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Old 01-18-2008, 02:49 AM
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i am thinking about buying some cams, but i realized idon't know any thing about this mod. can u guys point me in the right direction?
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Old 01-18-2008, 11:11 AM
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i am thinking about buying some cams, but i realized idon't know any thing about this mod. can u guys point me in the right direction?
What's done to your car right now? We need to know that first before we can suggest anything.
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Old 01-18-2008, 04:49 PM
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What's done to your car right now? We need to know that first before we can suggest anything.
agreed...cant buy cams with no mod list. cams are very specific to what u already have done.
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Old 01-18-2008, 05:00 PM
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also what are your future plans with this car? aftermarket shot/long block? f/i? n2o?
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Old 01-18-2008, 05:02 PM
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:03 AM
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nothing, just SLP LM2 catback, all else is stock. I want to get a supercharger or turbo after i pay off my car (5k left) off. so i have also been looking into forged internals.....what do u guys think? money is not an issue also, it would just be time, my job includes traveling every other week.
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:52 AM
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If you are looking for something to put off your hunger for power until you pay off your car, I would suggest adding a 75 - 100 shot of NOS, and some gears 3.73-4.10. If you plan on turbo charging/super charging your car later down the road, the cams that you choose now might not be right for the power adder you plan on adding to your car later down the road. Save the $600 + for new cams etc., and just buy some NOS till you have the time to really sit down and think about you want to do later on. Its better (cost effective) to do everything right the first time, instead of blowing your money on something that you will have to take off later down the road.

I would rather save my money for a built block with all the proper internals to build big HP!
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:37 PM
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Thanks for the help man.
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:42 PM
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yea, i would wait until you get s/c or a turbo before doing cams, i would maybe look into getting a nice forged short block as a first mod
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Old 01-21-2008, 06:55 PM
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I would even hold up on nitrous too. The kit is $600, but then you have to consider tuning, window switch, bottle heater etc. It will be more like $1400.
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