Anyone run a big cam with turbo?
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Anyone run a big cam with turbo?
I plan on buying the on3 turbo kit with my tax money in spring! I'm going to upgrade my fuel pump and injectors as well. Going with there 76mm turbo. I have the speed inc SI6 cam now. I was looking at there TU1 cam for the turbo set up. Does anyone run a big cam with a turbo? I know it's silly, but my wife wants the car to still sound like it has a good size cam with the turbo. Yes, she helps me with my builds!
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Give the cam you've got a go,
won't be perfect, but will still make more than a factory cam..
Your gonna be limited to what the factory short block can handle powerwise anyway.
won't be perfect, but will still make more than a factory cam..
Your gonna be limited to what the factory short block can handle powerwise anyway.
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I use an XER273, 224/230, .581/.588 114. Not sure what you call big. This cam has worked really well in my 5.3 twin turbo. Here are a couple video's so you can hear it. First video is just idle. Second video is "raping" it. Third one is an in car video. Kept blowing the tires off in this one.
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Man, I swear. . . when did cams start getting called out by letters? They used to be specified by a series of numbers, like duration, LSA, and lift. I was going to attempt to offer some insight, but refuse to research a cam name to see what it really is.
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BTW, I don't like the 225/225-113 either. I tried a cam just like that with a 76mm and it was a slug. Not many people try running a split pattern (NOT reverse split), but those who do have good results. I had been running a 224/236 cam and wound up putting it back in to get my power back.
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I just contacted Comp and had them build a cam. What most shelf cams don't tell you is what lobes they use, plus Comp can grind it for what most anyone else charges. Spent majority of a day emailing back and forth, next day had an email with a cam card screen shot.
My cam is spec'd for a LH6 5.3 (9.9:1 CR), with 799 heads and On3 76mm with .96 AR.
231/230 .617 .608. 115+4 LSA 111 ICL
My cam is spec'd for a LH6 5.3 (9.9:1 CR), with 799 heads and On3 76mm with .96 AR.
231/230 .617 .608. 115+4 LSA 111 ICL
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I say it can't hurt anything to try it, id personally try it anyway just to see. I don't think it's optimum, but might do better than anyone thinks, and if it does what makes you happy that's all that matters. My cam is 212 @.050 and makes pk power at 5200 rpm. Sounds like a pos to some but does exactally what I want and shows the power at the track.
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I think with a smallish turbine relative to the compressor wheel on a largish cam like that you will probably end up with a fairly high exhaust to intake pressure ratio. Might not be a problem, but I think you'd be happier with a bigger turbine...