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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:58 PM
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i know there about the same cam which have the better power under the curve? and i seen the track time there about the same if u had equal cars in weight and mods
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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HEY i'll be damned!! i've been lookin for people in lawton!
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:11 PM
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i heard that the g5x4 is hard to instal cuz u dont get a cam card or something liek that is this true?
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:21 PM
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im sure u can find one... whats the duration numbers on the g5x4
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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You don't need a cam card to install it. As far as I know it is a straight up LSA which means you just connect the dots.

As for those two cams I am pretty sure the MS3 and the G5X3 are about the same size, and the X4 is a little bigger than both of them.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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g5x3 is smaller then the ms3 234/242 g5x3 and the ms3 is 237/242
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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x4 ftw
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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Dot to Dot with either of those cams is fine. No cam card due to the LGM secret specs.
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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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If you buy a cam from them, you don't know how big it is? Or are you not allowed to post it.
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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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They don't release the info. You just research and see that it performs how you want or not. And for the record, very few find an LG cam that doesn't perform how they want.

Go with the G5X4. That's a no-brainer.
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Old Nov 18, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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You could always get a custom cam ground. I have the X4 and love it. Pulls like a beast.
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can anyone tell what pushrods size for the g5x3?
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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Mine took stock 7.4" pushrods on milled heads. Milled .040"
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by hesham
can anyone tell what pushrods size for the g5x3?
Unmilled heads I would run at least 7.425
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 12:04 AM
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Mine took stock 7.4" pushrods on milled heads. Milled .040"
Same here... But I am sure you meant stock length not stock push rod. A hardened push rod is what ya want.
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 09:34 AM
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Well of course. That's a no-brainer. But good catch. I guess even a no-brainer leaves room for error sometimes.
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If you are looking at the G5X4, The MS4 would be a closer cam than the MS3. The MS4 is a nice cam too. I am biased though.
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i believe all LG cams are ground on +4, that is one spec they posted, something to keep in mind about the powerband...
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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I vote for the X4!
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Old Feb 4, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by spy2520
i believe all LG cams are ground on +4
The X4 isn't.
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