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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 09:02 PM
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I have a 2001 Camaro with
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Slp lid
Lt headers
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241 heads
4l60 trans
4000 yanks stall
Tubular rear control arms, adjustable pan hard bar,
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275/60r15 Bfg drag radial
Looking for a pretty choppy cam but one that I can still street drive I want a cam that adds pretty good hp but is still kind of daily friendly I was thinking about ms3 but looking at other cams what do u think would be the best for good track times
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 10:11 PM
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That car just looks like it should be running a Brian Tooley stage 3 stick.
Seems to me that it would cover all the bases you described.
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 10:56 PM
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What size lift it's the brain tooley stage 3
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 11:05 PM
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What size lift it's the brain tooley stage 3
231/242---.617"/.592"---112 + 2 deg
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 11:37 PM
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ms3 cam will work. the polluter cam from martin should do some damage as well.
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Old Feb 10, 2015 | 11:44 PM
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How fast you wanting to go ? Any horsepower goals or e.t wise?
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 05:27 AM
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Running stock gears?
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 07:39 AM
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06-Titan VI

Duration at .050 - 232/238
Lift with 1.7 - .620/.603

http://store.cammotion.com/the-titan6
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 07:40 AM
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Yes gears are stock right now gonna buy some 373s and et wise id like to be in the low 11s eventually
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:21 AM
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The BTR stage 3 cam would be a good choice.
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:29 AM
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Sorry to sound harsh but "daily driver" and "MS3 or Pulluter" don't belong in the same sentence.

These threads get really old. It's the modern day equivalent of: "I got a 8.5:1 compression 350 in my Silverado with stock gears and stock converter, thinking about a 280 cam for it"
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:32 AM
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DD friendly and a pretty choppy cam do not really belong in the same sentence unless you have a higher tolerance for driving a car like that.

I wouldn't recommend such a large camshaft if being DD friendly is a stipulation. Most people think you need a huge cam to sound good and chop at idle. A small amount of positive overlap in a LS1 engine will chop a fair amount at idle, so a large cam isn't needed to sound good.

I'd worry more about performance as any cam you order from any company or shop is going to have some amount of chop to it at idle unless you specifically request otherwise.

What do you mainly use the car for and how often do you drive it?
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by thunderstruck507



Sorry to sound harsh but "daily driver" and "MS3 or Pulluter" don't belong in the same sentence.

These threads get really old. It's the modern day equivalent of: "I got a 8.5:1 compression 350 in my Silverado with stock gears and stock converter, thinking about a 280 cam for it"
Beat me to it!
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:42 AM
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To be less cranky and more helpful, listen to what people like Martin say. He can easily spec you out a great cam for your build to get great power and still drive excellent. Max effort cams are more orientated to track use with steep gears, large converters, and lightweight cars.

As far as sound the 205/210 cam in my truck has a noticeable lope if I tune it that way.
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:44 AM
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I didn't say I needed a huge cam just decent chop but good hp and good ets for 241 heads just seen good times out the ms3 that's why I mentioned it
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My car has 4000 stall and about to have 373s
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 08:45 AM
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Only drive the car around town and to the gym don't even really see the highway
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 11:24 AM
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You have a 4000 stall... buy whatever you want. The stall absorbs a lot of the bad manners of cams. Plus, the tune makes a big difference. But please don't buy a cam for sound. Any cam can sound good...

My car drives plenty fine and it's a little bigger than an MS3 in terms of overlap. My 4200 stall helps a lot.
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Old Feb 11, 2015 | 02:55 PM
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Yeh I just wanna get some good ets out of it this summer
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