ramdaspadhye

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The cam predator speced has -1 degree of overlap, so it should be fairly quiet at idle. Youll know it's not stock, but shouldn't be too aggressive...

Here's a tr224 in a 5.3 that's been tuned... just for sound reference...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jql-vLEsQyo

and that cam has -4 degrees of overlap, which should have a lesser aggressive lope than the cam predator spec'ed...

94dragbird

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Which sponser does everybody use to custom grind their cams?

ramdaspadhye

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Not sure who all does it, but I know TSP does.

JimsWS6

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TR224 with a 116 lsa here. She's very very loud under WOT, (and nasty sounding) lol but I attribute that to my LT's and GMMG...although the cam did help a little. Under normal driving it's very civil. It idles and sounds pretty damn close to stock.

ramdaspadhye

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Predator will respond sometime with the lope issue, I'm sure. That cam he spec'ed would be great, but would lope a bit. I think you'd be happy with it, though... If you go longtubes, definately get some magnaflows if you want it to be quiet.

94dragbird

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I can live with a little lope and the magnaflow ships out monday

PREDATOR-Z

-1 degree overlap, so no overlap, no lope
Do not be worried about lift, those lobes are gentler than XE-R (just a tad).
Also you keep emphasising on stall, stall will net you better gains than cam. Trick is to hook, 1/8th mile is a 60' show so concentrate on that.
Basicaly do a good 60' and you'll have a good 1/8th.

94dragbird

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I bracket with the '94 so I know all to well the importance of the short time I might stall it when it comes time to rebuild the trans. I'm not real worried with gain on the strip since it will be a street cruising car. Might see the track 4 times a year if that. I bought this one to drive on the street but would like a little more power so those hondas really feel stupid when I do race. My '94 takes all the track abuse. Maybe it needs an LS1

Dom

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What lobes are those and what springs are a good match for them? Will a 3200 stall be a good match for it? How high should one rev this cam to get optimal results?

PREDATOR-Z

Comp Cam LSL lobes
True 3200, yes it will work. Rev about 6300, with a LS6 intake on a 346 ci this cam will peak around 5900 rpm

Rob

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I've had a couple of baby cams in the goat over the years. The LPE GT2-3 is a nice all around cam that makes good power. Nobody will ever know its in there.

I'm running an FTI 220/224 cam now. It's also a great all around cam that makes a lot of power. More torque than my old Comp 228/232 and almost as much HP. Has a slight hint of lope but not a lot of people will notice. Perfect blend of power and cruising with this cam.

Dom

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What about something on gentler lobes for a daily driver. I don't care about my 1/4 mile numbers just want more power on the street and not radical sounding idle. XE lobes will probably be good. So something like a 220/224 111 +1 LSA. It will have an overlap of 0. IVO 0 IVC 40 EVO 44 EVC 0 SCR 10.37 DCR 8.15

94dragbird

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Wouldn't the increased duration move the power band up with less down low though?

StingrayCrazy

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My Iron L76 build will hopefully will be a sleeper as well with a very similar grind:

Comp XER 220/228 112 +2 overlap of 0* at 0.050" IVO 0 IVC 40 EVO 48 EVC 0 SCR 10.29 DCR 8.22