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Old 10-17-2008, 02:29 PM
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like the title says, i want a mild cam for my car without getting a stall. i know the stall gets awesome ETs and everything but this is a DD and i don't like the way the stall keeps the rpms up all the time, seems like it would kill the driveability of the car. and yes i plan on getting headers with an ory also. but what i want ot know is can i put a cam on without getting a stall, and which cam would i want to get for decent gains with good driveability?
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Yes you can very easily get away with a cam like a 224R on a 114 LSA. Typically the smaller cams in the low 220's duration can be run without a stall as long as you get a good tune on the car.
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Originally Posted by JohnJanz@Texas-Speed
Yes you can very easily get away with a cam like a 224R on a 114 LSA. Typically the smaller cams in the low 220's duration can be run without a stall as long as you get a good tune on the car.
yep, he's right. The smaller 220ish cams are fine w/o a stall
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We ususally install nothing bigger than 224/224 cams on cars that do not have a stall.
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****, I wouldnt run the stock cam with out a stall....boring boring boring. A stall makes a STOCK LS1 car much more fun to drive.
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Thats great info. I did not know that. Good luck with your cam search.
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thanks for all the info guys.

Originally Posted by JohnJanz@Texas-Speed
Yes you can very easily get away with a cam like a 224R on a 114 LSA. Typically the smaller cams in the low 220's duration can be run without a stall as long as you get a good tune on the car.
around how much would it cost for a cam of this size, am i looking at around $500 or am i looking at $1K-$2K? and what else would i need for a cam swap?
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Originally Posted by redbadss
thanks for all the info guys.



around how much would it cost for a cam of this size, am i looking at around $500 or am i looking at $1K-$2K? and what else would i need for a cam swap?
For a cam??? LOL..

Just check some of the sponsors.. ----->
They have complete cam swap packages for sell with springs, etc. etc..
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[Quote=JonJanz@Texas-Speed] Yes you can very easily get away with a cam like a 224R on a 114 LSA. Typically the smaller cams in the low 220's duration can be run without a stall as long as you get a good tune on the car.

and also how much power gains will i see with a cam like the 224R with 114LSA at around 3000 rpms. the peak don't really matter to me all that much because i don't roll around turning 6K in my car all the time.

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For a cam??? LOL..

Just check some of the sponsors.. ----->
They have complete cam swap packages for sell with springs, etc. etc..
ha i havent really looked at cams until recently, and have seen some steep $$ ones.




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