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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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Sounds like a T-Rex! First one T-Rex I ever heard the car was backing off a trailer with open headers. And it set off every car alarm in the parking lot!
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[QUOTE=NC98Z;13036219]Sounds like a T-Rex! First one T-Rex I ever heard the car was backing off a trailer with open headers. And it set off every car alarm in the parking lot![/QUOTE




Yeah, it's pretty loud through the x pipe, open headers was ridiculous!
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 11:50 PM
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Well it rained today so no tuning, tommorrow if it's not raining I'll finish the tune and post vids.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Sounds awesome! Is it on stock heads? Just curious if the T-rex had ptv issues in cam only set ups.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Reading here is it safe to say none of the T-Rex users took any kind of PTV or valve drop measurements at all???
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Intercooler2
Reading here is it safe to say none of the T-Rex users took any kind of PTV or valve drop measurements at all???
HAHA what this guy said. not to many i bet.
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 09:24 PM
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Well then broken rockers, lifters and the like plus smacking some pistons would probably be in here too. Look... it is! LOL
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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Well then broken rockers, lifters and the like plus smacking some pistons would probably be in here too. Look... it is! LOL
So many trex haters here, "track car only"!! I just finished my tune and is awesome around town, it's all in the tune, some people have problems and some don't (like everything). awesome power. I'll put up some vids of driving when I get off work today, quit hating haters.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 346ci
Sounds awesome! Is it on stock heads? Just curious if the T-rex had ptv issues in cam only set ups.
Yes it's on stock heads, no ptv issues.
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Originally Posted by redws618
So many trex haters here, "track car only"!! I just finished my tune and is awesome around town, it's all in the tune, some people have problems and some don't (like everything). awesome power. I'll put up some vids of driving when I get off work today, quit hating haters.
No hater here at all. In fact if I could go back I would have just attempted slapping that cam in a stock motor. People have smacked pistons though although it supposed to fit.
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Originally Posted by redws618
Yes it's on stock heads, no ptv issues.
What did you get for measurements intake and exhaust PTV?
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I love the Trex, maybe mine is in the mail.
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Intercooler2
What did you get for measurements intake and exhaust PTV?
? You were right about not measuring, lol. but no issues, it's been ran hard the last couple of days and no problems. My buddy did it and runs a performance shop so I had enough trust in him to where everything would be fine.
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well here is a vid of a couple of punches in the car. let me know what you think please.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_cLJq-F81M
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that is a BIG CAM!
needs a 100 shot!!!!
i will have to say you have found the sweet spot but DAMN!!!!!
that cam is a all out drag cam.
my .02

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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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On both punches, it looks like the car shifts into 1st a hair before 6k? Then in the last punch, it looks like it doesn't really start to pull with all it's potential until about 6k, then it screams to 7k? Or is it just me?
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Originally Posted by Mr MasterCraft
On both punches, it looks like the car shifts into 1st a hair before 6k? Then in the last punch, it looks like it doesn't really start to pull with all it's potential until about 6k, then it screams to 7k? Or is it just me?
It looks like it shifts early but it's not, the stock tach can't keep up so it looks like it. The limiter is at 6600. but yes it pulls real hard around 5800-6600.

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ttt!!!
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by redws618
ttt!!!
i know your prolly excited about your cam...but why bump this?
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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Has anyone out there put the T-Rex cam in a carbureted set up? I am looking into using the T-rex or MS4 with either the edelbrock rpm dual plane or the victor jr single plane with my mighty demon 750 carb. I have heard it will make more power and run a little smoother with this set up rather than fuel injection, that true? What manifold do you think should be used, I was leaning more towards the victor since it makes more power in the higher rpm range?
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