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Old Oct 12, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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I am in process of building an Iron 347 to go with a s480 in my camaro. I had a ms4 for my cam only setup and knew this would definitely not be an ideal cam at all for boost so I put it up for sale or trade and got one reply of a tu2. So I figured this would definitely be a better cam for boost than the ms4 so I traded for it. Now I'm looking at maybe I should sell or trade this one as well for something smaller. Details
Iron 347
9.7 CR
317 heads w/ BTR .660 titanium spring kit
Ls6 intake
Stock rockers with btr trunnion
Ls9 head gaskets
Ls7 lifters

S480 T6 1.32

Th400/3.42 rear gear (haven't ordered a stall yet)

Full weight

Would like to throw a Vic Jr/Aaron's setup and port the heads on it later down the road.

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Old Oct 12, 2014 | 11:10 PM
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Id run it. I ran a TU1.5 in my 6.0 and was very happy. I used a TU2 in a 418 also worked great but that is quite a bit more cubes. Anyhow in your shoes with the cam in front of me I am putting it in.
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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I was thinking worst case it would be better than the ms4 and could get me going Atleast.
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 01:40 PM
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Hell i'm running a tu1 cam on my 346 and it's working no problem. Wish I would have went a little bigger though. Like the tu1.5 or tu2 as I think i'm hitting limits of what the cam can handle for the boost pressure I'm shooting for. Not sure though, gotta look into my options.
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 05:13 PM
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Run it... If it feels soft on the bottom end.... advance it 4 degrees.
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 06:50 PM
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Would this cam benefit more by going straight to the Vic Jr/Aaron's elbow setup?
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