do I need a cam for 3500TC

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Nov 13, 2006 | 01:18 AM

Mohammed

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From: saudi arabia

do I need a cam for 3500TC

what do you think about running a 3500 stall ?
mods : LT's, lm , shiftkit , lid , tci clutches .

some say you have to install a good camshaft !! I don't know if it's true or not !!

-Do I need a cam ?
-Anything will be wrong if I didn't use a cam ?

I dont want to do something stupid or useless

Nov 13, 2006 | 01:30 AM

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No... It's usually u need a stall if u get a cam with the autos. Not the other way around. Get the stall and make SURE a trans cooler at the same time. U'll love it man.

Nov 13, 2006 | 01:41 AM

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+1...cam requires stall(normally), Not stall requires cam...I got mine this summer and it is great!!

Nov 13, 2006 | 04:38 PM

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Stock motor here with 4000 stall converter. You don't need a cam to get a TC.

Nov 13, 2006 | 07:58 PM

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Think about it this way... camshafts by design make power in different RPM ranges... a good torque cam typically will begin to make power around 3k to 4k RPM, or the "bottom end". A good high H/P cam goes to work around 4k and up "the high end".... pick a converter that stalls at or near your engines power range. If you choose a high stall converter you will also need a cooler... converters generate tons of heat during stall.

The key is to pick a converter that suits the engines capabilities.
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Nov 13, 2006 | 09:09 PM

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So go for an 8 inch 5500 like I used to have hahaha... I think you'd love a 3500. My friend put one with with just bolt ons and loved it and with his torquer cam now he REALLY loves it.