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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 10:49 AM
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i currently have a tsp 233/239 in my car and i love it but i recently got a ms4 cam in a engine i bought my question is since i done have the cam it will cost me less then $100 to switch them out and i tune myself so no cost there my question is would it be worth enough hp and track time gains to switch them out with the mods i have in my sig and how much drivabilaty loss am i looking at im thinking its not worth the time to swap but just wondering what others think
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 12:50 PM
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All subjective, but you will feel the difference. I say go for it
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 01:29 PM
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Depends on what youre doing. If its a strip car and 1/10s are important, I say its worth it. For street...That alot of $$, Spend $500 on something else.
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 04:54 PM
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it wont be spending 500 to do it i done have both cams my springs are plenty big enough the only thing ill be out is a couple hours to change the cam out an oil change and a timing cover gasket set lol the car is mostly a street car but street mannors are not important to me im thinking about doing it and if i dont like just switching back lol
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 05:48 PM
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i say go for it, i have a ms4 in my ls1 and a good tune. with a good tune it is very streetable and since you do your own tuning youll be able to dial it in even better. i use my car mostly as a weekend car but during nice days i do take it to work and i could drive it easily as a DD. so with that cam a good tune and a good set of gears 3.73 or 4.10 and youll be set
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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i guess its settled if it dont sale by next weekend its going in lol
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