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Old 11-26-2010, 08:20 PM
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Default VRX5 cam for ls1 daily driver.

Wanna run a VRX5 cam with trick flow 220cc heads for a 2000 trans am as my daily driver. Wondering if any body is doing the same thing and likes it or wishes they went smaller. Current mods:

Ftra kit
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True duals dumpes with slp, no cats
Old 11-26-2010, 08:37 PM
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What some people will drive daily will be different for others. People will come in here with all different cams and say its okay to dd it, while others will say it will be annoying to dd that same cam. I personally wouldn't mind a cam in a mid 230 durration and i have a 228 cam.
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This will be my first cam install in a ls motor. I drove a gt with hot rod cams and i know what to look for after i did, but in tn there isnt that many ls cars wth the kind of cam i am looking for, just generally i am asking, is it too big of a cam or what? The t/a is a 6 spd btw and it will be mainly driven through alot of stop lights
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i cant speak from experiance but i know two diff guys personaly who ran this cam and dd with it. one had it in a ls1 fbody with a 6speed and the other was in a 05 6speed gto and i didnt hear anything negitive from either. like was said though what some say is fine others cant stand it.
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Not too BIG but for "downtown" driving it might be. Maybe lower 230's ??
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What kind of numbers should i expect with and without 100shot?
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i know the guy with the ls2 gto made 430ish whp with boltons and vrx5 cam
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if your are stop light to stop light everyday its gonna be a lil bit annoying just depends on your tollerance . my opinion is go for it
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Idk, I might just do a vrx5 cam and drive it for a month, if i like it i will keep going, if I don't, I will just keep it as my Weekend driver and get a gas saver for my DD.
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its all up to you. Are you willing to use the clutch a little more than normal? then do it. if you want it to drive like stock, dont
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Cam Motion

C33-790 LS Hydraulic Roller Camshaft; 228'/232', .612"/.612", 113'+4'; 2,200 to 6,200 RPM

Or if you want a tad more rpm then:

C33-794 LS Hydraulic Roller Camshaft; 232'/236', .629"/.629", 113'+4'; 2,400 to 6,400 RPM

I would recommend gears with either but the second one for sure. BTW, Cam Motion lobes handle business
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I orderd 4.10's already, ordering the vrx5 and trickflow 220cc when I have extra $$$ for dyno tune and other stuff incase something happens.
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just make sure your tune is spot on!
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some one made 460 rwhp with that combo.if your tuner is good it will be great daily driver minus the gas mileage..are you getting the trick flow pkg from vengeance ?
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Originally Posted by garygnu
some one made 460 rwhp with that combo.if your tuner is good it will be great daily driver minus the gas mileage..are you getting the trick flow pkg from vengeance ?
Yessir, what do you mean by gas mileage?
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Originally Posted by garygnu
some one made 460 rwhp with that combo.if your tuner is good it will be great daily driver minus the gas mileage..are you getting the trick flow pkg from vengeance ?
Yessir, that deal is a bad *** deal, i looked and everything alone and it all was $4k. But the ls2 timing chain and ls6 ported oil pump is coming from texas speed, pretty much all mods came from texas speed. what do you mean by gas mileage?
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With a good tune, shouldnt be hard to DD it
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Originally Posted by garygnu
some one made 460 rwhp with that combo.
Is that from an LS1? What other mods did it have? Sorry to hijack the thread
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I run a ms4 I don't know if that cam is bigger or not,mine is a m6 also,mine drives really well on the street, we put a lot into the tune on my car though,just know there will be a lil bucking at lower rpms and some cam surging more or less depending on how good you tune is,I'm gonna run 4.30s or 4.56 gears in the new rear should fix the very lil bucking it has,with a good tune though should be easy for a dd,yeah my gas mileage is horrible,I don't dd my car but if I did I would be at the gas station alot
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Will 4.11 gears or higher make this cam a little streetable?


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