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Old 05-04-2008, 06:34 PM
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alright i REALLY want to throw a cam in my 98 t/a a4. but i know its alot of work . so im looking for some suggestions on an extremly streetable cam with minimal work. oo yeah and on a budget. thanks!
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The simplest, most cost effective would be a used LS6 cam. You can pick one up for ~$200.
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you can egt an ls6 cam, ls6 springs, and ls6 pushrods which you will need for about $200 all together. and you might get about 380hp to the wheels with full boltons
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+1 for the 224
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i like my 224/228 (check link in sig for dyno ) . Very streetable compared to cams I have had in the past . Makes good power as well as a nice note . You cant go wrong with a LS6 cam as the yellow springs are pretty cheap but you can get some 918s for a little more coin and have a wider variety of options for the future .
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you will have to change springs for any cam you use, so the work involved is the same all around. Why not have a cam specced out for you by one of the cam guru's? You can tell them exactly what you want and they can set up the right cam for you.
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Exactly right, it costs the same all around. Why not save up for something you really want.
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Originally Posted by firefighting1101
you can egt an ls6 cam, ls6 springs, and ls6 pushrods which you will need for about $200 all together. and you might get about 380hp to the wheels with full boltons

I've got a set of LS6 springs for sale....... Just throwin it out there... PM if interested..
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I've got a nice cam that would work great in your car. But you would also need to get a valve spring kit, hardened PR's, and all the front acc gaskets. So look to be spending about $500-$700 if you were doing a cam swap. Thats for a cam that will actually make good power.
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Keep your eye on the classified section here. You can pick up a used cam, spring kit, and pushrods for cheap. Then all you'd have to get new would be gaskets and a balancer bolt. Since you want something simple and super streetable you probably won't want anything more than a 224ish cam.




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