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Old 04-08-2018 | 09:55 AM
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I have a set of carb 500s and would like to do some upgrades. I have a set of 525 efi setups with ( pcm, sensors, coil packs, injector harnesses and upper and lower intakes. My question is if I bought some 525 heads or dart pro 1 heads would it be a pretty simple swap or are the the block different. Sorry if this question has been asked befor.
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Old 04-08-2018 | 12:36 PM
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Blocks are the same. Heads and cams and all electronics are different.
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Old 04-08-2018 | 12:57 PM
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and you can do better than the stock 525 heads, I think they were edlebrocks, but the exhaust mounting holes are in different places so then you have to mess with that.... Since you will have to have the ecm reprogramed, I would decide on who you want to do that and ask if they have a head/cam recipe for you thats proven and he has a base program for.
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Old 04-08-2018 | 02:42 PM
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I have all the sensors and harness off the 525 plus the ECU. I was thinking about the dart pro 1 heads. And as for cam I might as well change why I am in there. Any cam suggestions
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Old 04-08-2018 | 03:03 PM
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My suggestion is to talk to whoever you are going to have program it before you buy stuff....
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Old 04-08-2018 | 04:43 PM
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The ecm for a 525 is a “555” ecm / pcm. As far as I know there’s only 2 or 3 people that can tune it. Not the best option for upgrades
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Old 04-08-2018 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Unlimited jd
The ecm for a 525 is a “555” ecm / pcm. As far as I know there’s only 2 or 3 people that can tune it. Not the best option for upgrades
That is my understanding as well, Whipple, Precision and maybe a couple more
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Old 04-08-2018 | 05:51 PM
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The 525 is a "sealed" race motor... Im willing to bet there are a few more people that can tweak the ecm than we know about......
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Old 04-08-2018 | 06:05 PM
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I was more wondering if it was an easy swap. I didn't know how differnt the block was from 525 from 500 . Since I had all the stuff. So aside from the heads and cam how differnt is the block and internals.
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Old 04-08-2018 | 07:25 PM
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Same pistons, same block, rods in a 525 are the same as 500 efi,
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