00cls1camaross

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What is your El Torro idle set at? I just ordered the cam and I want my car to lope pretty hard.

I was thinking maybe setting idle at 800. Thoughts?

SSmoken

iTrader: (26)

mines 900 but still needs more tuning and doesnt always like to idle there all the time.

Gaunt

iTrader: (11)

Get that bitch tuned Dakota!

For what it's worth, my cam is close to the el torro and it sits around 850-900ish.

00cls1camaross

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who tuned your car ssmoken?

i will get it tuned, i just want it to idle real low

SOMbitch

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950 and still choppy as hell

SSmoken

iTrader: (26)

Just a local guy. As soon as my heads get here it's going on the dyno to get finished up.

orangeapeel

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I think it has an 8° valve overlap. If you want a comparison I had a 15.5° overlap on my 244/248 cam and it loped really hard.

00cls1camaross

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I know it doesn't have a lot of overlap, that is why I wanted to set the idle real low so it would lope hard. I dont DD the thing so I dont really care if it has trouble idling

orangeapeel

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You will care when it dies at every stop light!

I had my 244/248 cam idle set to 1100 and it still had a pro stock idle.
228R is set to 900.

Nitroused383

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You don't set your idle for sound. You set it for where the cam has decent vacuum. 850-950 rpm is probably about right. I have played with my idle quite a bit from 1000 rpm down to 600 rpm and it reallys doesn't lope any harder the lower you go. I prefer the way it sounds around 900, a nice quick chop. It will lope pretty good anyways, here is my 224 cam idle @ 900 rpm, yours will sound similar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8s0ovoQDU

SSmoken

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yeah, my car dies quite a bit. if it ever stays idling at 900 though its fine.

Damian

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The El Torro needs a 900-950 rpm idle and correct MAF/VE/RAF calibrations. The driveability of this cam is less than impressive and requires some extra elbow grease to tune properly.

00cls1camaross

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Why is the cam not easy to drive on city streets? I didnt think it was that aggressive of a grind

SOMbitch

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Mine drives GREAT once it warm. Doesn't cut off, minimal surge etc...more power EVERYWHERE. Cold start SUCKS though....

Nitroused383

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No reason cold start should suck at all, do you have hptuners or anything? I could fix that for you.

Damian

iTrader: (89)

What does it do during cold starts?
Because it's on a 230 cam on a 111LSA.

00cls1camaross

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It has 2 degrees of advance ground into it, should that be 113

SOMbitch

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Damien, It just knocks off w/o a little throttle and hunts for idle. After about a minute all is good.......

Damian

iTrader: (89)

No. 2 degrees of advances means it's bringing the intake closing point or "ICL" down to a 109. Advance does not change the LSA, it changes intake closing.

The El Torro is a 111+2 which means it's a 111LSA/109ICL.