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What kind of gains are made from doing the gt cam swap in the 4v motors?

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none.. 96 cobra cams have more duration..but less lift.. you will lose power.
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96 cams, or 96-98?

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You'll see a much bigger gain from swapping out those 3.73's to 4.30's. 3.73 is a decent gear for a 5.0 not a 4.6 DOHC.

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Originally posted by 95gtdrop:
96 cams, or 96-98?

96-98

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Originally posted by 1fast281:
You'll see a much bigger gain from swapping out those 3.73's to 4.30's. 3.73 is a decent gear for a 5.0 not a 4.6 DOHC.

i dont like my 373's thats for sure. i wanna drive someones car with 430's or even 410's.

other than gears, whats the next best mod?
i have the sct box tune. made a bit of difference.

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Had a friend who picked up 34hp at the wheels with basic mods.

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what mods?

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