Im going to be getting a SS here in the next few months and when I do get it I'm wanting to take care of some issues right off the bat

I will need the following items installed the Intense stage 5 kit, clutch, axles, head gasket, and stonger head studs, I live in PA how long would it take to get all these things installed I would only have a few days at most, its hard to get days off at my job

We can probalby do it in a day if you here early enough, possibly two days.

I don't see the need in changing the head gasket on a brand new car. That's a lot of money for nothing.

sure isnt a waste when you have seen all the ppl that have blown head gaskets on high boost, im looking out for the long haul here

Wow you must be rich. You don't even have the car and you want to put about $4000 or more into it all in one shot lol. It must be nice to have money.

yea i do ok, I just want to pay a little now rather than a whole lot later

Update: The car was ordered Nov 7th and should be here in another 3-5 weeks

Again pertaining to the Stage 5 upgrade, assuming I also had full intake, exhaust and all solid mounts, cobalt addiction heat exchanger, and the head gasket fixed with the cometic MLS and ARP studs, what kinda power levels am I looking at and is that safe long term on internals , GM specs from all I can see say 400hp crank on the LSJ stock but we all know the weak point is the head gasket which ill be taking care of

Ive seen a post from about 2 years ago where a 2.8 pulley was used with a MAF translator and put down 270whp with intense parts, yet the description of the 2.5 inch pulley with the stage 5 setup states 275whp? Seems to me like it should be alot more than that

we will just wait to see what you put down how about that

im also considering pistons now that im hearing alot about them being a very weak spot , I wonder though is it possible to slap in new pistons on a motor with less than 3000 miles and get away with it without honing?

He doesnt have to be rich to spend $4000 on the car when he gets it. What if he has $5000 for a down payment like some of u did but instead of using it all on a down payment he only used $1000 ad the other $4000 was for toys.

consider rods too if you plan to exceed 300whp. referenced from gm ecotec build book.

the rods are good to 310, and it is a verry good idea to get forged pistons with the stage 5 set up

oh i plan to exceed 300whp for sure

Rods are only good to 310 whp? I could have sworn they were much higher than that. Any other inputs on this?