TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's?
07-29-2003, 10:43 PM
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TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? I'm 99% sure I'm gonna go with the TR 230 cam. I have all the bolt-ons, and plan on staying with the stock heads. What are your opinions about the TR 230 cam? I'm gonna go with the rev dual springs as well. I already spoke to Paul at Thunder Racing and he told me I would probably need some tuning, but the cam was a good one for car since I'm staying with the stock heads and it's an M6. Any advice on what else I should get for the installation?
07-30-2003, 08:16 AM
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Re: TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? Are you geared? I'm running the TR230 with 4.10 gears and Nitto drag radials. I love it on the street. I dropped it in and drove it for 6 months with no tuning, just a HPP3 for the rev limit increase. It drove ok, a little surging. Now since I've got edit and tuned the idle, it's even more fun to drive. I put it in with the isky single springs.
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Re: TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? i've got the TR230. it drives fine with tuning. it also makes great horsepower while maintaining a fairly flat torque curve (i made 350rwtq from 3200 to 5700). i wouldn't use this cam for spray though. i see you have n2o so if you plan on using it still i would look into a different cam (one with a traditional split).
i used the rev duals for peace of mind. i don't like the idea of single valve springs on cams like this one. i would also suggest upgrading the timing chain. you can get a single or double rollmaster for pretty cheap from texas speed and performance and it is good insurance.
i used the rev duals for peace of mind. i don't like the idea of single valve springs on cams like this one. i would also suggest upgrading the timing chain. you can get a single or double rollmaster for pretty cheap from texas speed and performance and it is good insurance.
08-01-2003, 06:36 PM
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Re: TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? I love my TR230. Not a single issue at all if you get it tuned right. No surging or hot start issues. Idles great at 900-950, good lope as well.
08-02-2003, 10:21 AM
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Re: TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? Does this cam sound real lopey once it's been tuned well, say compared to the TR224? Also, what's the LSA on the TR230?
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08-02-2003, 10:45 AM
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Re: TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? it still sounds very lopey. you definetly can't pull your car off as a sleeper after you put this cam in. i've never heard the 224 but i'm sure that it dosn't lope as hard as this cam. the TR230 is on a 111lsa which is part of what makes it lope so hard
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Re: TR230 a good cam to use with stock heads/bolt-on's? It does lope rather well but through my stock catback it's hardly noticeable under light throttle. At idle you can tell though.
