Ms3 or ms4 and what is mandatory with them?
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She's up for the winter and I'm going to try to at least get a cam in the beast. But I don't have a ton to spend on it so what's absolutely mandatory to get with either of these cams ? Ls2 double roller timing set and springs or is there more ? Any info would help thanks guys
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Get the cam kit from Texas Speed (springs and pushrods) and also their cam swap bolt and gasket kit. You'll need antifreeze, oil, and filter. Depending on mileage, you might need timing chain and/or gears and oil pump.
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I asked this question months back but thoses cams are max effort cams you r gonna spend your motor to 7k to benifit from it high flowing heads custom exhaust you might need to fly cut your pistons... If you only have little money to spend think about diff upgrades or hold off to you have the money the cam kits are about 700-800 bucks but you might as well do everything while your that far...
Oil pump
Ls7 lifters
Ls2 trays
Valve springs and cam kit
Gaskets
Oil
Coolent
And that's just the basics to take full advange to thoses cams you will need this list also
High flowing heads
Intake
Long tubes
Bigger injectors
And def a tune
Oil pump
Ls7 lifters
Ls2 trays
Valve springs and cam kit
Gaskets
Oil
Coolent
And that's just the basics to take full advange to thoses cams you will need this list also
High flowing heads
Intake
Long tubes
Bigger injectors
And def a tune
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imo opinion ms cams suck ..look into other big cams that make a good ammount of power.example lg cams,pouluter.fox example theres alot out there.a few buddies have used ms3 and arnt satisfied with it,and it dosent make muchn power as it claims,mabe some one rocking the ms3 can chime in
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imo opinion ms cams suck ..look into other big cams that make a good ammount of power.example lg cams,pouluter.fox example theres alot out there.a few buddies have used ms3 and arnt satisfied with it,and it dosent make muchn power as it claims,mabe some one rocking the ms3 can chime in
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imo opinion ms cams suck ..look into other big cams that make a good ammount of power.example lg cams,pouluter.fox example theres alot out there.a few buddies have used ms3 and arnt satisfied with it,and it dosent make muchn power as it claims,mabe some one rocking the ms3 can chime in
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Thanks for the quick reply guys. And I do understand that these are max effort cams and I'm not particularly on a fixed budget but I already am getting a yank ss 3600 and at the same time I'm having the trans gone through and toughened up, and putting 3:73 gears in the rear. So I don't want to spend all of my savings ...... this winter anyway lol. I might also be getting a free ls6 from a buddy, but heads and spray are on the horizon for it. So as of now I wanted to know at minimum what was needed
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i'd also recommend LS7 Lifters, for roughly $130 its worth the investment to get your stock lifters out of there. Especially if you plan on spinning this thing to 7k, it will ensure stability in the valve train
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As Aaron said, you need a combo that works well and the cam will shine. As for the install-
I would defiantly get lifters, lifter treys, balancer bolt, arp head bolts, head gaskets, pushrods, prc dual springs, I have a single roller chain with no issues on my car, ported oil pump while your in there. Don't forget to save for a tune. Sounds like you have a converter already so that's a plus.
I would defiantly get lifters, lifter treys, balancer bolt, arp head bolts, head gaskets, pushrods, prc dual springs, I have a single roller chain with no issues on my car, ported oil pump while your in there. Don't forget to save for a tune. Sounds like you have a converter already so that's a plus.
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I have the MS3 with terminator heads, fast 92/92, bolt-ons, 42lb, and put down 463/420 to tires. Car is an M6. Idle is great, low end not good but with 4.10's gets to power fast.