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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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Default Please help me choose a cam

Im about to order a cam and head stage 3 for ARE
but not sure what cam to order my 3 choices are
224/224.563/.581 112 lsa
224/228.561/.571 112 lsa
230/227.591/.571 112 lsa
my current mods are SLP loud mouth/no cats/
fast toys ram air kit/SLP air lid/ported maf
ported TB/Holly intake manifold.Please tell
me what you guys think.I want a cam that sounds really nasty and produces lots of power.
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Old Mar 19, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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Default Re: Please help me choose a cam

are you an a4 or m6 ?

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">224/224.563/.581 112 lsa
224/228.561/.571 112 lsa
230/227.591/.571 112 lsa </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">i like em all but bigger is better <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 01:06 AM
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I agree Bigger=Better <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Mar 20, 2003 | 09:08 AM
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Default Re: Please help me choose a cam

Bigger is NOT better. If it were, the cam manufacturers would only offer one grind.

Matched components are better. A 230 duration cam on a car w/ stock heads & no headers is NOT a good combo, IMHO.

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