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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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I am blown,LT's, no cats, meth,2.8" pulley,etc... I am currently running a GT2-3 with 4 degrees of advance. The combo for what ever reason doesnt seem to put down the power i think it should be. I have a TT2600 in the truck right now but have a TT300 sitting in my bedroom. I want to know what y'alls take is on this. Is the cam/blower combo not the right one or is it somethin else? Est. RWHP 461

I would like to add a meatier cam but i know with the 2600 i'm limited but what else could i go with using this stall?

Or upping my stall to a 3000 what are my options?

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Is this a Radix? If you take the advance out of your current cam and install it straight up you should net some power up top.
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 11:56 PM
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Yeah, why is it advanced 4* to begin with? I'd agree with the above!
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:08 AM
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Only unless you plan on changing the convertor, should you take the advance out of the camshaft.

Let me ask you this...Why is it everyone seems to think something should make X amount of power? You should just build your truck upon what you are doing. Not by the power you are making. The issue will be that you are now thinking about a peak HP number at which you will spend 1% of your time at. Think about what you will be using, the mid band. If the power is strong, then shift accordingly, and not by a dyno graph.

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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:13 AM
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Watch out Rick is on the prowl..

The GT2-3 is a good cam for mid-band power without advancing and I run a 2800 rpm converter with sucess.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 12:30 AM
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Since the Radix makes a good amount of torque in the mid range, could it be spread a few hundred RPM higher to pick up some horsepower by removing the advance on the cam? Would the losses in the mid range slow the truck down?
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 01:13 AM
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We are removing this cam and going with an different cam all together thank you guys for your help. I know Brad appreciates it.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
Yeah, why is it advanced 4* to begin with? I'd agree with the above!
Whats funny about that is my cam is advanced 2 degrees and runs fine, but still no one will know what all the specs are. hehe.
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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Thanks guys.. I'm leaning torward a particular cam that a member on here has had great succuess with
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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OH btw its only 2 degrees of advance.
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