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Originally Posted by dfxrte
im in the same boat as you, however it is tempting to port.
nice parts list, mine is similar just debating on ordering the katech oil pump, c5r chain and lme billet cover. not sure if necessary.
we are very very similar. already fast, just want chop sounds, and we road course the car. my tuner for whatever reason got me in with the stage 3 btr pd cam, noting i am manual and he's a great tuner - understands i am not chasing HP #s at all right now and just want chop noises
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Thanks man! Yeah, we really are in the same boat. I was on the fence between the PD2 and PD3 cam, I really just chose the PD2 because of the street manners and slightly lower lift (I was also told that if you're on the fence about two cams, you should generally pick the smaller one so I took that advice). I feel like you can't go wrong with anything from BTR though to be honest.
if you want my thoughts:
Katech oil pump: Do it. I know they technically "fixed" the later revision pumps (2019+), but it would be a shame to go through all of that work to cam the car and see a pump failure when you're right there already.
C5-R chain: I was told this just stands up to sustained high RPM use better than the stock chain. Not a super necessary upgrade, but it's cheap enough insurance.
LME billet cover: If you were already planning on using the phaser lockout (which you would need on a PD3 cam), the front cover is essentially an aesthetics piece with the LME timing chain guide built in. I'm opting to cheap out and use the phaser lockout with the separate timing chain guide from LME (it's around $250), which leaves me with functionally the same situation as the billet front cover for a lot cheaper, just loses some sex appeal. Doesn't bother me since I will never see it and I'm a broke college student!