I am looking at getting a cam, now I want the sound of a cam more than I need the power, I would like to do a cam first and a stall down the road. Which gets me to my question what size (good sounding)cam would still have decent drivability with a stock stall converter?

 

For the 'sound' you'll want a lobe separation of around 112 or lower. You'll need to decide what stall you want, but it's best to match the cam and stall before you even take a single bolt out of the car

 

What he said!

 

Save your money, get a stall, cam and a tune all at once. If you can't do that, at least try to do it in that order. Any cam that is going to sound good will also want to pull through the stock converter at stop lights.

Lobe separation is one of the key elements, but overlap ultimately determines how a cam chops. You can have a 114* LSA cam with long durations that has as much or more overlap than a 110* LSA cam with short durations...

232/234 114 = 5* overlap
220/220 110 = 0* overlap

If you really must have a cam before a converter, you'll want a cam with negative overlap at .050, which is a waste when you already have headers and an ORY. Do yourself a favor and get the converter first.

 

I would go converter first. It will open your cam choice up a LOT and allow you to really get the sound you are looking for. With the stock converter you will be looking at something in the low 22x duration to keep from ruining the driveability of the car. The converter will allow for more duration which will net more overlap (which creates the sound you are looking for) while still allowing for good street manners.

Jon