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Old 02-21-2006, 04:11 PM
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I have a C5 corvette that im looking at putting a cam in. I have all the supporting mods, Dynatech Long tubes, off road x-pipe, corsa Indy exhaust, and Vortex rammer intake. I'm getting a 3200 stall put in also, and have the 2:73 gears and it's an A4. I'm looking to hit 400rwhp with the car and it's my daily driver. Out of these two cams which one will give me a car that will have good street manners, and power all over the RPM band?. let me know what you guys think of the two cams.
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F13, you are gonna want to change the gears though.
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would it be alright to run the cam with these gears temporarly untill i get the 3:73 gears in 6 months. what would be the downside of running the cam with my current gear?
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I'd say X3 with the stock heads. It has a longer exaust duration and is 4 degrees bigger on the intake.
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f-13 gets my vote
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x3 as well. Daily driven on a 112 here
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keep the responses coming guys. thanks
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F13 is my vote .
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i'd go with the X3
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I think an x3 will give you more power, but you would want a bigger stall to take full advantage of it. i run a 3800 with mine. if you really want to stick with the 3200 stall, get the f13. you will be fine on those gears for a few months. I ran a X3 on a 112 in an A4 car with a factory stall and 2.73 gears. it was a bitch but I made it. now with a 3800 stall and 2.73 there are no drivability problems besides traction.
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do they give you the spec's for the gx3 cam when you buy it, just woundering because i never see anybody putting up the specs.
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nope...you don't get a cam card with it...
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i think that sucks not knowing your excact specs of your cam, but it does makes good power thought.
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f-13 cam gets my vote. well proven for good drivebility and probally little easier on vavletrain. change your gears though.

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g5x3, is a comp xer lobe, 234 242, .598"-.610"
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Originally Posted by RyneZ06
g5x3, is a comp xer lobe, 234 242, .598"-.610"


thanks for the specs, I knew someone had them, I thinking of getting the g5x3 or the ms3.
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Just because its a daily driver I would say go with the F-13....otherwise I'd go with the Magic Stick (MS3)
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Originally Posted by THIRD-GEN92
thanks for the specs, I knew someone had them, I thinking of getting the g5x3 or the ms3.
You don't like the TRak cam? I am getting ready to put a G5X3 in, but before I bought it I was seriously considering getting the TRak cam.
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Originally Posted by King James
You don't like the TRak cam? I am getting ready to put a G5X3 in, but before I bought it I was seriously considering getting the TRak cam.

yes I do like this cam, it's in my T/A, the other cam im looking for is for my ls1 powered third gen.
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I have a G5X3 and ported heads, One of my buddies has an F-13 and the same ported heads. I make more peak power but he makes more mid range power. Both cars could be daily driven if we wanted to. Well, other than him having a spool. Both are great cams and I think you will be happy with either one of them.


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