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Old 11-01-2010, 09:44 PM
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so here in a few weeks my car will be put up for the winter...which means its time to do some mods! im thinkin about goin with a set of cams but worry about PTV issues since i have stock bottom end...any recommendations or other ways to go instead of cams?
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Old 11-01-2010, 09:52 PM
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Budget? Power goals?
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Old 11-01-2010, 10:00 PM
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MHS cams make decent power with good clearance and are able to use stock valve springs.
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:55 AM
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^+100 OR you could do a set of gears....they REALLY wake up your car w/o adding any power. That and some lower control arms.

I know I need LCAs cuz w/ my mods I can barely get traction 1st through 3rd.
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:05 AM
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I would have to say gears as well. Then if you have money through in some cams if that is what you want to do but gears would be number one on my list.
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bough1221
so here in a few weeks my car will be put up for the winter...which means its time to do some mods! im thinkin about goin with a set of cams but worry about PTV issues since i have stock bottom end...any recommendations or other ways to go instead of cams?
Respectfully request to know why you guys store your cars for winter? I drive mine all year round and have 2 tunes one winter and one summer.
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Old 11-02-2010, 08:35 PM
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Snow and Salt! Thats why I store my car
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Snow and Salt! Thats why I store my car
Roger. I'm from the south you see...we don't get none of that down here....sad panda..
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Well consider yourself very lucky. The salt rusts everything!
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Old 11-02-2010, 09:34 PM
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Thanks for all the input, I have thought about throwing a set of 3:73's or 4:10's in but can't decide which..As far as budget goes, over the course of the winter I will probably be able to play around with about 2k give or take a little. When it comes to the horse power gains, over time I have high hopes for the car but until I can afford another vehicle to be my DD I want it to continue to get decent MPG due to driving a lot for work but understand that more power comes with less MPG's. Also, does anyone know a place that has a dyno in IN or close to the state lines? I'm struggling to find one around here
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