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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 11:23 PM
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well been looking at cams like always and curious as to what you guys that have the ms3 or even the ms4 think about it .like how does it drive at WOT or just cruising .and also what do you shift at i seen it pulls to 6800 but peaks around 6400. i have my shift light at 6400 right now and wouldnt like to go over this .Just curious if it would work for me ..Car is DD all year with some track time and street races from time to time so help me out with some info
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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I've had the MS3 for quite a while. I daily drove my car for a long time after the cam install (had TSP do it). Loved every second of it. Would look for reasons to leave work just to drive car. Car did need to warm up before you drove it or it acted like it wanted to die. Car feels very strong. I have 4000 converter and 4:30 gears and got 21-23 mpg on the highway running 55-80. I never checked it in town, but it wasn't good. Car before cam ran 7.48 1/8 and 11.85 1/4, after cam ran 7.04 with traction problems and never got to run 1/4. I think my shift points are at 6600 and rev limiter at 6800 or something. I think you'll like it.

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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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If you do not want to shift over 6400, then look at another "custom" cam with a lower powerband than the MS cams.
Shifting lower on those cams would make you loose valuable power band and would defeat the purpose of such cams.
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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If you do not want to shift over 6400, then look at another "custom" cam with a lower powerband than the MS cams.
Shifting lower on those cams would make you loose valuable power band and would defeat the purpose of such cams.
Agreed, On the dyno we took it to 7200 rpm with my MS4. It didnt make power all the way up there but it wasnt far off. The Cam is great. Easily drivable if tuned right.
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Old Jan 2, 2007 | 10:22 AM
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The ms4 typically peaks around 6400
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I just grabbed my dyno sheet and my MS4 made power to 6600 but after that, it didnt die off really fast just dropped slowly. Gotta Love TSP.
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Just had the MS3 installed, so far i love the cam. Cruising seems to be the same for the most part until you get into it. Then once you get up top, it just pulls none stop when your at WOT. Havent had a chance to check mileage yet as i cant keep out of it but it doesnt seem to be too bad. Shifting at 6300.
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