G5X2 or G5X3 ?????
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Staging Lane
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G5X2 or G5X3 ????? Alot of people have posted info on both of these cams, but nobody has said much about the difference. After looking at Godspeeds vette in the video he posted, it seems pretty streetable and his car had an intake, longtubes and the cam. I was wondering i have a 2000 z28 and i have the mods in my signature and i am getting the torque converter and longtubes at the end of december, which one of these cams should I get. I want to have the most power I could get, but I don't want something that is going to suck to drive. I don't mind having a little shake and i love the sound of the lobe. But I also have stock heads and plan on keeping them stock until i can afford it on a college students budget. By the way my goal for my car is to run 11's naturally aspirated, would the g5x3 fit my expectations? One last thing I noticed is that a bunch of people with the g5x2 are saying they want the g5x3 and i don't want to pay for the cam twice, so any information is greatly appreciated. 
you dont need a g5x2/3 spec cam to run 11's n/a. you'll want a bigger stall with the big G cams. the official specs for the x3 havent been released but from my understanding its near the same lift with a tad more duration. and as its been said before "streetable" is a relative term and is something you can not sense from watching a video. honestly with your setup i'd get some more bolt ons, a 224-230 duration on a 114, tune, and call it a day.
I know the specs for both the X-2 and X-3. Driveability won't be any diffrent between the 2. For a stock headed car, the X-2 would be my choice. If my NEAR future plans housed a set of heads, I'd go ahead with the X-3. Do keep in mind the harsh ramps of the X series cams. You will have to keep an eye on your springs and change them more often then you would with a less harsh lobe. Personally, I'd run the TSP 231/237 if I were on a budget. You can run comp 918's or the crane dual springs and they should last a LONG time.
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Staging Lane
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How would the TSP 231/237 cam compare with the g5x2/3, I thought the g5x2/3 were better, prodcucing better power and I thought they sounded better too. Could I order it on a 114 lsa or would the 112 be better? Remember i have an auto.
All 3 cams are CLOSE in duration. The X- cams have more aggresive lobes thus decreasing spring life. The sound between the 3 will all be about the same cause they all have close to the same amount of overlap. A 114 lobe seperation will help with driveability, but if a good tune is performed, there should be no problems with the 112. The X cams will perform better "under the curve", but peak between the 231/237 and the X-2 will be about the same. Just really depends on how much time and money you have for maintinence.
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Originally Posted by scalemaster
So can u run the g5x/2or3 with stock heads just change the springs
and with my set up can I run that
and with my set up can I run that
Launching!
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I heard that they came out with new springs that were suppose to last much longer than the ones before. I'm wanting to do a x2/x3 cam also in the near future, gonna get a TC and long tubes first though.
With the x2/x3 or TSP 231/237 you will need a bigger converter and alot more gear to get all the ET and mph out of those cams. It will work but your probably going to have driveability problems with them. If it were me and you are going to stay with the ST 3500 and stock gears i would go with a TR 224 for the smallest and the C2 or TR 230 as the largest with that setup,918s will last a long time with the cams i mentioned.
