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The recent posts w/ pics start at post 21 i think.

"with strengthened head studs and an o-ringed head gasket these should hold up too 550hp"

 

Thats nice, but the stockers will be good enough for the Hakn kit

 

Well their stage 2 will be fine but for how long? These will help those with lower boost levels have piece in mind that nothing will break for a long time, but they will definatly be more for those interested in making big power.

 

True enough,Im still goin for a good NA build,show me the cams

 

yea, with the compression drop they are only useful to highly boosted cars...

lets see some 10.4:1 or higher compression!

 

i believe weisco pistons will make any custom pistons you want. You just have to have all the specs

 

or as we know so far...and even so it willonly be good for a stage 2.....i will be getting a set of these...as i want a fully reliable turbo setup

 

 

That is good news for those who plan on a turbo for sure. I would still like to see some rods, cams, pistons, and head gaskets for high compression ratio cars. As far as I know if I could bore/stroke including a better cam and forged pistons for NOS you could make some real nice numbers with your stock S/C. High compression I do believe is good for super charged cars. Would be great to push about 350-400hp looking stock under the hood. In theory:

GM Stage II
2.79 pully
GMMP Exhaust
Header
High Flow Cats
Better Cam
Bore/Stroke
Forged Pistons and Rods

That could be around 350 hp right there I assume with the hp gains from bore/stroke and cams. Anyone else think that would be awesome?

ADDED EDIT POST: Forgot to mention some good tunning...hp tuned.

 

If by "stock supercharger" you meant, "aftermarket turbocharger", you would be correct.
Still looking for the stock blower on a 2.4L. Aftermarket cams on a VVT engine? Good luck with finding that.