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Old 09-08-2008, 11:05 PM
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Ive been thinking for awhile now about getting some new cams for my car. I know that it is very important to choose the cam that will work best with your mods. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to which type i should look into. My current mods are:
-FIPK
-Underdrive pullies
-75mm TB and Plenum
-Short Throw Shifter
-Bassani X Pipe
-Borla Cat-Back
-3.73 ring and pinion
and if i do the cam swap i plan on getting some bassani headers.
oh and its a 99 GT

Any input is appreciated!
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Old 09-08-2008, 11:07 PM
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id say that stage 2 comp cams would work well
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Old 09-09-2008, 04:26 AM
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the comp XE262AH cams---these cams offered an additional 55hp and showed power gains all the way down at 3700. the losses were minamal below 3100 yet the motor pulled strongly all the way past 6500. this is a good street cam

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Old 09-09-2008, 04:39 AM
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if you wish i have a dynosheet i just need to figureout how to post it on here
jus lemme know if you wanna see it so you can agree or disagree

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Old 09-09-2008, 05:50 AM
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here we go....
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Old 09-09-2008, 09:09 AM
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I would say the 262 or any stage 1 cam out there.
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Old 09-09-2008, 09:27 AM
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Look into Hi-tech motorsports. I went into there shop the other day to get my car tuned and I was looking at different dyno sheets of their cams and was really impressed. The showed me 2 dyno runs were the only difference in the car was their stage 2 cams over comp stage 2 cams, and the car picked up 26rwhp over the entire power band.

Remember that's not over stock cams, that's over other aftermarket cams. They will definitely be my next cam choice as soon as I dump these SHM 2730s.
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Old 09-09-2008, 10:02 AM
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lsten to this though the cam i talked about earlier in the thread it really helps with low end torque big time...thats what you would like to have
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remember tho, if you get anything stage two or bigger, you should upgrade springs and retainers also.. just soething to think about
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Old 09-09-2008, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by JTanew
lsten to this though the cam i talked about earlier in the thread it really helps with low end torque big time...thats what you would like to have
I wish I had the dyno sheet he showed on the hi-tech cams over the comp cams. They literally had a noticeable gain of hp and torque from 2krpms all the way to redline.
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