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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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what kinda custom cams are the best and why? comp, ed curtis or any others? could i get one ground that would work fine now but be great when i get heads and intake down the road? what the diff. between hydraulic, roller, and flat tappet, and solid, im confused!!!!!!![:@] educate me!
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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I'm sure the is a ready made cam for your car....I would do the cam and heads the same time...nothing worse then driving a car with too much cam it sounds nice but falls on it face....the cam is the brain so to speak of the engine....
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:50 PM
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Get heads to,i have ported e7's with my cam.

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I'm sure the is a ready made cam for your car....I would do the cam and heads the same time...nothing worse then driving a car with too much cam it sounds nice but falls on it face....the cam is the brain so to speak of the engine....
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Old Feb 20, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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Get heads to,i have ported e7's with my cam.

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I'm sure the is a ready made cam for your car....I would do the cam and heads the same time...nothing worse then driving a car with too much cam it sounds nice but falls on it face....the cam is the brain so to speak of the engine....
Aren't the E7's the stock heads?
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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yes they are the stock heads but i had mine ported

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Get heads to,i have PORTED e7's with my cam.

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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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yes they are the stock heads but i had mine ported



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Get heads to,i have PORTED e7's with my cam.

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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 12:50 AM
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o.k. o.k. LOL
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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Old Feb 21, 2005 | 02:11 AM
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sorry for that, lol, so are ed curtis cams good? how much do they run? thanks
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