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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Hey all, alright well I just got my pacesetter headers and ORY and a SLP lid. Now i want a cam. Im looking for a moderately large cam. My goal is just over 400 rwhp with just the mods listed. It needs to be streetable but ive read that almost every cam can be made streetable by a good tune, is this true? anyways what cam does everyone suggest? im not very knowledgeable about cams, ive read the stickys in the internal engine section so ive got basic knowledge but the amount of cams available is overwhelming. any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Where are you located? There's a guy here that can do that for pretty cheap.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 03:05 PM
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im in West Palm Beach Florida, im prob gonna do the install myself (my dad used to own a shop so we have an engine hoist and all the tools required) we just need advice on diff cams
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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im in West Palm Beach Florida, im prob gonna do the install myself (my dad used to own a shop so we have an engine hoist and all the tools required) we just need advice on diff cams
I recall hearing good things about the thunderstick and T-rex Cams.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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We have a great cam for your setup. It is our XHP 235 239 .576 .586 114 LSA It has a 2800-6500 RPM Power Band with peak power coming in at around 6400rpm. This is a great performance camshaft with a smooth idle. Custom tuning will be required. If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to call. Thanks Alan
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan@XHP
We have a great cam for your setup. It is our XHP 235 239 .576 .586 114 LSA It has a 2800-6500 RPM Power Band with peak power coming in at around 6400rpm. This is a great performance camshaft with a smooth idle. Custom tuning will be required. If you have any more questions don’t hesitate to call. Thanks Alan
Thanks for the info..I'll give your shop a call
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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I was thinking something around the 228/230 range
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Im thinking about either an ms3 or ms4 cam. ive read that these make loads of power even on stock '01 heads. any advice?
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my ms3 and heads put me well over 400. I like it, and still use it as a daily drive as well. Get a lot of looks too. Just make sure you get a good tune after install. I ran it for a month without one, totally different car aftwards. Good luck man. I dont suggest the ms4 for daily driver. but that all depends on what you want.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 04:22 PM
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Whose running either an ms3 or ms4 with stock heads?? also I imagine that the rockers and rods would need to be changed, right?
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I'm gonna be installing the MS3 in mine soon and gonna keep stock heads on it.
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