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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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would so love a SNS cam, should of never bought a house lol.
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 04:57 PM
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would so love a SNS cam, should of never bought a house lol.
LMFAO!!! That's the first time I've heard that!
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 09:37 PM
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Hey martin could you post the cam cards for these cams? Thanks!
not sure what you're interested in but here's the card from the Street Heat Stage 2 that I'll be running

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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 10:27 PM
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not sure what you're interested in but here's the card from the Street Heat Stage 2 that I'll be running

Thanks man I appreciate it. Id like to see one for the sns stage II
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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What motor and compression ratio are you running with that cam?
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by baronsmith98
What motor and compression ratio are you running with that cam?
I have a link to a build thread in my sig. 347 built to around 11.1 ish when it's all said and done. Have to change my gaskets to suit my heads so that dropped it a bit. Installed straight up this cam would put you right around 8.4ish DCR which can obviously be modified by altering cam timing. Probably don't want to go too far north of that to stay safe on pump gas though. My goals were to keep the engine streetable while focusing on a wide midrange and usable power. Message Martin, he is a tremendous help.
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 06:54 AM
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Well, what are you waiting on!!!!! You're killing me Smalls!!!
Patience!!! LOL, I've been very busy lately, I'll see if I can get my camera to load it today. The idle is currently tuned for 950 rpm.
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 04:03 AM
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Here's the stage 3 SNS (mild) with magnaflow and 950 rpm at idle. I will put another video with the cutout open later.

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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 09:50 AM
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Man that Magnaflow exhaust really tames the idle down a lot! Still sounds really good!
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 12:28 PM
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Exhaust sound really good, but is the valvetrain actually as loud as it sounds on the video..?
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 04:12 PM
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Man that Magnaflow exhaust really tames the idle down a lot! Still sounds really good!
Yeah, Well I'll upload one with the Cutout open Tomorrow evening. It' definitely has more thump than the Trak Cam and it's louder at cruising. It drives great though, and it has pretty good street manners for being untuned.

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Exhaust sound really good, but is the valvetrain actually as loud as it sounds on the video..?
Yes, My valvetrain noise went way up with this cam but I have Comp 7.400 Pushrods, I'm pretty sure that I need to upgrade to 7.425 since my heads are 64cc, I'll probably get the checker before I buy.

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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 05:31 PM
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Normally the standard lobes are a little noisy due to the exhaust lobe that is used, but the milder lobes are normally(note normally) much quieter.

I've tried tracking this pattern of "valve-train" noise from cam lobe to different cam lobe, and push rod length to different push rod length, and just when I think I've found a set of lobes that are quieter than another set, a customer pops up with the "quieter" set-up that is just as loud as the ones that were louder in other set-ups.

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Normally the standard lobes are a little noisy due to the exhaust lobe that is used, but the milder lobes are normally(note normally) much quieter.

I've tried tracking this pattern of "valve-train" noise from cam lobe to different cam lobe, and push rod length to different push rod length, and just when I think I've found a set of lobes that are quieter than another set, a customer pops up with the "quieter" set-up that is just as loud as the ones that were louder in other set-ups.
When the car is cold it's dead quiet, but when it gets warmed up it sound like a sewing machine, I'm currently running 10w30 oil, I don't really care about the noise as long as it performs great!!! I just got HP Tuners in the mail today, I'm looking for somebody that has a tune on the spot with a similar set up than me so I can get it re-tuned Faster = Sooner Track times!!! Any help on that would be greatly appreciated.
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How much preload(turns) do you have with the 7.4" PRs?
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 05:37 AM
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How much preload(turns) do you have with the 7.4" PRs?
I didn't check, I figure that it would've been fine with the 7.400
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronny_02_WS6
When the car is cold it's dead quiet, but when it gets warmed up it sound like a sewing machine, I'm currently running 10w30 oil, I don't really care about the noise as long as it performs great!!! I just got HP Tuners in the mail today, I'm looking for somebody that has a tune on the spot with a similar set up than me so I can get it re-tuned Faster = Sooner Track times!!! Any help on that would be greatly appreciated.
That's what I like to hear!
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Old Mar 12, 2013 | 04:53 PM
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Just ordered my SNS stage 2 (milder) today!
Also briefly spoke to Martin on the phone, super nice to deal with and was able to pass me over to the shipping guru to get things figured out ASAP.
Thanks guys!
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr.Goodwrench
Just ordered my SNS stage 2 (milder) today!
Also briefly spoke to Martin on the phone, super nice to deal with and was able to pass me over to the shipping guru to get things figured out ASAP.
Thanks guys!
Let us know once you get it installed! Let's keep this thread updated with customer videos, dyno numbers and track times if at all possible!
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 08:24 AM
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I've got a couple big lifted trucks that are installing their Stage 1 cams right now.  
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One is a 6.0 on 37's!
No passenger cars yet, everyone wants that damn Stage 2 cam! It's a popular little buggar!

What information are you looking for and I'll see if I can provide it!


Alan,

I would go with the Stage 1 TorqueMAX cam(223/227 .610"/.614" 111+2). A lot of people forget that the 5.3 has the same stroke as a 5.7 or 6.0 and a 6.2. Because of this it spends the same amount of time at TDC and BDC of those other larger engines and needs to be cammed similarly. Yes the bore is smaller so it will need a little smaller cam, but my cams for a 5.3 are very similar to my 5.7/6.0 cams.
If all works out right should be assembling this weekend. I hope to have it running by end of the month.
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Old Mar 15, 2013 | 02:21 AM
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I'm sold, guess I'll be making phone calls next week, til then get PMs and all sorted out lol.
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