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Old 07-14-2008, 12:17 AM
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Okay, i am planing on going with a package fron TSP of springs and cam. I liked the PRC dual springs + comp cam, and i was looking to the XER lobes and 228/230 .588/.592. My car is a trans am ws6 2001 A4, with LT headers no cats, slp cold air intake, ls6 intake, ported TB, 160 thermos...I am looking for a DD car, a sleeper. And my question is, wich LSA and ICL will be the best, so that the car idles easy after tuned. I was looking for a LSA between 114-116 but no idea of what ICL to choose, what is your recomendation??? And what rwhp can i expect???
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With a cam that large, it will be very noticeable, so the 'sleeper' notion will not exactly come to fruition.

I'd opt for a slightly smaller cam, maybe 218/224 @112 on XFI lobes - it will be very stealth and almost idle like a stock cam, yet still provide decent low-midrange, with a good top-end, maybe 380+rwhp.

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theres a couple of things that will kill your idea of a sleeper...a large (230+) cam, no cats, and what kind of exhaust you run. if you really want a sleeper, get a baby cam like macca suggested, or have Patrick G/Predator Z spec you out a cam based on what you want, put the cats back in, make sure you have a quiet exhaust (this will calm the cam down as well) and get the best heads you can afford.
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A 228/230 is anything but large... That cam on a 114 would be at almost zero overlap.. Might try an xer 224/228 114lsa, that would have negative overlap & idle pretty smooth.
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Okay. Sorry for expresing incorectly. but what i refer when i said a sleeper, is that i dont want a very choppy can, that all. Okay so for what you guys have said, i should stay with a intake duration of 224. I was looking at other cam people have used, wich one will be the best for what i want???
remember, my goal is to have a DD without any problem with AC or idle.
XER 226/230 .585/.592
XFI 224/230 .609/.604
both with LSA 114 or more.
What will be the diference in rwho between these two and the 228/230?
The thing is that right now i have the compcam 212/218 .522/.529 LSA114 and the car runs excellent, it made 352rwhp and 355torq, but i want a more power, my goal is +380rwhp.

What is i use the 228/230 with a 116LSA, will it be easy to idle it or no?
Sorry for all the question, it is just that i have found about the 224/230 but i havent found a lot about the 228/230.
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The 228/230 on 116lsa will idle easy, BUT, it will be lacking down low compared to even the stock cam IMO. Sure, it will be nice top-end, but on a pure street car, you'd want decent response below 4000rpm.

The two other cams you've mentioned will make similar top-end to the 228/230, but they will also have a little bit extra in the lower ranges - assisting tractability somewhat.

As I posted earlier, the 218/224 XFI lobes will give you what you need and will be very smooth and easy to live with.

If I was to go the 228/230, I'd tighten the LSA to at least 114.

Good luck with it.

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thanks mecca for your help.



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