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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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I'm getting a loan for 5,000. I need help picking a cam.

-hooker longtubes
-Magnamouth
-ftra w/ lid
-fast 90/90
-dynotune 150 wetshot
-ss3600 stall
-3.73 gears

Which cam would be best with my mods.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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this isnt a cam but i would strongly recomend a good rearend. if you put a sticky tire on that car you can kiss that rear goodbye.

i like the comp 224/230 .581-.588 for a good street/strip cam.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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no smaller then a 224 224 and no bigger then a ms3 you really gotta do your home work but anything inbetween will make good power my brother made 443 RWHP 11.30 in the 1/4 mile 122 mph traps 1999 z28 with the HPE S cam and no head work so that cam gets my vote
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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Yea I was thinking of the S cam. I forgot I have 315s in the rear.
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Please say you didn't take out the 5k loan to do mods to your car.
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this isnt a cam but i would strongly recomend a good rearend. if you put a sticky tire on that car you can kiss that rear goodbye.

i like the comp 224/230 .581-.588 for a good street/strip cam.
You'll be fine with your auto and stickier tires as long as you pre-load the rear end on launches. I promise the transmission will go before the rear-end does. The stickier tires more applies to the m6 cars when they launch cause of the stress placed on the gears.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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I'm with 00MaroonZ28 don't take a loan to do mods you will inevitably break something or another part will go as a result and you will be stuck with a useless car a loan payment and the need to get more money to repair the car. I put a cam on my old WS6 and 2 weeks later I needed a new clutch which I did not budget for and I had to wait a couple months to get a good clutch (since I wanted to do it just once). So a few months in the garage and $900 or so dollars later I had a great running car. But had I known I would have just save the extra money and done it all at once.
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Lol its not just for my car its for anything. I just want a nice cammed car
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Dont invest on a gear; its going to blow anyway. Wait till it does by itself. Ask my how I know after 3rd rear end.

Get a good set of heads too, like PRC 2.5 5.3l instead of N2O. Put the kit after.
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Originally Posted by dylanwoods
this isnt a cam but i would strongly recomend a good rearend. if you put a sticky tire on that car you can kiss that rear goodbye.

i like the comp 224/230 .581-.588 for a good street/strip cam.
i have this cam it kicks ***..mines on a 591 lift but not that different...these cams love nitrous and forced induction..they sound awesome and have great street manners
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Well I got a 150shot, progressive controler, window switch, bottle opener, bottle heater, purge all for 750 (all brand new)
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not bad, i went with the same kit but dry and i love it...
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 383camaroz28
Lol its not just for my car its for anything. I just want a nice cammed car
So you borrowed $5K to have money to burn?
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 07:38 AM
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No see lol my mom let my brother borrow 5k so now she's gonna give 5 to me an 5 to my sister lol
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i would ditch the 150 nitrous spray and definitely look into getting a beefed up tranny if i were you.
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Originally Posted by 383camaroz28
I'm getting a loan for 5,000. I need help picking a cam.

-hooker longtubes
-Magnamouth
-ftra w/ lid
-fast 90/90
-dynotune 150 wetshot
-ss3600 stall
-3.73 gears

Which cam would be best with my mods.
talk to patrick G up here
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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If you have to pay that 5K back I think buying car parts is a really big mistake.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 05:25 AM
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no that is just the start, you see here in America typically its best to have around 40-50k in credit card debit, another 25-35k in auto loans, around 350k in a mortgage that you bought in 2006 with nothing down and now have negative 50k equity...solution..toss the keys in the mail box and file BK

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If you have to pay that 5K back I think buying car parts is a really big mistake.
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 06:24 AM
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No one tells you how to spend your money. If the guy has 5K to spend somewhere. Let'em blow it wherever he wants. I would get something in the 230 range and a good set of heads to go with it, nothing stupid like afr, just a nice budget head for a little over $1K
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PRC 2.5 5.3/MS3 combo will put that money to good use!
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