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Old 02-26-2009, 09:20 PM
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Dur @ .004" 278*/ 286*
dur @ .050" 216*/ 224*
lift .551/.551
overlap 53*
lsa 115*
"the boss for automatics"

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street / strip cam / autocross
power range 2000 to 6200


can anyone tell me if this is a good cam
Old 02-26-2009, 10:21 PM
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you might want to tell us what car/truck/suv you have and what all is done with it..plus what your goals are...
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Uhh, I would not go for that in an f-body that you want good power from. Its a little too small for my tastes.
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how does that come out to 53 degrees overlap?
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Not even worth installing.
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its for a 98 camaro automatic
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That is really well suited for a heavier suv/truck. I am putting something similar into my TBSS... my TBSS needs the torque though as it weighs almost 5k lbs.

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For an Fbody you can go bigger
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Go with a 224 or 234. TSP Torquer 2. MS3. The cam ur lookin at isnt much better than stock.
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I agree with avenged...go with something a little bit bigger than what you have picked out. I got my TSP Torquer V.2 in the mail a couple weeks ago...just waiting for some more funds so I can get the final valvetrain upgrades. But seriously, look at something a tad bigger bro...u'll be much more happy.
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so this cam wont even get me into the 12's
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Bolt ons will get you into the 12's. How far into the 12's are you wanting to go and what do you run now? A converter will net you a better ET than that cam. Put your $ there and on some good tires and possibly suspension mods.


It looks like a grind from 1999. Is it a Crane grind? I'm not against small cams, but that LSA is way too wide IMO and there are much better options. You'll be leaving a lot on the table and for the price of a cam swap and supporting mods, you might as well get something better.

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im doing a 13.50 or so but i have headers, under drive pulley, k & n ,tb spacer and i want to get in to lower 12
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try a converter and a gear!
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Originally Posted by juanioz28
im doing a 13.50 or so but i have headers, under drive pulley, k & n ,tb spacer and i want to get in to lower 12
If your car is running great and you can't get into the high 12's with those mods, you need to do the driver mod before anything else.
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Originally Posted by juanioz28
im doing a 13.50 or so but i have headers, under drive pulley, k & n ,tb spacer and i want to get in to lower 12
Get rid of the TB spacer, it's not doing you any good.

You could possibly get into 12.9's with just a converter and drag radials.

My old '98 Z28 auto with 3.23's ran a 12.01@113 with a lid, ported TB, FAST 78 intake, LT's, 3" dumped duals w/no cats, FM13 cam and a TCI 3500 converter. That was also on 275/40/17 Nitto 555R's. Just food for thought.
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You could make plenty of power with that cam while keeping like stock drivability. Bigger cams will make more power, but in many cases it is just dyno power. Something like a 224/224 566/566 112 while being just slightly bigger can get you around 400rwhp with the right supporting mods. You won't have to do a 4500 stall to take advantage of it either like the 230+ duration cams. It's all about what you are looking for.




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