CAm IDLE RPM
08-31-2005, 01:19 PM
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CAm IDLE RPM i'm kinda new to cams,but i was lookin in to gettin a tr 224 112 lsa. i see alot og guys have them and sound really good, but what rpm are you guys idleing at. i want a mean lopey sound and i heard if you set the rpms lower the louder the sound. is that true? any input would help. thanks
08-31-2005, 02:04 PM
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The lower the rpm your car idles at, the meaner it sounds. It won't be louder though. It'll have a more distinct "cammed car" sound with the rpms low. The problem with that is the car will have a tendency to surge so getting off the line will be a huge challenge.
I have a TR 224/224 114 and my car idles at around 900. It sounds great and performs well too!
I have a TR 224/224 114 and my car idles at around 900. It sounds great and performs well too!
08-31-2005, 03:47 PM
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i have a custom grind 224/224 567/567 on a 112 and the idle is set at ~650 and i have no surge or anything and she sounds mean. also that is in an a4 for what its worth
08-31-2005, 10:33 PM
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I have mine at 900rpms w AC off & 950 on. Has a nice short chop and thru the cats you really have to have a trained ear to notice a cam. I had it at the stock idle setting and it was a little more lopey but I prefer the higher idle speed.
08-31-2005, 10:44 PM
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Mine still stock idle which I think is in the 800s and sounds good. And it`s a 114LSA
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09-01-2005, 02:11 PM
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After initial install, my idle was at 900 rpm (I have a M6). During tuning we lowered it to 800 and it sounds quite a bit meaner. My cam is on a 112 (see sig), and either at 900 or 800, you definitely know there is a cam in there.
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09-01-2005, 06:37 PM
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My car is tuned right now to run at 900 w/ my tr230 so that it wouldn't surge much if at all when I had the max a/c on and coming to a stop. However, after going out and playing w/ my EFIlive pro today playin w/ idle I found that 775 works just as well, but you have to run the regular a/c. Not the max. But hell for as mean as it sounds at 775, i'll take just using the a/c
