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Old 06-04-2023 | 05:25 PM
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I have a lq9 that I plan on putting a cam into and putting a set of 243 heads on. My question is will a sloppy stage 2 cam be a good budget choice? Any ptv issues? Expected power? Thanks.
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It will clear. It's like the Ford B cam of the LS world
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That's a relatively small cam. Great for a street car.
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I seen a guy running a lq9 and 243 heads with a tourquer v2, would that be a better setup?
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Better/Best Cam is really defined by how you'll want to use the engine.
What's your goals and use for the engine?


Me, I'd probably be unwilling to bump up to a TSP Torquer v2 for ~8 whp over the smaller cam in a street car/driver.

YMMV

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