing chain tensioner is made of plastic & will fail eventually, so you may as well change it to a steel tensioner.

[StevoHemi 113]

Your car get the timing chain recall notice/upgrade? If not, get it done with the improved set. If it is not part of the recall, you are good with the stocker.

Maggie/Whipple would be nice.

Headers/high flow cats/no cats.

I could go on.... but.... you know.... spending other peoples money.

Stevo

[Teddyp 8]

Blower.

dick!!. First post, I love this forum.

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Your car get the timing chain recall notice/upgrade? If not, get it done with the improved set. If it is not part of the recall, you are good with the stocker.

Maggie/Whipple would be nice.

Headers/high flow cats/no cats.

I could go on.... but.... you know.... spending other peoples money.

Stevo

long tubes, high flows are already going in. Thanks. Look into the timing chain.

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[CruzKing 83]

send the bill for the timing chain to dodge , i did and they will pay. saves you $$ for the dick Blower.

to be honest with you, i would recommend a blower first and whatever you need to get that done(i'm sure others here may argue but the blower will give you the best HP/TQ per dollar, in my opinion), then add the other stuff as $$ allow.

i drove Eric's(Arrington, when he was there) car with only a blower and it was great and probably the best spent $$.

[Teddyp 8]

send the bill for the timing chain to dodge , i did and they will pay. saves you $$ for the dick Blower.

to be honest with you, i would recommend a blower first and whatever you need to get that done(i'm sure others here may argue but the blower will give you the best HP/TQ per dollar, in my opinion), then add the other stuff as $$ allow.

i drove Eric's(Arrington, when he was there) car with only a blower and it was great and probably the best spent $$.

i appreciate the good info on the T/C. Heads/ cam go on this week that's why I was looking to pick ones' brain about anything else that should be swapped out for a stronger or better performing part. Thanks CruzKing.

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[wasp392 5]

I've read that the stock timing chain tensioner is made of plastic & will fail eventually, so you may as well change it to a steel tensioner.

Does not apply to the 392s. Only A5 2008 to 2013 RTs had the P01 recall.

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[wasp392 5]

Are you going with a custom grind cam?

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[Teddyp 8]

Are you going with a custom grind cam?

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Yes.

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[DKraken 0]

Pistons!!!! Pistons are very thin and weak on the 392. I cracked mine on a stock engine with an intake. And if you do pistons might as well add rods. Modern muscle extreme sells these for a good price.