FireBirdLS1

ok guys i need some help please. I have a 99 ls1 i got a cam(222/224 112 lsa) from a friend of mine that has never been used i want to put it in my car, im pretty mechanically inclined so it dose not seem to be that hard. Now down to business. i was always told that i have to put a torque converter in when you do a cam in an auto drive car. what do you guys think, the car is a street strip car and occasionaly a daily a driver.

Firehawk#286

Sounds like the CC XR275 cam. A 222/224 cam should be borderline ok for the street w/o more stall. For the strip extra stall will help. The best way to know what stall you need is to contact the cam's manufacturer for advice. Given that, your 222/224 cam's "advertised" duration will probably be in the 270 to 280 range. In an LS1, that kind of duration should fall into the 2200-2400 stall range (see CC's link below, scroll to bottom of page).

Link: http://www.compcams.com/technical/Ca...07/350-351.pdf

TXZ28LS1

iTrader: (5)

u might be able to get away with not doing a stall since the cam isnt big. but you will benefit more from the stall than the cam. the stall should be every auto owners first mod!

Jordan S.

iTrader: (17)

And you'll benefit more from the cam if you have a stall. You need the stall to put the cam in its powerband. It will drive around without a stall but it won't be much faster with a cam unless you put a stall in it too.

I'd do a VIG3200 or a SS3600.

Prerun4fun13

iTrader: (6)

dont waste your time unless your going to put a stall in the car. The car will not feel very fast without the stall. My buddie put AFR heads on his car with that cam with a stock TC and i raced him when i was stock and her barley beat me. Plus his transmission blew soon after.

FireBirdLS1

Hey guys thanks for the info. one more question, if thats not a big cam what is the best thing (cam) out there for a street strip car?

Gaunt

iTrader: (11)

Cams shouldn't be your priority now, a stall should.

But if you had to have a mix of street/strip, TR 224 isn't bad if I recall correctly, but its just your average mid sized cam.

CAMAROZ28AQUINO

I would stall it for sure, makes a world of a difference and you dont sacrifice any drivability like everyone else seems to think. Id go with a 2500-3000 stall with that cam