Your thoughts on this cam choice??
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Your thoughts on this cam choice?? I've got a 01 WS6 M6 W/ full bolt-On's, 3.90 gears and a bunch of suspension work. I'm currently doing a cam swap (nothing big...something street friendly and something with good power under the curve) and I wanted to get your guy's take/thoughts on this camshaft I'm considering. Too small? Would I net decent gains w/ it and a tune?
219/223 .600/.600 on a 112LSA
219/223 .600/.600 on a 112LSA
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Would the 224/224 have good power under the curve? I don't want to spin the car to the moon. Looking for some nice torque throughout the powerband and something that would net me roughly 35-45 more RWH.
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I really enjoy my Patriot cam. Excellent powerband starting low. I have ZERO problems with it as my DD. In fact, there is room to go bigger and still great as a DD. I will probably be throwing in a TSP Torquer V2 when I get some ported 243 heads later down the road though..
The Patriot cam I speak of is 225/229 .580/.590 114+4. Still not a baby cam, but not a huge cam. May want to consider it. It cranks up and goes on a cold start without any hesitation or waiting for it to warm up.
The Patriot cam I speak of is 225/229 .580/.590 114+4. Still not a baby cam, but not a huge cam. May want to consider it. It cranks up and goes on a cold start without any hesitation or waiting for it to warm up.
Last edited by HoLLo; Jul 20, 2010 at 01:33 AM.
Like the others have stated -- I'd look at the VRX3 from Vengeance or one of the good 224 cams out there. They would offer great driveability and plenty of power under the curve.
If you wanted to go bigger (I'd recommend you stay in the 224 - 228 range), for the sake of comparison check out the cam specs in my sig -- this cam is also quite street friendly....I can let out of the clutch and idle away without touching the throttle. That being said, it still loves the throttle!
If you wanted to go bigger (I'd recommend you stay in the 224 - 228 range), for the sake of comparison check out the cam specs in my sig -- this cam is also quite street friendly....I can let out of the clutch and idle away without touching the throttle. That being said, it still loves the throttle!
Go bigger. 224 or 228 would work great. I just installed TSPs 224R, just waiting on the tune.
Cams in this range dont make the most HP, but they make good power lower, which is part of the reason why i went with the 224R over the cam i had in it.
Cams in this range dont make the most HP, but they make good power lower, which is part of the reason why i went with the 224R over the cam i had in it.
dont know why ppl think big cams are so bad...i had a 240s cam in my car and NEVER had one dd problem with it. Im not trying to say get a big cam, but there not that bad to drive or dd.
Its not that big cams are bad, its just that the OP is looking for power under the curve, and a big cam isnt necesarily where you want to be looking for that. All the bigger stuff makes power higher up.
IMO, if your gonna spend the money on a cam, tune and install i would go with a pretty big cam. i have never rode in a cammed car and i run the old MTI X1 230/227 cam and it drives waaaay like stock.
