lq4 shorty header cam?

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Apr 4, 2011 | 11:50 AM

Mateo M3

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lq4 shorty header cam?

hey guys , i'm in the process of swaping an 04 lq4 & t56 into a 95 bmw m3, got the car running. my question is what would be a good cam to put on the lq4 with shorty header? down the line in the future i will be building some longtube, but thats not gonna be for a while, the lq4 has shorty headers, true duals pipe into two magnaflow open exhausts. any help will be appreciated thanks guy

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Apr 4, 2011 | 12:11 PM

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Well if you in the process of getting long tubes in the future i would just do a cam with a forward split. for example 224 228 would be a forward split. I would stay between 4 and 8 degrees on the split.

Apr 4, 2011 | 02:48 PM

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Put an X pipe in that dual system (to better balance right and left )
As for cam, do you want lope or stealthy? Power range, shift points?

Apr 4, 2011 | 04:03 PM

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yeah i will be adding an x pipe it just did not get in on time, i would like a nice lopy sound, i don't know how much power this lq4 is putting out now. i will love to be in the 400 range, but i know that i will need long tube and some nice heads, i just would like a nice cam that would make some nice power with what i got now. the car has a 6 speed tranny

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Apr 5, 2011 | 06:11 AM

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Something like a 232/240 .612/.609 114+4

Apr 5, 2011 | 10:58 PM

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thanks pred z any others thoughts and opions

Apr 6, 2011 | 08:29 PM

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That about sums it up......X-pipe and call your favorite cam vendor.
I bet that Geoff @ EPS would probably spec the exact numbers pred Z said.
All your info considered I'd be shocked if it differed much.