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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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looking for a cam i want it to sound badass make around 400 at the wheels i dont want to spin the motor much over 6 grand and be decent on my valvetrain my car is driven mostly on weekends ill take it to the track too i was looking at a tr230 ms3 or 4 torquer v3 asa with 1.8 rockers and a few more what can yall gurus come up with for me.
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 07:43 PM
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looking for a cam i want it to sound badass make around 400 at the wheels i dont want to spin the motor much over 6 grand and be decent on my valvetrain my car is driven mostly on weekends ill take it to the track too i was looking at a tr230 ms3 or 4 torquer v3 asa with 1.8 rockers and a few more what can yall gurus come up with for me.
All those cams need to spin up past 6K to make their hp #s
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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how high can i spin my engine without spending loads of money on valvetrain componets
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Old Jun 3, 2012 | 09:51 PM
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IMO, stick with 1.7 rockers.
You won't have to spin these very far past 6k to max power.
Just order a custom cam from TSP. Specs are: 228(.588")/232(.595") w/XER lobes, 110 LSA an 108 ICL (10* V overlap). Now if that's to much overlap for you then get it with a 111 LSA an 108 ICL (8* V overlap). Either one will sound bad *** and make good power.
For valve springs, PAC 1518 beehives, an new valve seals.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 07:05 AM
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agreed, forget 1.8 rockers, keep stock, upgrade trunions.
228/230 .588/.592 110+4 LSA will fit the characteristics you desire.
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Old Jun 4, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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order that cam as part of a complete cam pkg from TSP.get a new ls2 timing chain along with the mentioned trunnion bearings..how many miles on the motor ?
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 09:09 AM
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how will that cam mentioned fair against a Si4?
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Old Jun 5, 2012 | 11:27 PM
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69000 miles on car im definitly going to order a package deal just cant figure out what cam i should go with
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Give geoff at EPS a call. Tell him what your goals are and he will set you up. I called him just to ask questions about order a cam kit and he spent about half an hour going over some options. Ended up ordering and I am happy so far but we will see what kind of numbers I make on thursday when i get my dyno tune
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Exactlly you need to call someone who actually specs out cams or PM Patg i hate these "spec my cam threads" yeah people know there **** on here but not everybody like i said call patg eps etc let them know what you want they will steer you in the right direction
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Follow the link below to get Allan here at Futral Motorsports to spec a cam for you.

http://www.futralmotorsports.com/customcamworksheet.asp
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Originally Posted by ldyzluvdis06
how will that cam mentioned fair against a Si4?
Against
228/228 .588/.588 113 LSA
Theoretically my 228 should make more power and earlier in the power band.
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Old Jun 6, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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OP feel free to give us a call. We will be happy to get you into a setup that meets your needs.
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