how driveable is the trex cam
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how driveable is the trex cam How is the driveability on the "trex" cam from thunder racing? How is it in traffic, cruising, going down the road? I no that it is not for a daily driver but how does it drive around town?
Originally Posted by BAD2000Z28
How is the driveability on the "trex" cam from thunder racing? How is it in traffic, cruising, going down the road? I no that it is not for a daily driver but how does it drive around town?
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i only drove mine around the block and in the parking lot a little, and it seemed ok after a little tuning to get it to idle.
low end power is sloppy, but once it hit the 4000 stall, it sounded like a prostock!
low end power is sloppy, but once it hit the 4000 stall, it sounded like a prostock!
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A friend of mine will be installing one in a 6-speed soon, I will let you know how it does 
Its not gonna idle smooth at all.....I know what my X1 did when I had it, if I left the doors open it would rattle like mad
Its not gonna idle smooth at all.....I know what my X1 did when I had it, if I left the doors open it would rattle like mad
Originally Posted by EVIL
i only drove mine around the block and in the parking lot a little, and it seemed ok after a little tuning to get it to idle.
low end power is sloppy, but once it hit the 4000 stall, it sounded like a prostock!
low end power is sloppy, but once it hit the 4000 stall, it sounded like a prostock!
That cam sounds bad a$$, just wondering did u use Ls1 edit for the tune? I have heard some places can do a mail order on your PCM with a quick turn around time, not sure where to get it done though nor the cost. The reason Im asking is in the next week I will be placing an order on one my self.
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yea, we used edit to tune it, it takes some work. i started with my tr224 tune and it didnt like that, so i went back to my stock tune and worked from there and it was better. still needs a little more work, after i get the heads back on it, i will mess with it more.
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I tuned an A4 over the weekend with a 4400 stall. It actually idled before tuning. I did not even drill out the TB blade. Just tweaked the lower VE table a bit and raised the idle to 850 and it idled fine. WOT tuning was easy, but the car (a 1998) has a nasty stumble at part throttle around 3000-3200 rpm. I thought it was a dirty MAF, but after cleaning it still stumbled badly. Not related to the cam though. Believe it is electrical in nature (bad coil or something).
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