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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 07:56 AM
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My current upgrades are listed in my signature. I'm trying to figure out what I should do next. I'm pretty sure its either going to be a Cam or Nitrous. What do you think?
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 08:05 AM
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I'd cam it first and add the bottle second.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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I agree with Hawk, cam it first and do the nitrous later on down the road.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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Assuming from a couple of clues that you are an M6,
then I'm going to say cam first for sure.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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Well I guess I'm different...
I've had a pretty decient cam sitting in the garage for awhile, but I decided to get some spray and use it first.

Just have some tuning to do, but other than that I love it!
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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When I had to make that decision, I did nitrous first then cam; but I too suggest the cam first, spray second approach.
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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 11:41 PM
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Nitrous first imo. The best bang for the buck. What cam will be giving you 100/150hp? Seems simple to me.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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I will say this goes two ways. If you nitrous it first you will get a bigger bang for the buck but if you cam it and then nitrous it you can get it all tuned in at one time..
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert56
Nitrous first imo. The best bang for the buck. What cam will be giving you 100/150hp? Seems simple to me.
Robert
OK, there's got to be one in every crowd. Just messing with you Robert.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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I put nitrous in mine first, but I would def. go with a cam first and then the spray looking back now.
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Old Mar 3, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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nitrous first cam second, that is what I did, then you can guess how much spray you may need, or even not need.
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Old Mar 4, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Vettish
I put nitrous in mine first, but I would def. go with a cam first and then the spray looking back now.
Well I have two GTO's and the second one is getting nitrous first. I've seen what a differance it makes If I go 11's on the bottle(actually the wifes car)n I'm gonna see how much I wasted on cam and headers!
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 07:34 AM
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it all depends. if you know you are going to do both, i'd get the cam first because it will help all they way around and it wont give you as much power as the nitrous, so you may be mad if you get the nitrous first and then the cam. if its a one or the other type of deal, i'd get the nitrous.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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nitrous first cam second. Better bang for the buck with the nos. With the cam you will have more power all the time but not as much when u really need it. When u race or want to show off you spray it and you get way more power. Its not like the Nos is going to get in the way of a cam install.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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Cam It Gear It Spray It
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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nitrous

alot easier to install
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Go with the Cam first then go to the nitrous.......you can get a nitrous cam that will compliment the nitrous and help it run through your motor better giving you more power.............and you can have it tuned all at the same time saving you money.

JMO though!!

Oh and Robert don't know what the hell he's talking about. He's just a nitrous junky.
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 01:26 AM
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if you car is a daily driver - nitrous first
if its a garage queen and only comes out for the track and nice days - big cam, then spray
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 02:38 AM
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if you car is a daily driver - nitrous first
if its a garage queen and only comes out for the track and nice days - big cam, then spray

Totally agree on that one!!! That should be your decision maker right there!!!
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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where is the both one
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