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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Want to add a little something to the car and not sure which would be better at this time , 4.10 gears , or ADS4 cam . About $2000 , +/- , for either . Just have K&N CAI and B&B Bullets exhaust right now . I'm leaning towards the gears right now , for seat of the pants feal , and not sure what else I would need to support the cam , ie. intake manifold ? throttle body ? MAS ? headers ? Any input would be appreciated ! Thanks , Scott
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Gears won't give you any more power, and we all know it's about power.
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I am getting a cam installed next week.....
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gears also makes it hard to drive in wet weather :-(
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Gears won't give you any more power, and we all know it's about power.
The gears will get off the line better though . Ca. smog check is my other concern with the cam . I would love to have the lumpy idle and extra power !!!
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gears also makes it hard to drive in wet weather :-(
What wet whether ? I don't take her out in rain !
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that's the goal but may take a year or so before I can do the second item . Was thinking the gears for now , and the cam in March !
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4.10 gears defintely. you dont have enough supporting mods to feel the cam. if you do cam, youll need headers. plus the seat of the pants feel for the cam is more midrange and upper rpms. off the line, youll be like, what the hell?
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Gears or Headers would get my vote.
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Dont get 4.10's get 3.42s maybe 3.73's


And some headers first things first
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Some 3.73s or 3.90s will give you a boost you will feel everywhere in the envelope . As stated before, do headers before the cam. Initially I though power was everything till I did the gears.
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Dont get 4.10's get 3.42s maybe 3.73's
He already has 3.42's stock.
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gears to start, easy to do and you can really notice the difference
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CA limits your options for cams and headers.

GEARS first.
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The gears get my vote
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The gears get my vote
Mine goes in next week for gears. I have 273s. I'm going for 342s. Next will be the cam. Since you already have 342s I'd go with the cam.
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im glad i didnt do the gears in my frc. i have h/c/i and i already have traction problems. gears would just make it worse.
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3.90's or 4.10s is the only way to go with gears, if not a lower ratio... ide personally do some kinda intake system (ls6, 90mm) along with a cai system, then full exhaust then a cam.
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