cam/valve train ideas??
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cam/valve train ideas??
hey guys just ordered my longtubes, and am now trying to figure out what would be the best combo here.......the cam I am looking at is http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=167&catid=44
unless you guys have a better recommendation, this car is my dd, and I dont want a massive cam, I want you to me able to tell its there when its idling, but dont want it super lopey or anything.......and also what valvetrain parts would you guys recommend, I am thinking springs, retainers, pushrods, anything else you guys would recommend and what would you recommend for the parts listed above??
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unless you guys have a better recommendation, this car is my dd, and I dont want a massive cam, I want you to me able to tell its there when its idling, but dont want it super lopey or anything.......and also what valvetrain parts would you guys recommend, I am thinking springs, retainers, pushrods, anything else you guys would recommend and what would you recommend for the parts listed above??
Thanks
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Can't beat a custom grind cam if its speced right, and the price difference is only about 25 bucks. I was gonna do that same exact cam but opted for a cutsom grind since my tuner/installer said he would rec a 231/235 cam.
I pick mine up fronm the shop tomorrow who just put my cam in...
I went with PAtriot gold springs, hardened pushrods, melling high volume oil pump(recommended if more then 30k miles) or you could pick up a ported ls6 pump, and the cam was a Comp LSR lobe cam. Parts total was like 1k. I have a thread like two under this with my build.
BTW i wanted the same out of my car as you, sound and perforamcne without sacrificng driveability. I went with a 114LSA to calm the idle down a tad.
I pick mine up fronm the shop tomorrow who just put my cam in...
I went with PAtriot gold springs, hardened pushrods, melling high volume oil pump(recommended if more then 30k miles) or you could pick up a ported ls6 pump, and the cam was a Comp LSR lobe cam. Parts total was like 1k. I have a thread like two under this with my build.
BTW i wanted the same out of my car as you, sound and perforamcne without sacrificng driveability. I went with a 114LSA to calm the idle down a tad.
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hey guys just ordered my longtubes, and am now trying to figure out what would be the best combo here.......the cam I am looking at is http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=167&catid=44
unless you guys have a better recommendation, this car is my dd, and I dont want a massive cam, I want you to me able to tell its there when its idling, but dont want it super lopey or anything.......and also what valvetrain parts would you guys recommend, I am thinking springs, retainers, pushrods, anything else you guys would recommend and what would you recommend for the parts listed above??
Thanks
unless you guys have a better recommendation, this car is my dd, and I dont want a massive cam, I want you to me able to tell its there when its idling, but dont want it super lopey or anything.......and also what valvetrain parts would you guys recommend, I am thinking springs, retainers, pushrods, anything else you guys would recommend and what would you recommend for the parts listed above??
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As far as springs and rods. I went with this http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/item...d=175&catid=49. I got the high lift PRC springs due to the high lift of my cam.
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Go with crane cams...232/236,605,605 111.5+2 and any dual valve spring should do...7.4 chromoly push rods, double roller timing chain set and ur good to go...this cam will get u over 400 rwhp guarented and has better drivablity than u would think
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ok, so someone I know locally was saying I should go with 112 LSA, but I know 114 LSA is going to be smoother, is there a particular that you would recommend, because on his GTO the 112 didnt sound extremely lopey or anything like that...you could tell it was there, but it wasn't bad
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I wanted a driveable cam that would get me to the magical 400rwhp number. I ended up with a VERY high lift cam on a 111LSA. I daily drive my V and love it.
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I had mine spec'd but Patrick G on the forum here. I am installing it tonight/tomorrow and tuned on Wednesday. I was worried it was going to be too small of a cam, but the pros know the right specs.
222/226/597/598 115+3
(note: I specifically asked for a cam spec'd for me not using long tube headers also)
222/226/597/598 115+3
(note: I specifically asked for a cam spec'd for me not using long tube headers also)
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I've been running cams well over .640 lift for 4 years with no issues. The trick is to have the vavletrain set up properly. Starting with a quality spring to control the valve.