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#405108 08/05/02 03:36 AM
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Okay I have a chance to pick up some svt cams. In your honest opinion do you think it would be worth it? How much would u pay for cams with 30k miles on them. Just not sure what to do here. It doesn't seem like svt cams are all that much agresive. Any input please.

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Get them anyway. Pay maybe $300 for all four, then put them on. What you gotta loose since you're spending probably $4-5k on the 3L anyway.


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Personally I would choose the SVT cams over any other cam set. Real life or fictional/custom.

I've done countless tests and configs with different cam specs and SVT really nailed the profiles to a tee. The only thing that always shows up in my testing is that the exhaust cams duration could be raised ~5-6 degrees.
Personally I think that is because the stock 26mm valves are ridiculously small!

Change out the valve specs to match the 35mm/32mm 3L valves and the "optimum" cam specs are within +/- 2 degrees of the stock SVT cams.

With the ~10.8-11.2 compression 3L hybrid the cam specs are dead on perfect!

You lose far too much power curve below 5500rpm to lengthen the intake cam's duration. You may gain a handful of peak power (~5-8HP) from 6-8k rpm, but your powerband below 5500rpm suffers significantly...

BTW - those thinking about increasing the lift (grinding the journals, new cams, etc)
Increasing the lift 10-15% (possible piston knockers) produced a max of only 5 HP at the crank. All peak - 5500 & above.

Stock SVT cams & 3L valves for me thank you... laugh


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