828ls1formula

Hey yall, i have a 2000 trans am its a dd. Whats a good cam and supporting mods to get? The motor is pretty much brand new in the car maybe 5k miles. My old motor had a ms3 cam with pushrods and valvesprings only, and it seemed a little much for a dd, and plus the motor blew. I have longtubes, and 4.10s so what yall think? what pushrods? valvesprings? anything else i need to upgrade along with the cam? Thanks

brian_rs/ss

yes you will need pushrods, valve springs, and timing set. i would look into doing a custom grind. something around high 220's to mid 230's duration. maybe on EPS or LSK lobes.

garygnu

look at a TSP pkg,maybe a torquer v2.

Funkster

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243/249 on a 108 LSA.

Honestly, depends on what you can tolerate for a daily driver. I say call up someone and have one spec'd for you. I had a friend daily a 231/234 111* car with no problems. I would say for an average person something like a TR228 s a good pick up.

However, I still think a custom grind is the way to go. Call up EPS, that is who I will be going to when I decide on heads and am ready to get mine done.

lusting4ls1

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custom, 228r, or a reverse split cam like a tr230 or mti x1. ive heard nothing but good things about those for daily driving. seem the torquer v2 is a hit or miss dd cam, but definetly the biggest you would wont to go for a dd. just my .02

*02WS6TURK*

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EPS 222/226 on 112-114LSA, PAC 1518 Springs, LS2 timing chain set.

allout06

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you can DD just about any cam as long as you have a great tuner.. ill almost DD my car in the summer, and im getting the TSP torquer V3 kit, comes with springs, pushrods, and titanium retainers... youll want to have headers/exhaust, along with at least an LS6 intake, try to get a FAST if its in your budget, port n polish your TB to get the full benefits from the cam..(You already have the gears) Get a lid and an air filter also. from what ive read, needing injectors are hit and miss with cam only cars.... pick up a timing set and oil pump as mentioned above. i beleive the V3 is 231/234 .649"/.598' 111lsa...

'02 WS6

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Another vote for a custom grind here. I had Pat G spec mine and Geoff @ EPS did the rest. Loved it a ton more than my Torquer 2.

allout06

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not a hijack, but, how much of a price difference between a custom grind vs like a tsp package ($699)? havent looked into it. thanks

'02 WS6

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My custom setup from EPS was around $750.

mtuggle86

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Why don't people read at all this is one of the most asked questions on his site.

Anyways get pat g to custom spec you a cam

allout06

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come with springs, push rods and retainers?

brian_rs/ss

good advice.

the 226/230 is also a good DD, stock ls1 cam.

Drewhelm

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Everyone's idea of DD is different and it all comes down to personal preference. I daily drove my 02 Ram Air with a TSP 233/239 cam....never had a problem with it and it was a blast to drive at all rpm levels.

*02WS6TURK*

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Prices must have gone up because I payed roughly a $125 less for my EPS cam package.

JRENIGAR

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I agree, I talked to Geoff last week and he said 650 If I remember correctly???? This was for single springs though. BTW hows that eps cam doing??? Thats the same one Im going with.

*02WS6TURK*

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While you are tearing into it, you might as well upgrade the oil pump to a LS6 and do a Powerbond UD Pulley for some additional power.

'02 WS6

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I had to upgrade springs to accommodate my .613/.621 lift cam. That's where the increase came from.

pwrtrip75

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Just curious why everyone is gung ho on custom ground cams? There are several shelf cams that were designed/ground the way they are for a reason. A decent daily driver cam is what I put in my vette. 224/224 .581/.581 112 no need for different pushrods.
If its main use is a daily driver.... theres no reason to have a huge cam.... which I think the OP was talking about.

*02WS6TURK*

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It's like choosing between a premade sandwich versus making your own. Some premade sandwiches might come with toppings you don't care for, where creating your own you make it to your liking and they turn out better