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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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I'm looking for a cam thats going to make some great power with a nice lobe to it, but not kill the mid range as I want to stay with the stock 3.42's. Mods on the car will be LT's, Y-pipe, catback (not sure of the exact ones yet), Whisper lid, FAST intake, and a good tune after the cam install.

The cams I have been looking at to fit my desires are the G5X1, MS3, MS4, T-Rex, and XE-R cams. If anyone has any suggestions with details that would be great. Video's would really be ideal if anyone has anything like that.

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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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with 342 gears you can forget about the ms3,ms4 and trex..the g5x1 would be a good choice out of what you have..
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:16 PM
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with 342 gears you can forget about the ms3,ms4 and trex..the g5x1 would be a good choice out of what you have..
Is that just becuase the MS3, MS4, and T-Rex kill your mid/low range too much?
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by redtail2426
with 342 gears you can forget about the ms3,ms4 and trex..
If you want your car to run well you need different gears like 4.10
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Old Mar 4, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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Which cam all depends on your plans for your car. Is your car a DD or will you be hitting the track much?
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yah t-rex and gears like that need big gears and they are not that good with low mid range. they are top end cams.
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Old Mar 5, 2007 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Wezie F Baby
Which cam all depends on your plans for your car. Is your car a DD or will you be hitting the track much?
Although it will be taken to the track a handfull of times a year, it will mostly be a DD. Yeah, I'm not looking for a strick top end cam only.
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Then definitely forget the TREX...I have the Version 2 and it really doesnt start to pull till around 4200rpms. I am actually about to swap mine out to get a more usable power band. My car isnt a DD, but I drive it alot, 4 times a week maybe...and it will see the track as much as it can, but i work alot so that wont be alot. I love how the TREX pulls up top, its a true animal, but I want something a little easier to drive around on, and makes more usable power. You will definitely not want anything bigger than say a G5X2, and that is pushing it a little.
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