MS3 in a DD
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MS3 in a DD what do you guys think about a ms3 for a DD I have a friend that is trying to get rid his he is trying to get smog legal and I can get it from him for pretty cheap I want to put it in my z but I'm scared it will torch my gas milege or kill me in stop and go traffic
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I have it in my T/A and its not a bad daily driver. You lose a bit on the low end if your still running the factory gears in the rear. I raced an stock SS a while back from a first gear roll, and he stayed with me until i hit 3rd. After that i started to run away real quick, but with some 4.10s the race would have been over from the get go. I put down 386/367 to the wheels through the factory LS1 intake and with open headers. A tune is crucial with that cam, after the install the car wanted to die a few times. Oh and im an M6 what transmission you running?
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-Joel
Its all in the tune. My buddy DD's his MS3 car in the summer months. The car drives nice and has very little surging. I believe he gets around 14 MPG with a 4000 stall and 100% city driving also.
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I am talking to my buddy that has it he says he gets about 15 mpg
Item Detail
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Texas Speed 233/239 Camshaft
Item#:
25-233239R2
TSP XS Series Camshaft:
233/239, .595"/.603" Camshaft With Your Choice of Lobe Seperation.
This camshaft features Comp Cams XER lobes! The XER lobes have been proven to make big horsepower & torque thanks to their aggressive ramp rates & healthy lift.
1900-6500 RPM Power Band; This is an excellent performance camshaft with a smooth idle! Custom tuning for automatic cars required
This camshaft typically gains approximately 50rwhp!
I think I might be better off just getting this I want a good bit of power but still cool to drive on a daily
Item Detail
Name:
Texas Speed 233/239 Camshaft
Item#:
25-233239R2
TSP XS Series Camshaft:
233/239, .595"/.603" Camshaft With Your Choice of Lobe Seperation.
This camshaft features Comp Cams XER lobes! The XER lobes have been proven to make big horsepower & torque thanks to their aggressive ramp rates & healthy lift.
1900-6500 RPM Power Band; This is an excellent performance camshaft with a smooth idle! Custom tuning for automatic cars required
This camshaft typically gains approximately 50rwhp!
I think I might be better off just getting this I want a good bit of power but still cool to drive on a daily
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i have the MS3 (look in sig for mods) car sounds absolutely basass. Drivability is just fine, i have 4.10's now...had 3.42...would would get gears for the car if you haven't, with or without a cam lol. It only surges under 2 k if your just coasting, but when u step on the gas at all, it runs stock-like, even with 3.42's it wasn't bad. You will loose low end, but past 2 grand with the 4.10's that thing flies, i recommend cam.
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It's a stalled auto that doesn't even have full bolt ons and has a catted y. Those numbers aren't that bad at all.
OP: you can make do with stock gears. I do. But they REALLY compliment the cam. After the cam, you should really start looking into doing gears.
OP: you can make do with stock gears. I do. But they REALLY compliment the cam. After the cam, you should really start looking into doing gears.
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we did a baseline dyno run before we installed my cam so we could compare numbers, on my m6 with full bolt ons and no tune, i only made 301......so if he doesnt have a tune then its definitely beleiveable!
I have a torquer v3 in my camaro with 373 gears and a 3800 converter and its not to bad. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it any where. It does have a little surge down low but its not bad at all. The gas mileage isn't the greatest (about 15 mpg) but if thats what your really worried about get a Honda.
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I have a torquer v3 in my camaro with 373 gears and a 3800 converter and its not to bad. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it any where. It does have a little surge down low but its not bad at all. The gas mileage isn't the greatest (about 15 mpg) but if thats what your really worried about get a Honda.