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Old 01-24-2011, 03:27 PM
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Ok after hours of youtube video clips,idle clips and A LOT of searches im still debating who cam to go with
MS3,Torquer 3,or Tsunami. This is a weekend car that I DD when I can and the car will be seeing a decent amount of track time as well. Mods are all stock LS6,lt's, cb,tune,9" w/3.73's. Im planning on spraying a 150 shot. Also I have a 4000 stall on the way. Im looking for something that will give me the most across the board power that is street friendly but a beast at WOT. My biggest concern is with that high of stall I don't want to suffer down low. Which would fit my goals the best?
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Which one would give me the most hp/,tq?
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Ms3 will make the most power out of the 3 and it looks like ur gonna have the right tc for any of those cams listed... plan on a really good tune for the ms3...
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Definetly some great choices. You really cant go wrong with any of the cams youve listed. Texas Speed will get you headed in the right direction.
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Originally Posted by LTX355
Ms3 will make the most power out of the 3 and it looks like ur gonna have the right tc for any of those cams listed... plan on a really good tune for the ms3...
I have seen a car start right up and drive like stock with the ms3 with no tune.. it was crazy I didn't know wtf was going on lol
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I have a ms4 never has stalled ,died,or anything,have very very lil bucking at really low rpms ,but other than that car drives great, go ms3
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Dj, I would need to know more details about that,would need at least a baseline
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I love the ms3,ms4 but look into the eps cams,those guys know there crap,and are making great power with smaller profiles,Pat G is a very smart guy,just read up a lil on him before you buy anything,
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So the MS3 will give the best power..thanks for the info. MS3 it is then.
I do have one more question,at the moment I feel as if my tune is extremely low for my mods. I lost the dunk sheet but it showed 436 on motor and to the wheels I only put down 336 which seemed low to me btw,with the ms3, ss4000 tc, and a 150 wet shot what do you guys guestimate my rear wheel hp numbers to be? Just trying to get an idea if im close or not to the number im guessing.
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Look at the TR RapTR.
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So the MS3 will give the best power..thanks for the info. MS3 it is then.
I do have one more question,at the moment I feel as if my tune is extremely low for my mods. I lost the dunk sheet but it showed 436 on motor and to the wheels I only put down 336 which seemed low to me btw,with the ms3, ss4000 tc, and a 150 wet shot what do you guys guestimate my rear wheel hp numbers to be? Just trying to get an idea if im close or not to the number im guessing.
Cmon guy 1 person in this thread said the MS3 would give the most power and that is merely opinion not fact. You can't make your decision based on 1 person's reply lol. MS3 cam is a good choice but there are others that make more power/tq. Also I bet you this. Take an EPS cam spec'ed from Geoff and put it against the MS3 cam. Same car all the same mods except cam swap. I bet you the EPS cam would win in a race due to it making rediculous power under the curve. That is where the money is, not peak numbers, contrary to popular belief. (Who woulda thought?!)
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Look at the TR RapTR.
I'll have to say, that I am really impressed with mine.

OP, the RapTR is a really nice cam. Sorry but I don't have any hp numbers for you, but it pulls like a beast. Is it the best cam out there??? Probably not, but again, I really like it. No flycutting on stock heads required either.
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Originally Posted by djfury05
Cmon guy 1 person in this thread said the MS3 would give the most power and that is merely opinion not fact. You can't make your decision based on 1 person's reply lol. MS3 cam is a good choice but there are others that make more power/tq. Also I bet you this. Take an EPS cam spec'ed from Geoff and put it against the MS3 cam. Same car all the same mods except cam swap. I bet you the EPS cam would win in a race due to it making rediculous power under the curve. That is where the money is, not peak numbers, contrary to popular belief. (Who woulda thought?!)
based on a 4k stall and 373s a smaller cam would not win this race specially after half track. Its about set up not just under the curve power. If u have a big cam set up right and its a proven performer like the ms3 and some others u will not out do it with a cam that makes more power on average below 4k... the 4k stall allows the big cams to stay in the high side of its band. A smaller cam requires less stall speed and that makes use of that lower end power. key is set up




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