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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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lookin to get info on puttin a cam in my 04 5.3. it has headers , 4.56 gears & 2800 stall in it now.

its in a 04 ssr, lookin for somethin with a rumble that is still streetable with my mods allready.
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 12:25 PM
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more stall...
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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I would go with something like a 218/220 unless you want some good chop throw in a 224 maybe 228 cam
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Old Jul 6, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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Ur gear and stall setup don't really match I'd get custom cam with those specs or change stall to atleast 3500 and do something like 224r or 228r..if it were me and u like those gears I would go 4k stall and something like v2 cam
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 12:25 AM
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texas speed 228r 112-114 lsa ----great cam. streetable. easy to tune. broad power band up to 6500-6700

its a 228/228 .588/.588
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Old Jul 7, 2012 | 07:52 AM
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218/240 .605/609 111+2 lsa
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