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Old 07-12-2004, 12:01 PM
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Which cam would be best for me on my 99 TA with stock heads?
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What are your goals, street/strip, strip only, Street only?
What are your mods?
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What are your mods?
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Originally Posted by Mulari
Which cam would be best for me on my 99 TA with stock heads?

one that will fit in an LS1 (don't buy one for a Honda).....



As everyone else said, what do you want to do with the car?
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What are your goals, street/strip, strip only, Street only?
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My mods are direct flo lid, slp smooth bellows, loudmouth exhaust, and a predator programmer. As for goals.... I figured something that will get me maybe 15-30 more rwhp , but i still want it to be something that i can drive daily during the summer, without sacrificing a WHOLE lot of gas mileage. I also plan on putting cut-outs sometime in the near future as well. If that makes a difference i don't know. I'll also have it re-tuned probably with ls1-edit instead of the predator. Thanks for the help.
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Originally Posted by Mulari
My mods are direct flo lid, slp smooth bellows, loudmouth exhaust, and a predator programmer. As for goals.... I figured something that will get me maybe 15-30 more rwhp , but i still want it to be something that i can drive daily during the summer, without sacrificing a WHOLE lot of gas mileage. I also plan on putting cut-outs sometime in the near future as well. If that makes a difference i don't know. I'll also have it re-tuned probably with ls1-edit instead of the predator. Thanks for the help.

15-30 more rwhp? ........why don't you first look into some long tube headers and the other cheap mods? These will probubly get your the gains you are looking for, will cost you less, not cause you any problems, and will help out down the road if you do get a cam.

You don't need a cut out with a LoudMouth (there isn't anything there to bypass).

I say this because I don't see your goals go along with a cam swap. You are going to give up drivability, gas mileage, and reliability for HP that you could get somewhere else.
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Texas Speed & Performance 225 cam
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You need LT headers and a good exhaust system to get the most out of your cam. I would go with an MTI cam if you want a shelf cam. something in the 218 to 222 duration with a 112 LSA would be a perfect cam for a daily driver.




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