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Old 03-07-2011, 03:58 PM
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I have a mp112 and a buddy of mine is willing to sell me his camshaft, the specs are as follows....226/226 .598 .598 117+2 lsa along with Comp beehive single springs

300 bucks sound like a good deal?

do you think I will benefit from this or will it hurt

this is with 1 7/8 th's obx headers a maggie and muffler delete, thats it

thanks, i just havent a clue when it comes to cams
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That's not a huge cam but you will see gains. 117+2 lsa would be great for the blower and would sound stock. That price isn't too bad for springs and cam depending on how many miles are on it.

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thats what he told me, it has about 3k miles on it, he made a bad pass and his c6 is now a 416 stroker on a 150 shot

Im hoping with everything combined it should be a nice gain
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I wouldnt reccomend putting used springs on a motor, its not really worth the risk for the little bit of money saved especiialy on a forced induction motor.
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makes sense, I can but new springs, he was just throwing them in for me
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custom grind cam speced exactly for your setup-400 brand new

patriot gold springs- 250


dont settle IMO
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Well if your on a budget, there is a big difference between 650 and 300! I wouldn't have a problem running used springs IF i knew what car they cam off of and how they drove it. You said its out of your buddies car so you should know his driving habits to an extent. Its your call!
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Originally Posted by raven154
Well if your on a budget, there is a big difference between 650 and 300! I wouldn't have a problem running used springs IF i knew what car they cam off of and how they drove it. You said its out of your buddies car so you should know his driving habits to an extent. Its your call!
I agree it is a good price jump, but the extra money not only gets you brand new springs, but may also get you more power and driveability out of the cam, a cam isnt exactly an easy task so if your gonna do it you may as well do it right the first time.
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Measure the spring pressure @ installed height, if they check out, run em. An easy task for any machine shop.

The cam, maybe not optimal, but by no means will it not be beneficial. That cam will idle like stock... and will get you ide say a good 40rw with the blower.

Either way, you can't go wrong. Have the springs checked tho...
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thanks guys, Ill see if he'll go down on his price, if not maybe Ill just buy the one I want, Im not really on a budget, more of a fell in my lap kinda thing
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We're currently offering any Comp cam for $399 shipped. This includes custom-spec'd cam grinds by GSS which we back with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. $300 is a good deal on that cam, but as my my wife says "just because it's a good deal, doesn't mean it's a good deal for us". You'll see better results with a custom grind cam and we'll guarantee you'll be happy with it.
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Originally Posted by kzeliminator
thanks guys, Ill see if he'll go down on his price, if not maybe Ill just buy the one I want, Im not really on a budget, more of a fell in my lap kinda thing
I have no comparison of blown minus cam... but my experience with blown plus cam is heaven...

Good cam choice and 500 rwhp is attainable...

If you haven't beefed your rear end yet... you will be doing so forcefully soon.
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Originally Posted by Moze
We're currently offering any Comp cam for $399 shipped. This includes custom-spec'd cam grinds by GSS which we back with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. $300 is a good deal on that cam, but as my my wife says "just because it's a good deal, doesn't mean it's a good deal for us". You'll see better results with a custom grind cam and we'll guarantee you'll be happy with it.



yeah but 399 shipped is still pretty good, i may take you up on that offer, i dont have to buy the cam if its not gonna give me what im looking for
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Moze, you still doing this pricing?




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