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Old 03-28-2007 | 03:31 PM
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With my new set up...(heads/cam/intake) I make bad *** power up top but I have no low end. I thought heads were gonna help but they really didnt. Im thinking with my set up 4.11's will be awesome...what do you guys think.
Heres what my graph looks like...I know a spot is missing, maybes thats why I have no low end, lol.

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Gears will definitely help with driveability and seat of the pants feel but the dyno will still look the same, maybe a little less than what you are making now because there is more drivetrain loss with 4.11 gears. The ms3 is a fairly large cam. See what the tuner can do maybe.

This should probably go in the next section down though

Edit: Realized it was tuned by texas-speed. I am sure they know how to tune their own cams. You are making around 330 ft/lbs of torque at 3k, thats actually not bad at all, especially with such a large cam.
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I definitely wouldn't expect low end from that cam...the 4.11s will help. How much? I have no idea...I've driven that cam with 3.73s, and it felt pretty soggy down low.
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Yeah, Im not to worried about what my dyno would look like, I just want to get into my powerband faster. At 3k the car is pretty good your right but I want more power even lower like at 2k. My car just feels like a dog if I floor it around say 1500rpm in second untill I hit 3k or so. But say Im in first...I get up way quicker cause Im in a lower gear...thats why I think gears would help a lot??
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Thats identical to my dyno graph! I'll post it if I can figure out my password to my web-hosting site.. Ugh!

But um... I dont see how you're hooking up!? I honestly dont think i'd want more low end power.. I have 305 Drag radials and if you get on it under 40-55mph you'll spin like hell.. My cam really hits hard at about 3,500rpm. With anything less than the DR's that I have, i'd be all over the road shredding my tires. I do have 4.10's tho.. Its fun as hell!


Ever raced your car with your bike yet? What would be the outcome do you think?
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Well there you, you have 4.10's you spin a lot more then me. I know I would spin more at low end but for the track it would be a blast. I have goodyear eagles 315's right now. They are ok for grip, depending on the road I can spin em in thrid but being so wide I think that also helps for grip too. You have any track times. Try to find the graph Id like to see it. Also, how does your exhaust sound. Im trying to get rid of my RASP...Id like to do true duals but they hang low and my car is pretty low.
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I know this is a couple of days old, but if your exhaust shop is good, the TD's wont be low....I am running TD with flowmaster bullets, and the only thing that drags is my X pipe cause the shop that installed it didnt bring it down past the Trans mount....

TD's wont hand any lower than a loud mouth would....
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dang your lucky...there isnt one shop in town here that will do a TD set up on a f body




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