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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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i can't decide... which cam would be a better choice for a stock bottom end, sprayin 150. It's not a daily driver and i will be buyin heads when i get the cam.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 09:48 AM
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Pay attention to pvc with your future heads. The bigger valves usually mean less clearance.
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i'm gonna go with the patriot ls6 stage II heads 59cc chamber, do you think there could be any clearance problems with either one of those cams? I know the ms3 has a little larger lift than the f13.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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The ms3 will work better with the nitrous.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:09 AM
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is that because of the larger exhaust lift?
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Yes, more duration actually...and it's been proven to work well with nitrous. I haven't really seen many run an f-13 with nitrous. The g5x3 works great with nitrous as well. More so than the ms3. That's probably the best off the shelf nitrous cam on the market for your everyday driver.
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what brand is the g5x3?
my car is not gonna be a daily driver, idle doesn't bother me. i want it to sound big and lopey. lol

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Get the g5x4 from lg motorsports. If you don't daily driver it that will be your best bet. It makes crazy power on and off the bottle.
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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do you know what the specs are for that cam?
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LG motorsports makes the G5 series cams. they wont release the specs of the the g5x3 or the g5x4.

i know the g5x2 is a 232/240...lift is something like .595/.600 or .610??
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From what I could gather, that is X2 and X3

G5X2
232/240, .595/.608, 112/114

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234/242, .600/.610, 112/114
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do you all know if there are clearance issues?
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There aren't on the g5x3, I'm not sure about the x4. This is with stock heads...aftermarket heads may be different
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I freind of mine sprayed 100 shot on a F13 and patriot stage 2 heads and run 10.6 .
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What I know If I am not wrong that the G5x4 would have better clearance than the X3.
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You might call and ask LGM about clearance. There is no way that they would not tell you if it will clear on the heads you want to run. probably simple yes or no answer.
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