very true 
bigest streetable cam
Street cam any size you want...I had a 231/237 589589 or something like that in my old z ...95% of the time everybody I raced had a bigger cam then me. I always won lol my cams range started at very low rpm, there's didn't really get rolling good until 3000-3700 rpm. Bigger isn't better ... all this is even more important in automatics. Get a pat g cam or a tr224 or si5
Not that you couldn't go buy a ms4 or trex and have somebody put a good tune on it but it just seams like there is alot more potential with medium sized cams for street cars imo
Not that you couldn't go buy a ms4 or trex and have somebody put a good tune on it but it just seams like there is alot more potential with medium sized cams for street cars imo
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,843
Likes: 0
From: reykjavík, iceland
friend of mine had a ms4/stage1 243's and most of the bolt ons, stock radios,
i've got 226/226 585 112lsa w/stage2 ls6's,fast90/90 and fullt bolt on,3:73
both m6 cars, and though i ever regret not gettin some big *** cam, powercurve of my car is so much better
i've got 226/226 585 112lsa w/stage2 ls6's,fast90/90 and fullt bolt on,3:73
both m6 cars, and though i ever regret not gettin some big *** cam, powercurve of my car is so much better
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
I have seen "street" cams so big, they wouldn't idle below 1500 rpm, constantly loaded up, needed 5000 k converters and spent more time tuning than driving..
But yes, you can drive them on the street!!
But yes, you can drive them on the street!!
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 163
Likes: 0
From: Raleigh
i think almost any cam is "streetable" as long as you have the supporting mods to go with it (gears, stall, etc). just don't throw an MS4 or something comparable in there with stock gears and expect to make any power down low.
Yea... Donkey dick cams get an extra 30Rwhp on the track but lose 55Rwhp on the street, thats why huge cam cars are slow on the street. 
All depends on what you want. Big cam cars are just as fast on the street as the track, just depends on if you have the ***** to go the distance required.
My old Ms4 car was a 100% daily driver and every other H/C street car I ran got raped.
With that said... Something around a 228R (or similar) works great. That cam will net you mid 11s in a full weight car with the right combo, sound good, still retain decent mpg, easy to tune, doesn't require 6500+RPMs, 410s 4400 converter FAST etc etc is not mandatory to make a good combo.
All depends on what you want. Big cam cars are just as fast on the street as the track, just depends on if you have the ***** to go the distance required.
My old Ms4 car was a 100% daily driver and every other H/C street car I ran got raped.
With that said... Something around a 228R (or similar) works great. That cam will net you mid 11s in a full weight car with the right combo, sound good, still retain decent mpg, easy to tune, doesn't require 6500+RPMs, 410s 4400 converter FAST etc etc is not mandatory to make a good combo.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 163
Likes: 0
From: Raleigh
I agree 100%. Was your old MS4 an A4 or M6, and what gear/stall setup were you running out of curiosity?
Drove and idled perfect.. Shifted around 6200.. Ran ls6 intake/373s/full exhaust/etc..
Advanced Induction.
410s
26" tire
LTs Xpipe 1 chambers before axle
Ported 90/90 setup (FAST 92 came out months after I bought it, this has been a while)
3200ish RW
It ran 7.2s@97mph mid 1.6 60' (stock suspension spinning its *** off).. No tune for the heads 2000+DA.
It was running 7.5s before putting heads on/taking weight out cutting mid 1.5s dead hooking. Added the heads (no retune) and took weight out and cut a .1 slower 60' but picked up .3 spinning my *** off. Car easily had 6.XX@98+ in it with some suspension and a tune the way it sat.. Few more mods (chrs1313/1 7/8 headers/EWP blah blah blah) and 6.5-6.6s@100+mph would be easily attainable. And still drive the car every single day.
One of my best friends ran the f13 in his car.. Was a strong car for another budget setup. Amazing mid range with the 5.3 2.5 heads but lacked top end compared to my car.. I also had quite a bit more down low compared to his 373s/3600 converter setup.
Bigger as in big power?
https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...o-numbers.html
I have this custom cam I had done, Makes 440+ on stock heads. Drives just as good as the streetsweeper I had before, the never surges or bucks. Makes more power then trex, that made the most power. And drove bad, surges and bucks and low rpms.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...o-numbers.html
I have this custom cam I had done, Makes 440+ on stock heads. Drives just as good as the streetsweeper I had before, the never surges or bucks. Makes more power then trex, that made the most power. And drove bad, surges and bucks and low rpms.
First of all why would anybody want "The biggest streetable cam"??? Sounds like somebody just wants to get into a "dick size" contest to me.
I wish mods would just lock these kind of threads....
I wish mods would just lock these kind of threads....
Some people that are new think bigger is better, they just don't know any better, I would rather them ask and be happy with there car then to do something twice and waste there money
Yeah but I could live with "what mods do I need to make my rough starting no idling surging noisy valvetrain spring eating pushing through the brakes cam streetable" because at least I would know then they at least searched "Donkey Dick cam" first...