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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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LMAO, I love it when people say stuff like TRex, no problem. You can make them drive like stock if the tune is right. Funny thing is that I have never experienced that. I would say something in the 224/.580 114 range. Those other cams will change the driving manors from stock. Not saying you couldnt DD it, but there will be a substancial driving difference to those larger cams.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bad95killer
I'd say TR224/224 on 114LSA

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Yep.. +1 for the 224r cam. Seems really tame but still make power. W/ that lift and duration, you can get the 112 LSA and still have a streetable cam w/ the sweetness of a choppy idle. Powerband on those cams (224r/228r) are like 1400-6300. SOmething like that. The Wider LSA would give you a wider powerband, tho.

I'm a sucker for a choppy idle...
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by WsFirebird6
well i have a 98 ws6 but technically the car is my dads, he wants to keep it pretty much stock, but i want to go the way of a cam, what would help settle both our needs, i want power and he wants something that wont affect reliability or gas mileage much, any help? thx
If "pretty much stock" means no headers, the CheaTR may work better for you than some of the other cams mentioned here. It was specifically designed to work with stock exhaust manifolds.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TA455
If "pretty much stock" means no headers, the CheaTR may work better for you than some of the other cams mentioned here. It was specifically designed to work with stock exhaust manifolds.
Good point, a cam will only be as good as the supporting mods allow. If pops isn't ready for headers and exhaust, plus a good tune, you'll probably get better results with a CheaTR.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by WsFirebird6
well i have a 98 ws6 but technically the car is my dads, he wants to keep it pretty much stock, but i want to go the way of a cam, what would help settle both our needs, i want power and he wants something that wont affect reliability or gas mileage much, any help? thx
TR224@114
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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to me it sounds like he isnt ready for a cam.. do headers/a stall etc. maybe a bottle and save the cam for later
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 11:43 PM
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Trex FTW

I know it doesn't drive like stock, but its all worth everytime you hit the loud pedal
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My cam makes a great DD and has a nice chop at idle.
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well heres the thing, the car has 16k miles on it, never seen snow.
so i wana keep the value of the car up if i ever go to sell it.
im takin the car to outlaw motorsports to have 373's . pacesetter race lt's custom y, maybe high flow cats ( still deciding wether i want cats or not) and a magnaflow exhaust put on, i just wanted more power without going the way of nitrous or a stall. I was just deciding on a cam because i want to get all my work done at one time
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Old Feb 25, 2007 | 11:19 PM
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MS3 will work as a DD too......LMAO JK man...Talk to you rboys at Outlaw, thye can help you with that, hell you could go with a custom cam as well. There are a bunch of cams out there
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