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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:01 AM
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I have a 2002 b4c camaro, problem is i live in Montana. "NO TUNNERS HERE"
So i'm looking for a cam that will give me noticable gains that won't reguire tunning. I'm doing the bolt on mods and am preparred to do headers and full exhaust.
Please help with a cam decision!!
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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thats going to be hard to find...and if you do, you will most likely see gains that well..suck....have you considered a mail order tune??

Its better than no tune at all..
think about it..
good luck
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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call TSP. They will tell you which cam suits your build and send you a mail order tune if you'd like.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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Like it was said above get yourself a mail order tune. You should be fine with it.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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I would call someone like TSP. Get a mid-size cam and mail order tune through them.

Or get something like HPTuners and tune it yourself.
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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You could buy the Crane Cams handheld tuner. It has 4 different cam levels to choose from. I used it when I had my smaller 220/224 cam. I used cam level 2. It will support a cam up to 232 duration. Best handheld compared to the others.
It works pretty good. They cost $430 new, I've still got it, if you want to buy it I'd charge $350 shipped. New condition with instructions and fully transferable. -Joshua
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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sounds like that maybe an option, do you still have the other smaller cam?
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Old Mar 23, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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From what I have read I wouldn't bother with the crane cams "tuner". If you are going to get a handheld get something where you can actually customize the settings.
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^ I agree, or like everyone else said, get a mail order tune.
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Don't get a handheld tuner. The best way is to order all the stuff through TSP and get a mail order tune to match all your stuff. They have been pretty dead on with them in the past. Truely a worthwhile $ spent.
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
From what I have read I wouldn't bother with the crane cams "tuner". If you are going to get a handheld get something where you can actually customize the settings.
You can customize the settings. You can also reprogram for having larger fuel injectors. It's got more options than any other handheld on the market today.
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