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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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what is the meanest sounding cam the make for the c5 z
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BRYM1010CID4T
what is the meanest sounding cam the make for the c5 z
at idle? you want a cam based on how it sounds? maybe a lil more back round will help
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 11:43 AM
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I want something like the trex cam or the g5x3 something that just sounds mean as hell
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 11:53 AM
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If you want a nice rough idle, just clip a few spark plug wires.

Side note, I'm not responsible for any damages done to you car
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:16 PM
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Same here....
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BRYM1010CID4T
I want something like the trex cam or the g5x3 something that just sounds mean as hell
Sounds like you should get either the trex or g5x3 cam since you like the way they sound
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 02:49 PM
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Perhaps a hydraulic system like lowriders use can simulate the vibrating car, and just pump a sound clip through a new sound system that will simulate the sound. External speakers can be easily disguised as coasters, for instance.
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funny my tuner says he gets older guys that come in all the time asking for similar and he's like - do you want it to "sound mean" or do you want it to "run mean" - your pick
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I'm going with Arun's stage 3 "Jam Cam". It was designed for F/I applications...



The MTI X1 cam with overlap was an old NA favorite of mine.


I think they folded so if you are going NA and want a big cam I have always dug the TSP MS4


Or LG's X4!


Or you could copy and paste a video of what you like to Arun and he could make you up something custom
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i have arun's stage 3 cam and it is sexy as hell sounding
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Englandgreen Whiplash II is one of my favorites.

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Originally Posted by tbrent
I'm going with Arun's stage 3 "Jam Cam". It was designed for F/I applications...



The MTI X1 cam with overlap was an old NA favorite of mine.


I think they folded so if you are going NA and want a big cam I have always dug the TSP MS4


Or LG's X4!


Or you could copy and paste a video of what you like to Arun and he could make you up something custom
thanks a lot for the videos how much would a custom cam from arun cost
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Originally Posted by C5Dobie
funny my tuner says he gets older guys that come in all the time asking for similar and he's like - do you want it to "sound mean" or do you want it to "run mean" - your pick
They aren't mutually exclusive in terms of cam profile... rather the opposite.
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Old Aug 18, 2014 | 11:08 PM
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I think that is a subjective opinion of the person listening to the car, million opinions.
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We do one or two gnarly cams...
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Old Aug 19, 2014 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by EG@EnglandGreen
We do one or two gnarly cams...
I should have included one of the assets to the community... My bad.



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