Hey I’m curious if anybody has had success running later cams in the 96 HLA heads. I’ve possibly head the cam design was a large part of the hp/tq increase on the 97-99 EJ25D’s?

I’m building a franken of a different variety. EJ25d HLA heads on a ej251 shortblock with STI gaskets. Wondering if later cams would be a benefit over 96 cams. Any thoughts would be cool to hear.

“Success” meanings “it works” or “improvements”?  It can be done. I’m unsure of the benefits. 

Mainly wondering if it was an improvement over 96 cams. Better torque or hp output possibly?