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Old Feb 5, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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How should I go about selecting the cam? Im looking to make the most hp/tq from 1500rpm and up.
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:06 PM
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Not many choices in the 1500rpm and up range. If you move to 2500RPM and up range there are lots of choices. Best bet is to have one custom ground. You can tell the RIGHT cam guy what you want and usually get the best results.
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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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I have a set of bfg drag radials on a set of stock c5 wheels , I still havent used them yet. Im trying to be rational about modding this car (Is that possible?). I really dont drag race the car. I do end up doing alot of light to light racing though. The guy who had the car before me had run a best of 12.6 with the drag radials, and the current set up. Some say gears, others say heads/cam/tuning/headers. Im still doing my reasearch. Maybe gears and a cam/headers would be a good start. when i go with the cam, will the Kooks or qtp's make a huge difference, or is it like a 5 or 10 hp gain? some say they have gained 30 hp with the headers, others claim 5 hp on the site? Whats the truth behind that?
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I didnot gain alot from kooks headers(1/10) and that is tuned. But a very mild cam(in sig,) gave me 3/10s off in the 1/4. And I should have chosen better. So I'd have to say cam,cat back(was good for a tenth) and or gears.

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I didnot gain alot from kooks headers(1/10) and that is tuned. But a very mild cam(in sig,) gave me 3/10s off in the 1/4. And I should have chosen better. So I'd have to say cam,cat back(was good for a tenth) and or gears.
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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How should I go about selecting the cam? Im looking to make the most hp/tq from 1500rpm and up.
One good place to get a cam is Vinci High Performance. A lot of their grinds are centered around keeping low rpm torque. I plan to go with the Boss2 in the very near future. It'll be a beast all around while still sounding almost like stock. Plenty of descriptions. Look at the website=======>.
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Reverese split cams seem to be building the best midrange power
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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Um,I just got a nitrous works kit for 325 brand new. I hope i didnt get ripped. it came with a 75 100 and a 150, and 8 ngk tr pugs. pretty cool huh?
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