VS Cam/IC or 1.9s/Meth?

Xtant12

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Are you asking what you should do?? If so I say do the cam. I did the 1.8 Rockers and at the time I didnt know you could not do both. When it comes down to it its all up to you but I love the sound of the cam and its one of my biggest regrets.

Maybe I should change everything back and get one...


Reading it again I now understand. I say go for the cam and IC
 

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pretty simple choice.
a cam will make an increase in HP and torque through out most of the powerband making it a better choice over rockers.

A properly setup IC kit will make more power safely on an M-90 build.
I would suggest a full size core over a SSIC(even being Phenolic), its worth the little bit extra money for the increase in efficiency.
 

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Are you asking what you should do?? If so I say do the cam. I did the 1.8 Rockers and at the time I didnt know you could not do both. When it comes down to it its all up to you but I love the sound of the cam and its one of my biggest regrets.

why not get a low lift cam to work with your rockers? PRJ has had a few made IIRC.
 

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The VS has been showing some crazy numbers lately, def a good cam. I love all the simple cams, they all have very similar numbers but they all have shitty numbers too. The vs is hated on a lot :rofl: Not like stock heads can flow over .510 lift anyways.
 

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The VS has been showing some crazy numbers lately, def a good cam. I love all the simple cams, they all have very similar numbers but they all have shitty numbers too. The vs is hated on a lot :rofl: Not like stock heads can flow over .510 lift anyways.

Yeah I don't wanna fuck with the heads just yet, only other thing that will get replaced is the timing chain/dampener and some LS6 springs will go on. If I get a cam it's VS for sure, if I go rockers I might try to find some 1.95s.
 

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Well for the rockers, the 1.95's really won't see any more gains over just the 1.9's, i would get modded rockers and not roller rockers as well, much cheaper. However, i would like to tell you from experience, i went from rockers to cam, the cam is 10x better hands down. I should have went cam in the first place. If i were to do it again that's what i would do. There's plenty of people on here fully capable of helping with a cam install for some beer and $. Make it happen.
 

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Well for the rockers, the 1.95's really won't see any more gains over just the 1.9's, i would get modded rockers and not roller rockers as well, much cheaper. However, i would like to tell you from experience, i went from rockers to cam, the cam is 10x better hands down. I should have went cam in the first place. If i were to do it again that's what i would do. There's plenty of people on here fully capable of helping with a cam install for some beer and $. Make it happen.

Yeah I'm kinda leanin toward the VS now, how much rougher does the idle get?
 

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I dont hate the VS cam...

Now you are in denial. Shame.

Yeah I'm kinda leanin toward the VS now, how much rougher does the idle get?
You might feel a little stumble here and there, but overall it is very mild. It is barely noticable.

Also, before you pick a cam...what are your long term goals for the car? Like DD mentioned, the VS gives you good low-end torque. The XP and S1x will give you more up top.
 

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Al's car with all the mounts urethane and balance shaft delete with the VS is a noticable idle but at most jingles the change in the center console.

the vs pulls pretty hard when there's my fat ass and tons of tools/parts in the car

now thats a 3.29 fdr mind you...didnt ron have a spreadsheet with the fdr and times of the cam guys (im thinking he just used s1x/xp cam data but it might prove helpfull to find that info
 
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