Ok, I have been reading tons of posts. I have a classic with a pretty decent original engine in it. Only 70 K on it. I have a CAI, HS header (1 or 2nd gen), 2 Unorth. pulleys, cat back trust exhaust, Vitek plugs and wires, and then a bunch of exterior/suspension stuff done.

What I am interested in is engine related. I was curious what I shoudl do next. I have not advanced my timing. I dont want to use 93 gasoline. When I dont use it as a daily driver I will set it to 17 degrees. I also want to get an JWT ECU when I stop using it daily. I want to leave my car N/A and I love the way it sounds now. I have read things on cams but I just really want to know ONE thing. DO CAMS MAKE THE CAR LOUDER? If so, what kind of loud? I dotn want my car sounding like shiyat and I dont really like that sort of attention. Is there anything else I can do to my car? I mean, I cleaned my TB, I adjusted my throttle cable, I repainted the headers (50 hspwr right there ;) ).

Suspension upgrades are not an option as I have tricked it out enough. Any other ideas? By the way, I am still researching too. I think I might end up just doign cosmetics this summer.

The next step is picking up the sway bar I'm selling you. While you're here I'll advance your timing and if time permits we can install the bar. Then we'll take a ride in the VE ;-)

Cams will not make your car louder.

I already have the Stillen STB, ST sway bars, ES Bushings, and KYB stuts. That is for my buddy...he will be coming with me or driving with me down to get that. I am just coming to check out your new ride and see what you can recommend for me to do next with my ride. I definitely want to advance my timing, but I think I might be doing that within the week. I would like to see how you tweeked you ride and that new VE under the hood. ANd of course some recommendations would help me out.

How come I read stuff that says the cams do make your engine louder? And what cams would you guys recommend if I am keeping it N/A and I have the above stated bolt ons?

Cams will NOT make the car louder. I have Jim Wolf S3's and it made no difference in noise levels. I recommend these cams BTW. You will lose no torque and you will definitely notice a good gain in hp. They are great for NA engines.

Compression check your motor, if it checks out fine, get some s3 cams and ecu. The only noise difference I noticed was a slight change in the intake at 5000+rpms. Slight.

throw in the gas:D

I have S4's in my Classic and exhaust tone is the same as before. The only thing that changed in my car was the idle. Like mentioned before they did make my intake a little louder. A good loud!!:D

Originally posted by Shoes59
The next step is picking up the sway bar I'm selling you. While you're here I'll advance your timing and if time permits we can install the bar. Then we'll take a ride in the VE ;-)

Cams will not make your car louder.

So you got a rear sway bar for sale?