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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Default What would you do? Nitrous or Cam

Going to be getting into another f-body and been thinking about how I want to go about it this time around. I've had a cammed trans am and it was a lot of fun cruising around and racing, only went 1170s though. The sound it gives the car is awsome.

This time around I was thinking bolt ons and nitrous. 125-150 shot should be good for 1090s. Bad part is it doesnt have the sound of a cam.

Which path would you take?
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 01:46 PM
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do both!
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by SSdreamz
do both!
Yes! do both!
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 02:02 PM
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Wont have the funds to do both at the same time
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by TA1364
Wont have the funds to do both at the same time
Cam first then. I enjoy my cam every day. I enjoy my N2O 1-2 per month.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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a good well planed cam only will get you very close if not in the 10.xx's and if not like your 11.70 you were about a little 100 to 150 shot away from a sound 10.xx run.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 11:09 PM
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Well I dont want to dont things to the car to make 1090 cam only. I am not taking out a bunch of weight and I'd rather not change the gears.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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nitrous first man cheaper and cooler you can get that **** to run great on just spray and and the when you get money do the cam too....
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Old Apr 30, 2009 | 09:15 PM
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Im in the same boat you are in,I got the same ideas in my head.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Man my old set up was a 370 w/ patriot stg 3 heads MS3 cam full weight car and went 11.1 on na thats with a 4l60e 3500 stall. with a 175 shot it went 10.10 Just a thought. man
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Old May 1, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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I vote both.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Both isnt an option lol. Eventually down the road I'll have both. Another thing is the car already has a 3200 stall, good for nitrous not good for a cam.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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OK if you do both what kinda cam do you run with the nitrous??
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Old May 1, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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I'd do an ms3 then 100 shot. That setup should be good for 10s all day long.
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Old May 1, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TA1364
I'd do an ms3 then 100 shot. That setup should be good for 10s all day long.
That's the setup i'm thinking about doing! I already have the nitrous just need a ms3
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Old May 1, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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So is the MS3 better then the MS4 for spray??
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Old May 2, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Heads and Cams are gateway drugs.
Before you know it, you'll be building a forged stroker with a big cam and multi-stage N20. LOL
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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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lol, you are absolutly right
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Old May 2, 2009 | 01:54 AM
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Cam then spray. With just spray your car is going to be slow most all the time.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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cam don't need refilling. . .
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