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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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ms4.....that was my original intent with my ss. then went turbo.lol
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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I thought you had to fly cut or whatever for the MS4. Idk what it is but I thought there was something you had to do to the motor so you could use the MS4. Isn't it something to do with the valve to piston clearance?
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 04:07 AM
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no fly cutting of pistons required for ms4 on a stock motor.
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by DALLAS
no fly cutting of pistons required for ms4 on a stock motor.
You should always still measure just my .02c
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 06:02 PM
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trex is the way to go
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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uhh... i was pretty sure the MS3 was all you could do on a stock motor without fly cutting... thats why im going with the MS3 not the MS4... am i wrong?
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by the cook
uhh... I was pretty sure the ms3 was all you could do on a stock motor without fly cutting... Thats why im going with the ms3 not the ms4... Am i wrong?

ya!!!!!! your wrong

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 12:46 AM
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thats what i was told also that u have to flycut on the ms4
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ssick1
thats what i was told also that u have to flycut on the ms4
You don't have to... Is it a good idea? Yes, for insurance...
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:15 AM
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Good choice on the T-Rex. You wont be sorry.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 99bowtieZ
You don't have to... Is it a good idea? Yes, for insurance...
so u can do it with out cutting but it will hurt it or what u mean by insurance
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:47 AM
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well if your guys would ever check your own ****, you wouldn't be throwing a Trex into any stock motor without checking first.

anyways a MS4 has 3 times the PTV clearance than a Trex, which was about .015 intake and .018 exhaust.

So a MS4 is safe for a stock motor with no flycut, and a trex is a hell no, without flycut.(I edit because, you can run this cam, but there could be problems with PTV at some point.)

My vote is for MS4.

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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{bes stroked nova} i ran the trex on stock heads with no flycutting in my old car {01ss} so maybe you need to check yo ****! ha just haveing some fun

do you have a sound clip of that ms4 on a 108 lsa????

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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by johnster
{bes stroked nova} i ran the trex on stock heads with no flycutting in my old car {01ss} so maybe you need to check yo ****! ha just haveing some fun

do you have a sound clip of that ms4 on a 108 lsa????
I never said you cant run it, but I wont put no cam in my car with .015 ptv...

here is a clip of the first start up, with a tune for a stock ls1 ms4 cam,

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2...60L_152780.htm

and here is some from over the summer/lsx shootout.


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C...ion_197544.htm

its a turd, its getting ported heads and intake as we speak.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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man sounds good that think is hitn a lick 4 sure
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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I stand corrected. No idea where I read that now. MS4 is still too close for me though without flycutting. Im stickin with my MS3.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:49 PM
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i have a ms4 if anyone is interested in one for cheap..
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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trex is proven to be faster at the track.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9CVCkQW6hE no flycutting here
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 05:05 PM
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How much you want for the MS4 and whats the condition? Pictures?
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