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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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Hey guys i need a little help, i have about 6000 to spend on my stock 98 z28 A4...

Whats the biggest cam i can get.. can i get full bolt ons, a h/c stall, and install for around 6 or under or am i just dumb for thinking it? and can you guys guide me in the right direction
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Your rod bolts can't take on the nastiest cam you can get. If you turn it up over 6500 you'll be looking a new shortblock.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Your car as a whole or you (seeing as your asking this question) isnt set up to handle the nastiest cam out there. Stock botom ends are good to 7k, but some of the nastiest cams ive seen out there for a 346 will want to go to 8k. Only reason most of them go to only 8k is because I think thats as high as the stock PCM can control the motor to.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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Get an ms3 with dual springs/hardened pushrods/titanium retainers/ls2 timing chain, ls6 intake, ported TB, underdrive pulley, 4000 stall, tranny cooler, pacesetter headers/ory, cutout, magnaflow catback, adj panhard rod/LCA's/sfc's, and a tune. Should be over 400 rwhp and with a sticky tire you should see low 12's high 11's
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^i like his thinking...

if you don't care about driving it on the street, you should get a TRex cam. i think that cars with TRex cams are go faster than the MagicStick (MS) cars.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Its a DD, by nastiest cam i meant nastiest one my car can handle.. what heads will go with a t-rex cam? and 98z28 mass, that sounds like alot of ****, that will all be under 6000?
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MonsterZ28
Its a DD, by nastiest cam i meant nastiest one my car can handle.. what heads will go with a t-rex cam? and 98z28 mass, that sounds like alot of ****, that will all be under 6000?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/327734-cam-guide.html

start reading
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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i talked to thunder racing you don't want the T-Rex for daily driving.... i have a 98 A4 and they said i need a min. of a 4400 stall and if your not going to be taking it to 7000 rpm its pointless and it won't be fun driving on the streets after a while
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search is your friend. If you drive it as a DD you really don't want to go huge. Look at some of the cams i nthe 230-240 range and you will see soem amazing numbers with smaller cams. Bigger is not always better, especially for a A4.
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Old Sep 1, 2006 | 03:32 PM
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Im runnin a g5x3, #'s and video in sig .I daily drove it for 6 months but it got old so i bought another car to dd.
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Originally Posted by 98Z28MASS
Get an ms3 with dual springs/hardened pushrods/titanium retainers/ls2 timing chain, ls6 intake, ported TB, underdrive pulley, 4000 stall, tranny cooler, pacesetter headers/ory, cutout, magnaflow catback, adj panhard rod/LCA's/sfc's, and a tune. Should be over 400 rwhp and with a sticky tire you should see low 12's high 11's

Um yeah I agree
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www.futralmotorsports.com

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Originally Posted by 98Z28MASS
Get an ms3 with dual springs/hardened pushrods/titanium retainers/ls2 timing chain, ls6 intake, ported TB, underdrive pulley, 4000 stall, tranny cooler, pacesetter headers/ory, cutout, magnaflow catback, adj panhard rod/LCA's/sfc's, and a tune. Should be over 400 rwhp and with a sticky tire you should see low 12's high 11's
I agree with him, I have almost the same stuff just wish I went with a bigger stall, but it is still a lethal combo
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by eamador11
Like he said start reading the search button is your friend
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767/788 .904/.909 102lsa
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767/788 .904/.909 102lsa
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Z28MASS
Get an ms3 with dual springs/hardened pushrods/titanium retainers/ls2 timing chain, ls6 intake, ported TB, underdrive pulley, 4000 stall, tranny cooler, pacesetter headers/ory, cutout, magnaflow catback, adj panhard rod/LCA's/sfc's, and a tune. Should be over 400 rwhp and with a sticky tire you should see low 12's high 11's
With that size cam dialed in and 4000 stall with proper suspension you better see mid 11's.

I saw high 11's with a 224 cam (3600 stall) and once I added heads i was in the 11.3 range.
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Old Sep 2, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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Ive been told the Futral F14 is a fun cam to DD
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Originally Posted by 1slow98Z28
i talked to thunder racing you don't want the T-Rex for daily driving.... i have a 98 A4 and they said i need a min. of a 4400 stall and if your not going to be taking it to 7000 rpm its pointless and it won't be fun driving on the streets after a while
I have a trex cam 6 speed and i basically drive it as a daily driver... get a lot of looks and people staring its hilarious
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I like driving my bigger cam. It pulls when you pull basically. I would suggest a similar grind to the cheaTR cam. Probably a custom grind is your best bet. 236/240 .6XX/62X 113-115 LSA. Something along those lines.
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