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Old 12-21-2004, 09:55 PM
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I am thinking of purchasing eith a cam or lontubes.I have some funding from the financial advisor(wife). I am considring MTI's stealth 2 cam and pullies, btw hows the pullies? I have Hooker shorties, and Random Tech catted Y. should I do the cam then longtubes? or longtubes first? I know I am leaving power on the table but its one or the other for now, tuning will be last, followed by heads. any advice?





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Old 12-21-2004, 10:00 PM
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If tuning is LAST, then do the Long Tubes, then the cam.
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AGREE WITH ABOVE
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All I've ever heard is longtubes before cam.
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Long tubes first, then cam.

Pullies are great for freeing up some power and the MTI cam is one of the best making sleeper cam out there.

Have fun!
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Yeap good cam.404rwhp/383 rwtq. cam only.
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I did cam first and it sucked. It didn't seem to pull harder, just longer in the higher rpms so it didn't really feel faster.
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long tubes!!! my friend put in a cam and i still smoked him and all i had was free mods and a lid! how did u get ur name? biter!
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You already have shorties, go cam. If you need more power you can add the longtubes later.
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If you could tune soon, I would go with a cam since you have shorties which help a little, but if tuning is last, go with the LT's.
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What are your plans with the car? If this is a real mild build-up you could always go with the LS6 cam, because that doesn't even require tuning.
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Originally Posted by Another_User
You already have shorties, go cam. If you need more power you can add the longtubes later.
Thats what I was thinking.....
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get the cam first. If you had stock manifolds , i'd say LTs first. You'll still see some gains from longtubes but you've freed up the flow already somewhat by having the shorties.Not a lot , mind you , but somewhat.




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