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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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i have a 99 ss with airlid, cutout, 75 nx dry shot, 4:10 gears, 85mm mafs, superchips programmer, i was wanting to know if the ms3 cam is a good cam having stock heads?

or what are some of the better options of cams having stock heads?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Your setup sounds like a good candidate for an MS3 (gearingwise).
You do need Long Tube headers first.

If no LT's then check out Thunder Racing's CheaTR cam.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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cheater cam is pretty bad ***
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:36 PM
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You need headers before any real cam goes in.

Search around. I'd consider putting the stock MAF (singular) back on. You programmer will do you no good, you need a proper hands on dyno tune, HPTuners, LS1 edit, etc etc.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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ya sorry forgot to mention i have pacesetter coated lt on their way
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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^ Then what are you waiting for, order the MS3 already! Hehehe.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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so then you think that it is the best cam out there that i can get the most power from?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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pretty much...theres always the Trex
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:52 PM
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also what other stuff would i have to get to install this cam?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:54 PM
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It's one of them.
TRex, TRak, F14, F15, G5X3 are a few others.
Each has more or less the same peak potential, they will differ slightly in area under the curve.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:59 PM
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Read the list on www.ls1howto.com cam install.
Springs, retainers, pushrods, timing chain (good to do on a '99), may want to do oil pump. TUNE.
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Also a nice camshaft to check out is the HPE S-cam.

Definatly need a good dynotune as well. You can get a custom nitrous tune (less timing etc.) and step up to maby like a 100-150 wet shot.

I have the futral F14 in my car and love it. I also have big gears (4.11's) and i love it when the cam screams up top.
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
Also a nice camshaft to check out is the HPE S-cam.
oh yeah
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