Pick a cam for a 2.73 geared, 3200 stall car
05-14-2006, 10:15 AM
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Pick a cam for a 2.73 geared, 3200 stall car A buddy of mine wants a great cam matched up to his bolt ons/yank ss 3200/2.73 geared car. He wants to take the best advantage of his setup. I wanted to recommend a big cam but am afraid with his gearing and stall it'll fall flat in the low/midrange. Any cam experts out there that know better?
This is an a4 btw.
This is an a4 btw.
05-14-2006, 10:22 AM
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GO big or go home i say with that stall he should be good....get the ms3 or the t-rex or somthing big. get a set of ported heads if you can and other suporting mods like exhaust and the like. and you will be screaming 
05-14-2006, 10:32 AM
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No you won't with such cams and those gears.
I recommend a 224/228, .581/.588 111+1
That cam will peak at 6200 (42 IVC), Great trq in midrange (46 EVO) and an equidistant
2* from TDC (IVO,EVC) will make it carry flatly to 6500 shifts.
4* positive overlap for a good lope.
I recommend a 224/228, .581/.588 111+1
That cam will peak at 6200 (42 IVC), Great trq in midrange (46 EVO) and an equidistant
2* from TDC (IVO,EVC) will make it carry flatly to 6500 shifts.
4* positive overlap for a good lope.
05-14-2006, 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
No you won't with such cams and those gears.
I recommend a 224/228, .581/.588 111+1
That cam will peak at 6200 (42 IVC), Great trq in midrange (46 EVO) and an equidistant
2* from TDC (IVO,EVC) will make it carry flatly to 6500 shifts.
4* positive overlap for a good lope.
I recommend a 224/228, .581/.588 111+1
That cam will peak at 6200 (42 IVC), Great trq in midrange (46 EVO) and an equidistant
2* from TDC (IVO,EVC) will make it carry flatly to 6500 shifts.
4* positive overlap for a good lope.
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the key is to maximize track performance without sacrificing highway mileage.
he already pulled a 13.001 at 107 without a tune or converter. i'm guessing he could knock off close to a full second with tires, the converter, cam and a tune.
he already pulled a 13.001 at 107 without a tune or converter. i'm guessing he could knock off close to a full second with tires, the converter, cam and a tune.
05-14-2006, 07:17 PM
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I'm running the FM13 230"/232" .595"/.585" 114LSA with a TCI 3000 stall and 2.73s. I knocked off almost 1.5 seconds off my time ( 1.4 to be exact). The 2.73s are killing my trans and converter so I'm going with 3.42 in a couple of weeks. Goodluck
05-14-2006, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
No you won't with such cams and those gears.
I recommend a 224/228, .581/.588 111+1
That cam will peak at 6200 (42 IVC), Great trq in midrange (46 EVO) and an equidistant
2* from TDC (IVO,EVC) will make it carry flatly to 6500 shifts.
4* positive overlap for a good lope.
I recommend a 224/228, .581/.588 111+1
That cam will peak at 6200 (42 IVC), Great trq in midrange (46 EVO) and an equidistant
2* from TDC (IVO,EVC) will make it carry flatly to 6500 shifts.
4* positive overlap for a good lope.
05-14-2006, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28/2002
I'm running the FM13 230"/232" .595"/.585" 114LSA with a TCI 3000 stall and 2.73s. I knocked off almost 1.5 seconds off my time ( 1.4 to be exact). The 2.73s are killing my trans and converter so I'm going with 3.42 in a couple of weeks. Goodluck
killing your trans and tc ??
can you elaborate on this please
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Originally Posted by gavspurplez
killing your trans and tc ??
can you elaborate on this please
can you elaborate on this please
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Originally Posted by SSPEEDY
the key is to maximize track performance without sacrificing highway mileage.
he already pulled a 13.001 at 107 without a tune or converter. i'm guessing he could knock off close to a full second with tires, the converter, cam and a tune.
he already pulled a 13.001 at 107 without a tune or converter. i'm guessing he could knock off close to a full second with tires, the converter, cam and a tune.
Will update with times next week, but last run with 2.73's car ran 13.9. Car should run between 12.8-13.3 with the few mods ive done since.
05-14-2006, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jlashley2001ss
any ways to prevent hurting the tranny?
05-15-2006, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jlashley2001ss
why not go with a 110+0 LSA on this? this is what im thinkin bout w/ my 3.23 gears.
224/228,110LSA/110ICL
2>IVO
42>IVC(peak 6200rpm)
44>EVO(Great low-mid trq)
4>EVC
110>ECL
6>Overlap(more lope)
This cam will be a tad more peaky and will carry (later EVC relative to IVO from TDC)
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Originally Posted by Z28/2002
Catch it early if you think something is wrong. If the car isn't a daily driver then go with a TH400 but if it is then instead of rebuilding when that time comes go with one from Rock-On or FLT. Search around here Automatic Transmission for more info.
my car is not a daily driver. but it does get driven, enough, i guess you could say.
how many miles do you think you drove when you started seeing this problem ??
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It's jacked up again and I am going to drive it until the trans lets loose. I've got about 3000 miles on it since the rebuild and it is going to Ohio in a week so when I order the new one this one will have about 5K on it
05-16-2006, 04:06 PM
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Im actually having a F13 112lsa and heads installed with a yank ss3600 stall in my c5 a4 with 2:73 gears. Its only for a few months untill i get the 3:73s or maybe 3:90 gears, but untill then i think it will be fine. just make sure you install a tranny cooler.