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whats your favorite cam?

Old 07-05-2009, 02:13 PM
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check out my signiture and you'll see my setup.... i am about to have to put on a new water pump, and i figure if i have the water pump off, mind as well throw a cam in... i have a stock setup, but will upgrade top half soon, so what do you recomend as far as cams? what would work well with heads but still give me advantage with the stock heads for now. im interested in input as far as power and sound, but more concerned with power. thanks guys
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Old 07-05-2009, 04:23 PM
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stock heads, run the stock cam. doesnt matter what you put in there with the stock heads you will see little to no gains. wait till you can get a decent set of heads before doing a cam. if you really want something, go with an ecam. slightly lumpier idle and a few extra hp over the stock cam
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Old 07-05-2009, 04:30 PM
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stock cam just add 1.7rr's
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Old 07-05-2009, 07:06 PM
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My favorite cam is the one that works best for the given combo.
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Old 07-05-2009, 07:29 PM
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nothing...leave it alone, cam swap = spring swap on heads otherwise your wasting money
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Old 07-05-2009, 08:26 PM
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yeah man... saveup for some gt40s with springs at least before you go dickin with the cam. 1.7rrs would be a nice addition though
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Old 07-05-2009, 08:31 PM
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mjr46 how many stangs do you own?
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Old 07-05-2009, 09:20 PM
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Thanks for the info guys im doing a timing cahin rad and water pump i was thinking doing a cam swap too.

No cash for the heads either. And i dont want to take everything apart to swap springs :P
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Old 07-05-2009, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by smacked1
mjr46 how many stangs do you own?
currently 3.............the 66 I sold recently and replaced it with an 89 vert project......however ,I'm currently trying to sell my 92 also
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:10 PM
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right on guys, that makes sense. so just say i had some heads what cam do you like for gt40 heads and a cobra intake?
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