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Oct 16, 2008 | 08:19 PM

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is this cam to big

a 236/236 duration 585/585 lift is this cam any good??
if so could it be used on stock heads and could i use the
dual springs for it??
or should i go with the f1 cam 230/226 duration 591/569??
any advice is apreciated!

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Oct 16, 2008 | 11:58 PM

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anybody??

Oct 17, 2008 | 12:08 AM

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It is not to big. I've never had it but I'm sure it is ok. I would look around more before you jump into any cam.

Oct 17, 2008 | 12:17 AM

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It is not to big. I've never had it but I'm sure it is ok. I would look around more before you jump into any cam.

ive been doing some research on the lpe gt2-3 cam?

Oct 17, 2008 | 07:22 PM

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bump!!

Oct 17, 2008 | 08:12 PM

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Who's 236 cam is that? you can use it on a stock head, remember that these heads flow a lot better than old school SBC heads from the factory. I would mate either one of those cams up with a set of Patriot gold dual springs. Also do you know what set of lobes that 236 cam is on?

Oct 17, 2008 | 08:30 PM

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all i know its a z1 cam but im leaning towards the f1 cam which is 226 230
569 591?

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Oct 17, 2008 | 08:47 PM

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they say a lot of cars dyno over 400hp with stock heads and a tune with the f1 cam.

how much power does it make at 3000rpms?don't get caught up in peak #s..really,how much time will your motor spend at 6000+ rpms?get a cam with a broad powerband if your talking a DD...

Oct 17, 2008 | 09:13 PM

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Well posting the brand of cam would help, or like said the cam lobe specs are equally as important.

Oct 17, 2008 | 09:33 PM

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its the speedtek cam.

Oct 17, 2008 | 09:36 PM

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it has Lobe separation 112 with 4 degrees advance.

Oct 17, 2008 | 10:58 PM

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Not the best cam if you have to have a shelf cam the F1 is probably a better choice with a beehive spring NOT a duel spring setup.

Oct 17, 2008 | 11:21 PM

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Not the best cam if you have to have a shelf cam the F1 is probably a better choice with a beehive spring NOT a duel spring setup.

thanks willyfast im picking up the f1 tomorrow!! so whats the deal with the dual springs?

Oct 17, 2008 | 11:24 PM

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can i use the stock retainers and seats and lock with the 918s??

Oct 18, 2008 | 12:46 AM

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the F1 is a reverse split? eeewww... don't buy that. I have no idea who thought it was a good idea to run a reverse split on an LS engine. I can't think of a single instance it would be the choice cam.

Oct 18, 2008 | 09:36 AM

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can i use the stock retainers and seats and lock with the 918s??

Yeah you can, I would recommend the Pac 1218 spring package though over the Comp 918's. Set the install height up properly and you should have a setup that's reliable and makes good power.

Oct 18, 2008 | 10:05 AM

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I personally have not ran a reverse split cam; but TR's 230 cam is a 230/224 on a 111 and there has been a bunch of cars have great success with it. I think that MTI also had good success out of reverse split cams. That's just to name a couple. I believe that Predator Z is also a firm believer in the the TR 230, may be wrong though. Anyway, to the original poster, Good luck and there's several happy people with the F1!