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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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i really want to make a difference in my 99ta and i don really have too much $$$ and i was interested in a cam ....i want somethin thats aggressive and somethin that is still streetable something that will be compatible with my engine how it is now and with the mods i have.....i was thinkin on buyin the tr224/224 112lsa cam and keepin the stock heads and gettin it tuned ....good idea bad idea?????????need some feedback
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i really want to make a difference in my 99ta and i don really have too much $$$ and i was interested in a cam ....i want somethin thats aggressive and somethin that is still streetable something that will be compatible with my engine how it is now and with the mods i have.....i was thinkin on buyin the tr224/224 112lsa cam and keepin the stock heads and gettin it tuned ....good idea bad idea?????????need some feedback
you dont have long tubes?cams need to breath
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wanna trade your intake for a volant
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Do you have money for the valvetrain too?
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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yea im buyin longtubes with my income tax check with a tsp ory
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 04:18 PM
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about the valvetrain doesnt the ls1 cam swap pkg at thunderracing have everything u need .....i prefer package 1 cuz its the single valve spring instead of dual ....dual would be too much compression wouldn it ???........my plan is to install headers and ory then save up $ again and get the cam swap pkg
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by AGRV8D
wanna trade your intake for a volant
i don think my intake is what ur lookin for mine is the open filter intake that is made to fit in the cut out in the hood different from a ws6 hood ...... why would u wanna trade anyways ur intake is cool as is
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Longtubes, catback or cutout, CAI, tires, free mods, shifter, DRIVER MOD (practice makes perfect), cam, heads.... not neccesarily in that order.....
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dont forget..... if you get a cam kit costs @ $400- 600 for the kit, .... you have to have it installed (unless you do it this also costs $$$) + GOT to have a tune usually 400 to 500 $$$$.... G force has a special right now........
Not cheap modding these cars
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Originally Posted by Krazyrat99TA
i don think my intake is what ur lookin for mine is the open filter intake that is made to fit in the cut out in the hood different from a ws6 hood ...... why would u wanna trade anyways ur intake is cool as is
i need that intake...look at my signature....then look @ suncoast website.
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 05:27 PM
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i need that intake...look at my signature....then look @ suncoast website.
will ur intake fit undre my hood why do u wanna trade?
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Old Feb 3, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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if your not going to run LT's then you might try the hot cam. With LT's that 224 is nice, good for a daily driver, don't have to worry about springs breaking as bad. I would keep the lift lower than 580.
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