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Old Aug 26, 2017 | 10:05 PM
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M8 stage IV, HD SE8-515 cam. Bottom end (below 3k) sucks. Between these, what cam would you go with and why? TTS-200 (TTS), WM8-222 (Woods), WM8-777 (Woods)? Has anyone heard the Woods cams in a M8? Are they annoyingly loud?
 
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Old Aug 26, 2017 | 10:49 PM
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Are you installing it yourself? If not, talk to your builder. See what he/she recommends.
 
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yeah, installing and tuning myself. TTS tuner.
 
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Good luck with the tune but I'd go Woods 222 or check out TTS's cam, lot's of low end TQ on that one as well.
 
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Cycle Rama 460. Check out Sheffer performance. The results speak for themselves.
 
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Stage 4 is 11:1 compression. I would probably go with Wood's 999.
 
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Old Aug 28, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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Post #182 and you can see the TTS 200 results. While the total HP is good it is the average Torque that it produces that knocks it out.
 
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Originally Posted by Steve Cole
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Post #182 and you can see the TTS 200 results. While the total HP is good it is the average Torque that it produces that knocks it out.
So, the cam is not ideal for use in the 17' M8 with 114 kit? Thank you for your assistance.
 
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So, the cam is not ideal for use in the 17' M8 with 114 kit? Thank you for your assistance.
Its great in the Stage III or IV 114 kits! In the Stage III kit application it does require valve springs. It will not fit in the 2018 114 stock engines without valve springs and piston clearance. It does give up a little HP (~3)above 5500 RPM to other cams but none of them can match the Torque output from idle to 5500! So if your looking for the high RPM HP output it may not be what your looking for.
 
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Woods/Fuel Moto has a new cam coming out soon for stock comp motors, wm8 22x, I believe. Just another option.
 
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