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okay, first off i have read the stickies, so i am familiar with how a cam works, as well as what else is needed...
to start off, currently i have a tsp 231/237, stock heads, full bolt ons, and 3.73's M6 and the car is an 01 SS. This set up has gotten me 409 and 386 torque to the wheels. What i am looking for is a cam that lopes better than this. I just installed true duals, and i want something a little more lumpy, and possibly get me a few more horses. I am looking to keep my stock heads. I am not too familiar with what is hot these days for the LS1. THis is for my weekend warrior car, and occasionaly abuse at the track. I want a cam that i can put right in. I dont want to have to worry about my pistons/valves or anything like that, just pull the old cam out, put the new one in.
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to start off, currently i have a tsp 231/237, stock heads, full bolt ons, and 3.73's M6 and the car is an 01 SS. This set up has gotten me 409 and 386 torque to the wheels. What i am looking for is a cam that lopes better than this. I just installed true duals, and i want something a little more lumpy, and possibly get me a few more horses. I am looking to keep my stock heads. I am not too familiar with what is hot these days for the LS1. THis is for my weekend warrior car, and occasionaly abuse at the track. I want a cam that i can put right in. I dont want to have to worry about my pistons/valves or anything like that, just pull the old cam out, put the new one in.
Thanks for the help and suggestions
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More lope than the 231/237?? My kind of guy.
You can certianly do better than that cam. It isn't all THAT big and has fairly soft lobes which hurts the low-mid range a little. You could always throw an MS3 in there.
You can certianly do better than that cam. It isn't all THAT big and has fairly soft lobes which hurts the low-mid range a little. You could always throw an MS3 in there.
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or why not get a Trex? that will lope nice and hard for you and will clear pvc. good luck with a cam. Personaly i would tell you to keep the TSP, and save up for some heads, if you dont want heads then why not get a 100 shot?
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Originally Posted by jimmy 2 Times
i like the sound of a big *** lumpy cam, thats basically it
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but is that going to kill me on normal rides? the specs seem like it would. Is there anything in between the 231/237 and the trex? what about the MS3, what are those specs, or where can i read about it
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Originally Posted by jimmy 2 Times
but is that going to kill me on normal rides? the specs seem like it would. Is there anything in between the 231/237 and the trex? what about the MS3, what are those specs, or where can i read about it
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
MS3 is 237/242 .603/.609 113. It has 13.5* of overlap at .05", vs something like 24* for the Trex.
I drive it daily in an A4 with dumped duals. Sounds badass.
I drive it daily in an A4 with dumped duals. Sounds badass.
^^^ well i was close there ya go!