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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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im stuck between two different cams. cheatr cam, and a comp 216/220

mods are. lid, ls6intake, exhaust, ported tb
future mods are- ls6 stage II heads, stall, gears

what cam is gonna be better, and remember i want to run stock manifolds, maybe shorties. lookin for the most useable power. which should i go with
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anyone? ttt
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Cheater would probably be a better bet. What are you looking to do? Dyno Queen or Track Star? Kinda give us an idea.
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Old Jul 10, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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Cheater would probably be a better bet. What are you looking to do? Dyno Queen or Track Star? Kinda give us an idea.
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track/street.

i want the one that makes the best power on the street and at the track. i dont care if it dynos high if it doesnt perform well

i looked at the dyno for the 216/220 and looked like it increases power through 1300-6200rpms. is the cheatr cam also like this
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i dont care if it dynos high if it doesnt perform well
Lol, so neither?
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well i meant, i want whichever one makes the most useable power throughtout the whole rpm range.

i dont want one thats only good at say 3k-6200. does that make sense. i dont really get the whole cam thing yet. still learning

basically i want the best smoggable cam(live in ca) and the best one for stock manifolds
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I would still suggest the cheater.
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
I would still suggest the cheater.
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ok cool. ive heard with the cheatr i would have to replace springs more often, how long is that goin to be inbetween spring swaps
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It is the big lift that will cause the springs to need replacement. I would say moderate driving and the occaisional trip to the drag strip you will see around 10k out of a good set of double springs before they really start showing signs of fatigue.
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It is the big lift that will cause the springs to need replacement. I would say moderate driving and the occaisional trip to the drag strip you will see around 10k out of a good set of double springs before they really start showing signs of fatigue.

If you let the car warm up properly before beating the **** out of your car yeah id say the same thing, but if you keep forgetting and starting up and goin dont expect a long life springs.
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