wanting a new cam
02-06-2016, 12:37 PM
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wanting a new cam Hi i know there are a thousand different threads out there all about the different cams and i cant tell you how many hours ive spent reading through them. For the longest time though ive wanted the ms4 of course. It sounds great and ive heard the power it makes is awesome. just not sure what to do because i dont want to lose useable power or not really be able to get to it but id love to have something that sounds like the ms4 does. I have a 99 TA M6 with TSP 1 7/8 long tube headers, and 3 inch exhaust and ORY. stock gears i believe as well
02-06-2016, 10:43 PM
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i figured itd be softer just not quite sure how bad it would really be. i just dont wanna feel like im driving a prius or something until i hit the point where it stops making power if you know what i mean
02-07-2016, 12:05 AM
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Okay cause i havent really driven a cam car before much less one that big i just don't want to lose that muscle and power. And if id just be better off with something else
02-07-2016, 08:59 AM
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Would it be a really big difference compared to stock down low? And would it be worth just getting the bigger or would i always be playing catch up like i read everyone else saying? And thanks for your help by the way
02-07-2016, 12:18 PM
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Honestly if you will be staying with the stock gearing I'd go with something smaller than the MS4. Call some of the vendors on here and they'll get you in the right direction
02-08-2016, 03:52 PM
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You might like the tick SNS stage 2 cam. I would say definitely go with more aggressive gears though. Even with my baby cam on stock gears it felt soft down low.
02-09-2016, 03:29 PM
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I would say to go with at least 3.73's if not 3.90's or 4.10's. But yeah, even with my little 224r cam, under 2500rpm it felt a little tired. Granted, you're never really going to be going wide open throttle under 2500rpms. I would suggest a minimum of 3.73 gears.
02-10-2016, 12:54 AM
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Yeah i called tick performance and told them everything. They said thatd be a good cam but want me to buy a lot of other parts. I know i was going to buy springs and pushrods but they want me to buy the timing chain, oil pump, and gaskets. Is this really like needed? Cause I've heard it's not always even necessary
02-10-2016, 01:27 AM
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it depends on the mileage. if you have, say, over 80k miles on it, and
your going to do a cam swap, oil pump, new chain, springs, rods... are
certainly on the "to do" list. on the "must do" list ? maybe no.
you will need a new gasket set for sure, at a minimum.
your going to do a cam swap, oil pump, new chain, springs, rods... are
certainly on the "to do" list. on the "must do" list ? maybe no.
you will need a new gasket set for sure, at a minimum.