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Old 04-15-2011, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by allout06
you can DD just about any cam as long as you have a great tuner.. ill almost DD my car in the summer, and im getting the TSP torquer V3 kit, comes with springs, pushrods, and titanium retainers... youll want to have headers/exhaust, along with at least an LS6 intake, try to get a FAST if its in your budget, port n polish your TB to get the full benefits from the cam..(You already have the gears) Get a lid and an air filter also. from what ive read, needing injectors are hit and miss with cam only cars.... pick up a timing set and oil pump as mentioned above. i beleive the V3 is 231/234 .649"/.598' 111lsa...
Very true my eps 230/234 111lsa cam drives much better then my old TR224 112lsa even though it has 10 degrees more overlap. It all came down to the fact the tuner did a better job tuning the bigger cam.
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Originally Posted by 828ls1formula
Hey yall, i have a 2000 trans am its a dd. Whats a good cam and supporting mods to get? The motor is pretty much brand new in the car maybe 5k miles. My old motor had a ms3 cam with pushrods and valvesprings only, and it seemed a little much for a dd, and plus the motor blew. I have longtubes, and 4.10s so what yall think? what pushrods? valvesprings? anything else i need to upgrade along with the cam? Thanks
i think you can go with any cam you want and a really good tuner and tune your car to run very well with a big cam. my SS is a dd with the ms4 cam
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Originally Posted by mtuggle86
Very true my eps 230/234 111lsa cam drives much better then my old TR224 112lsa even though it has 10 degrees more overlap. It all came down to the fact the tuner did a better job tuning the bigger cam.
saw your vids on youtube, you need to make more

i'll be going with almost the same grind as you. except mine will be a 112+2.
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I have to use my Camaro everyday for my job and I love it. MS3 t56 and 3.42 gears. I think 4.10s would help alot but im not putting a penny into a 7.5 rear.
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228r from Texas Speed would be a great choice for your daily driver.
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I've been DDin my Patriot 225/229 .580/.590 114+4 cam for almost 2 years now. All I put in was PAC1218 valve springs. When I get some heads, it'll definitely have a new timing set, pushrods, lifters, rocker upgrade and other little mods. It's a perfectly DD'able cam, but I could definitely tolerate a mid 230s cam
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A 228/232 will give you the best between driving and power. If you get a 114lob it will drive a touch better then a 112lob. for me this is too small but it will give you what you asked for..



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