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MS4, T-rex, MS3

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Old 11-25-2006, 12:07 PM
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I am having a hard time picking a cam out of these three (MS4, T-rex, MS3).
I will have full bolt ons with 90/90 setup, yank pt4000 stall, 3.73 with true duals. This car will not the see the track that much if at all. What cam would you use. I have no problem adjusting to cams.

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If you are set on these I would say MS4.
T-Rex is a drag cam, MS3/MS4 are more like Extreme street/strip, one good candidate you might want to consider is the Torquer V3 (231/234), since you mentionned you might not really see track. IMO that is what I would go for on a 111LSA
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I say ms3 its the most streetable out of those 3 and still makes awesome power.
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My tuner swears the g5x4 is the best extreme street/strip cam. Its been proven to be an excellent pick for the track also.
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Go for the ms4. I am going to be switching to that cam from my tsp 231/237. it is supposed to be more streetable than the ms3 and put out better midrange and more peak. It is the upgraded and updated version of the ms3. You might also want to consider the torquer v3

But with your stall and the gears i saw go for the ms4.
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Originally Posted by CraZee ZO6
I say ms3 its the most streetable out of those 3 and still makes awesome power.
Based on what?
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I likr the sound of the MS4 when teamed up with some Terminator heads (flycutting required) and a built tranny.
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MS4 with the limited amount of bolt-ons I still put down the number in sig
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It's a tough call between the Trex and the MS4 in your listed cams. I like the idea of a G5X4, or even a G5X3. Almost the same cam as the MS3. Not that any are bad, but I've seen a lot of good running LG cams, even one guy's G5X3 making 417 with stock heads.

You could always base it upon where the cams make most of their power with a setup similar to yours, so you can make your own decision. I remember in one of rickyracer25's threads, Patrick G said the Trex makes more down low than the MS3, I think.
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Originally Posted by black99ls1
I am having a hard time picking a cam out of these three (MS4, T-rex, MS3).
I will have full bolt ons with 90/90 setup, yank pt4000 stall, 3.73 with true duals. This car will not the see the track that much if at all. What cam would you use. I have no problem adjusting to cams.

thanks everyone for your opinion.
hope you noticed that Predator said "if your are set on these" in his reply. he probably had another cam in mind for you. another cam person to listen to is Patrick G.
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Originally Posted by N4cer
It's a tough call between the Trex and the MS4 in your listed cams.
what do you meen tough call?? the trex is just sick and is mostly used for more of a track car. the ms4 was made to be street but with still amazing power and i would go ms4 fuuur sure.
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i would go with the ms4 as well. it's what is in my car and i love it.
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I gotta go with the T- rex. It pulls like crazy and would go good with a 4000 stall
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i got a custom cam and love it. my last 3 cams were custom and there nothing like a ots cam
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MS4 vote here, i also hear its the most streetable of the group
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Originally Posted by 300bhp/ton
I likr the sound of the MS4 when teamed up with some Terminator heads (flycutting required) and a built tranny.
Transmission makes a cam sound different? haha
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why not considering Futral cams? F14 high lift seems also as a good choice to. also the Torquer V.3 on 111lsa as predetor mentioned is really a good cam and a frend of mine is doing a 423rwhp through M6 and full boltons. MS4, T-rex...etc all those big cams requires spining the motor high and r like a dog down low and u dont want that on a street car.

It is just me but for mostly a street application I wont go more than 234 on the duration side.

If this was a track car the T-rex would show a beter power under the curve than the Ms3& Ms4, but the ms3, ms4 need to spin higher in order to acheive similar results of the T-rex.
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Originally Posted by transamfreak01
what do you meen tough call?? the trex is just sick and is mostly used for more of a track car. the ms4 was made to be street but with still amazing power and i would go ms4 fuuur sure.
I hope you're joking. You're talking about what "they say" and not about the facts. The maker can claim a cam to be good for anything, and it doesn't mean they're right. The only thing that has to happen with any company is that the consumers read advertising enough to believe it. The MS cams have less power under the curve and peak higher than the Trex (from what I've read). That's why it's a tough call. You have on one side the facts of the cam. And on the other side the advertising that cloud one's thoughts.

But the biggest question is why limit it to these 3 cams when there are lots of equal or better cams out there?
See if this helps:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....6&postcount=15
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thanks guys for your help. get them coming
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I say MS4. I've got it, my car is a M6 but with stock gears and it drives fine on the street no problems at all. With your stall and gears you should have no problems with. I'm very happy with this cam. Power wise my car is night and day different from stock, I didn't expect this much from only a cam swap.



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