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Old 01-29-2008, 10:46 AM
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so i bought a ta this weekend which has heads/cam exhaust etc etc the cam specs are comp cam 224/230 .581/.589 114.....i read up on cams a little but i just want to know about this specific one...is it more of a torquey cam or highway roll cam? any input would be greatly appreciated....thanks guys
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That should be great all around, it's definitely more of a low to midrange power cam, but should pull nice up top as well
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looks similar to many blower grinds.
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Originally Posted by Bryan @ Speed Inc.
looks similar to many blower grinds.
so its more of a SC cam?
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Originally Posted by ls1ssws6
so its more of a SC cam?
yeah and nitrous. But it's fine if you dont have one. That would be a great cam for nitrous though
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Originally Posted by stevied916
yeah and nitrous. But it's fine if you dont have one. That would be a great cam for nitrous though
would it be a good cam for a TT setup as well? thats what i was looking at in the future....well maybe ill have to get a nice little nitrous set up huh
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Would this cam be better NA then say a TR224 on a 114lsa with stock heads?
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you would probably want a higher lsa for turbo. Most turbo cams are around 117. 114 will probabally bleed off too much boost
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Originally Posted by stevied916
you would probably want a higher lsa for turbo. Most turbo cams are around 117. 114 will probabally bleed off too much boost
ok thanks....i guess i will have to do a little research before i go turbo on exactly ill need




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