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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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so i am looking into the ms4 cam... the car is not a dd but a weekend cruiser and mostly for the street.. im not sure which lsa size to go with... what would you recommend
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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I'd get the MS4, I bought the 233/239 .598/.603 113 LSA TSP cam a month ago and I wish I would have gotten the MS4. My car idles around 800-850 rpms and I love the way it sounds. But if you like a real muscle car sound then just get the 112 LSA. Everyone on the street will tell you it sounds bad ***, and you'll think so too!
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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wait and look around in the multimedia section for sound clips/vids, and look around the dyno section for difference in power. Of course if you don't want to wait you could just call or PM one of the guys from TSP.
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:02 PM
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i just had my ms4 install and i went with 112 and it sounded sick when i started it so go with the 112
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 08:08 PM
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I just got an ms4 on a 110
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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110+2
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Old Sep 6, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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112+2 is what i like!
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 04:51 AM
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112+1 with the 3.73's and Yank 3600 TC you've got planned for this winter.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 05:27 AM
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112 or less depending on the size you choose. It will geive you better under the curve power and will peak sooner than a cam of equal size. A good tuner will make it purr. I run a 230-236 112 XE-R cam in my "gentleman's cruiser" and it's great. I drive in rush hour traffic with an M6 with no problems.
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:27 AM
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114 sounds pretty nasty in my t/a
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:32 AM
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does an MS4 on a 112 require flycutting on terminator heads?
i have the ms3, not installed yet, figured i might want to go with the MS4 instead..
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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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The MS3 should clear with Terminators as long as you run a stock gasket, but the MS4 is going to require flycutting.

BTW, I would go with the MS4 on a 111LSA. It should give you little more power down low and should thump pretty hard as well.

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Old Sep 7, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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110lsa +2
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the titer the better

mines on a 107lsa
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
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yeah, baby, that is the one, but will require flycutting, good VEs on that one.
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with a lower lsa will it make the car more streetable or the opposite? this is going to be a street car remember
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Old Sep 8, 2006 | 09:39 AM
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the lower the LSA i believe the torque curve will go up quicker if im not mistaken, but quick question what do yall mean by flycutting??
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Shaving material off the pistons to give the valves extra room.
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i have a lunati with a 112 LSA and i love it..a 110 might be a bit much for osme people but hte 112 is just enough to give that short choppity chop chop that you will want but wont shaek the hell outta your car
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ok so the lower lsa i go the less the car will be streetable? people are tellin me 112 should be good for what i am going for but like i said i no nothing about cams so im not sure with my cam if that is good or not
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