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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 05:39 AM
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which cam would yall prefer for streetability, power, tq , sound etc. im thinkin bout gettin one of these need some opinions pros and cons for each cam!! thanks in advance NED,
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 06:07 AM
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are you serious, they are exactly different from eachother. For a street cam and what you are after get the X1. Especially if you are gonna go cam only, great cam on the low end.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 10:31 AM
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bro, ive been going in circles between those 2 cams. the X1 and MS3 are proven performers. yeah the ms3 is a bit more high end cam.. the reverse splits have been getting alot of attention lately. u cant go wrong with either, just like websy21 said for a street car go with the X1..but i want a damn beast.. so im looking at the MS3!!
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:06 PM
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With your stall and gears I think you would be better off going with the X1.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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With your stall and gears I think you would be better off going with the X1.
Yup. If you had a 4000+stall the MS3 would be OK.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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i really like the sound of the x1
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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Go with v1 cam instead of x1 more power and tq than x1. its not posted on website. 230/232 592/595 111
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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Would the MS3 cam or the MS4 be good for a daily driver?
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Originally Posted by Vr6aaron
Go with v1 cam instead of x1 more power and tq than x1. its not posted on website. 230/232 592/595 111
yes this would meet in the middle and be best of both worlds if you ask me, degree it +2 and enjoy
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I daily drive my M6 MS3 cammed car. I live in a medium sized town so there's not a lot of bumper to bumper traffic. As for down low power, I put in some 4.10 gears to help out. I love this cam. It hits hard with decent overlap and pulls hard around 3.5K RPM.
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heres what im looking at guys a vig 3200 or vig 3600 with all bolt ons and 3.73 and maybe a fast 90/90. so im wondering if i should do the MS3 or X1? ive talked to a bunch of guys running the MS3 and they all love it. i know alot of guys that had the X1 and eventually went bigger!! so whatcha guys think MS3 or X1?
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by TXZ28LS1
heres what im looking at guys a vig 3200 or vig 3600 with all bolt ons and 3.73 and maybe a fast 90/90. so im wondering if i should do the MS3 or X1? ive talked to a bunch of guys running the MS3 and they all love it. i know alot of guys that had the X1 and eventually went bigger!! so whatcha guys think MS3 or X1?
I vote MS3, I had one in my car when it had the 346 and I loved it. I ran a best of 11.45 @ 119 with a 4400 stall and full boltons full weight. I wish that one had not have blown up, but it ran lean and burnt a piston on a low 10 pass....
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