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Re: VX3 cam is it the best choice

posted by  someone claiming to be iadr on  Wed Jun 6 08:24 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I had two thoughts after my last reply:

1/ if you want to keep the vx3- you can have the head milled about 2mm- .79 thou. and then you will have a more appropiate compression for the vx. Also you will have retarded the cam by a couple or three deg's so that you can move the cam one tooth (9.5 deg) advanced so that you have a net of about 6deg advance. The only disadvantage is that you will need mid or premium gas.

2/ for a heavy stock auto car you can try a turbo "t" cam. Great gains in power up to about 28-2900 rpm. Equal to stock 'm' from about 2900- 3400 and loss from there up. Also gives great gas mileage. You can get a "t" for either b21/23 or b230, too.

PS I am also from near edmonton ab canada... home of fast volvos... um.... 'maybe"





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New VX3 cam is it the best choice
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