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Old 12-27-2008, 05:50 PM
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I am thinking about putting that cam (112 LSA) in my car. It's a bolt-on car daily driven but it does see time at the track. I would like to know what your setup is and how you like the cam. (please include your LSA)
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thinking of goin with that cam on my 35th.plus a set of dual springs.
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I went with that cam in the 114 LSA. Since mine is a daily driver, I wanted something that idled a little better than the 112. If it weren't a DD, I would have done the 112 in a heartbeat.
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pm nick123 he has that cam and he can tell you all about it
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i tuned my buddies car with that cam on a114lsa drive nicely couldnt tell it had a cam. drivabilty didnt change much to me he loves his car and the cam. ps its his dd
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I'm trying to decide myself between the TR224, tsp224r, and 228r. I have a stock 6.0 LQ9. Full exhaust. Which cam will give me the most under the curve power? Thanks
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or maybe even better the torquer v2.
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I'm trying to decide myself between the TR224, tsp224r, and 228r. I have a stock 6.0 LQ9. Full exhaust. Which cam will give me the most under the curve power? Thanks
Since your truck is a 6.0, I'd go ahead and go with at least the 228. If you use it as a tow rig though, the 224 may be better suited to your needs.
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I don't tow much, when I do it's maybe 3000lbs. Nothing major.

I just bought the TSP 228r 112 lsa
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Badass man, let us know how it goes!
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i liked the 228r or even the g5x1 which is a 228/232

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i have the cam and i like it, but sometimes i feel like i could of went a little bigger.
its a great cam and should work well with the 5.3 heads i plan to add.
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I have dyno sheet and idle vid if anybody wants, just pm me
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my tr224-114 pulls everywhere. sometimes i wish i had a bit more top-end.
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My custon 228/230 112+2 lsa cam runs strong and pulls hard all the way till 6500 making max power at about 5800-6200 and holding that line...im tryin to get my dyno sheet up Id say the 228R with 112 would be a great setup or VRX4 cam (basically same as mine) my car is my daily driver and it runs strong with great street manners too! 6th gear 40 mph no problem cant wait to pair it up with a street warrior (if they come out) id say with ur current mods and one of the listed cam choices you could put down around 400 rwhp also the 112 lsa slighty moves the power up across the band
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Is a 4000 stall too much for a TSP 228r? (F body)
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I had the TR224 on a 114 with all the bolt ons and put down 370 RWHP. The car ran really nice. About 2 years later, I changed to the 228R on a 114 and added AFR heads milled .020. Upper end was nice, but I seem to lose a little of the lower end. At that time my tune sucked. I added 3.90s and the car was much better. Then i bought HPT and started to learn to tune. Now it the car is much much better.

If I were to do it again, Id do the 230-236, 231-237, 233-239 instead of the TSP228R.

Its a nice cam, but I should have went a little bitter. the 228R is fine for a daily driver. You can tell its got a cam in it even with the 114.

You'll get a little more with the 230-236 and lose the same about with the
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I have the 228R, and made 397rwhp with boltons except underdrive pulley so I expect to be right at 400rwhp. I daily drive this car and have driven it across the country with this cam...HIGHLY RECOMMED IT! I spray 150 shot on it now...WOW PLan on 5.3l heads soon.
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alright guys thanks alot for the input... i think i've pretty much narrowed it down to either the tsp 228r or the tr224. i should be getting it within the next couple weeks so ill post my dyno sheets from before/after in case anyone is interested.


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