Cam question
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I bought my detroit rockers when they first came out. I think the tune was not perfected yet. Once I added the m90 my low end woes were gone.
Congrats on your decision Baker. Frankly I think you would be happy with any of those cams. What is your current exhaust setup? Headers midpipes etc...
Congrats on your decision Baker. Frankly I think you would be happy with any of those cams. What is your current exhaust setup? Headers midpipes etc...
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Honestly the only reason I have been thinking "X" is because I've read that there's more performance available but seeing as how there is only 1hp or next to nothing to be had maybe I will go with the "H"...that's something I'm looking into as well.
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I'd suggest an H over an X. Performance gains are minimal, 1-2 horses but I think you will like the sound of the H MUCH more over the X.
And just to egg you on a little more for cams... hehe....
If you want to take a drive down to Columbus, you can take mine for a spin to see what it feels like with all bolt ons, 4:10 gears, and Comp Thumpr cams. I did have to relearn how to drive it at very low rpms, but it took about 10 mins and I got it down pat, and I drive mine in rush hour traffic all the time. It's pretty easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmmA...ure=plpp_video
2.00 and 3.13 time in video is mine...This was prior to longtubes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxPo...ure=plpp_video
And just to egg you on a little more for cams... hehe....
If you want to take a drive down to Columbus, you can take mine for a spin to see what it feels like with all bolt ons, 4:10 gears, and Comp Thumpr cams. I did have to relearn how to drive it at very low rpms, but it took about 10 mins and I got it down pat, and I drive mine in rush hour traffic all the time. It's pretty easy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZmmA...ure=plpp_video
2.00 and 3.13 time in video is mine...This was prior to longtubes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYxPo...ure=plpp_video
Last edited by Franchi; Feb 20, 2012 at 08:13 AM.
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Dude your car is gonna be so freaking loud. Lol. Forget the x get the h pipe. The tone is so much nicer. Start shopping for pypes m80's....your prolly gonna need them.
Good thing your having brenspeed do the install...cause nobody does those two installs in a day. That's 3 days in the driveway. Are they charging you for ten hours labor?
Good thing your having brenspeed do the install...cause nobody does those two installs in a day. That's 3 days in the driveway. Are they charging you for ten hours labor?
Last edited by 808muscle; Feb 20, 2012 at 11:03 AM.
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Dude your car is gonna be so freaking loud. Lol. Forget the x get the h pipe. The tone is so much nicer. Start shopping for pypes m80's....your prolly gonna need them.
Good thing your having brenspeed do the install...cause nobody does those two installs in a day. That's 3 days in the driveway. Are they charging you for ten hours labor?
Good thing your having brenspeed do the install...cause nobody does those two installs in a day. That's 3 days in the driveway. Are they charging you for ten hours labor?
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I was told 600 for a cam install and custom tune, 400 for the install and 200 for the tune. I said f that and did it myself and it was actually way easier than I thought, and you definitely do not need the spring compressor tool. I'd recommend the chain wedge, but I didn't use that either. Mine were the comp stage 2 NSR cams and they made the car louder and have some lope, but not like hot rods or detroit rockers.
Edit: and I have a hi flow catted x with shorty headers and magnapacks, it's loud haha
Edit: and I have a hi flow catted x with shorty headers and magnapacks, it's loud haha
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Probably won't be going with Brenspeed...quoted me over $4k...bull**** to that!...called Street Lethal Performance and am probably going to have them do 4.10s, cams and dyno tune for around $1500. I'll get the headers later and install them myself.