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Old Dec 14, 2014 | 10:44 PM
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forged lq4 with worked 243's, ls6 intake, headers,exhaust,and a compression of 9.1 to 1. plan on spraying around a 250 shot, but want it to perform ok on motor, i know i cant have the best of both worlds but what would be the safest on n20 and decent on motor
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Get that Megadeath cam.
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Get that Megadeath cam.
YEA ! That cam ROCKS !
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Old Dec 15, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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havnt heard of it
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That's cuz we were messin with ya. We didn't take it serious because you didn't take it serious, you didn't even bother to say what car this engine is in .

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forged lq4 (what displacement) with worked 243's (flow #), ls6 intake, headers (what design & size),exhaust (true dual or ORY),and a compression of 9.1 to 1. plan on spraying around a 250 shot, but want it to perform ok on motor, i know i cant have the best of both worlds but what would be the safest on n20 and decent on motor
Auto or manual ? Stall speed ? What valve springs ? Timing set, oil pump, push rods ?
250 shot tells us you need more exhaust duration, LQ4 tells us you can handle more cam than a LS1, 9.1 to 1 tells us you need a bit tamer cam. Is it a daily driver, weekend cruiser or will it spend 20% or more of it's time on a 1/8 mile ? See, it's not a simple answer. The better you describe what you have and what you want out of it, the better someone can help.
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havnt heard of it
It's available exclusively through Craigslist.
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Lol...you guys are funny!
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Wonder if that EPS camshaft for LS3 engines 222/240 would be still responsive NA with the low static compression yet have that added exhaust duration to vent 750 foot pounds of nitrous fumes.
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Old Dec 16, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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auto, 364ci, 70% street driving, 243's are getting a serious p/p job, valve springs and stall will vary on the cam, timing set will be ls2 type. I dint think the what car would matter I understand not putting the rest though, I was in a hurry so just put the bare essentials, im not sure what oil pump to run im thinking melling high pressure.
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idk the specific flow numbers mabe like 290 @ .600 lift mabe
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Originally Posted by A.R. Shale Targa
Wonder if that EPS camshaft for LS3 engines 222/240 would be still responsive NA with the low static compression yet have that added exhaust duration to vent 750 foot pounds of nitrous fumes.
Seems like a heavy car (or truck) would like the 222 intake . I was thinking the Tick Blower cam but he doesn't need the wide LSA and needs more than 5* overlap. It sounds like someone built a motor for a Procharger and wants to run it on the bottle while they save up $ ?
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it's available exclusively through craigslist.
lmao!
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by KCS
It's available exclusively through Craigslist.
I found a used one at NoRotors Megadeath cam
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Old Dec 19, 2014 | 10:10 PM
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a guy actually reproduces them on ebay haha
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