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torquer 2 vs torquer 3
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From: charleston sc
I don't know if I'd go Tsunami exactly....just something bigger, but it's not my DD either. V3 can be made very streetable with no surge at all and drive great, but there will be no mistaking you have a cam in it either. I doubt the V2 would beat the V3 all things equal since the V3 was made to outperform it's predecessor.
There are probably better cams out there, I don't know this is my first cam swap. But the V3 is not too much for a street cam.
There are probably better cams out there, I don't know this is my first cam swap. But the V3 is not too much for a street cam.
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I get the lsl and lxl mixed up as to which one is the "exhaust" lobe but if the above is correct there then I agree 100%. And the best part is TSP's custom cam generator will let you spec that cam out and include it in their packages so they still get the sale since you wanted to order from them. That cam would be very similar to the common EPS grinds that Pat G has been spec'cing out and everyone who has one loves it and they make great power. The main difference is the use of the LSL lobe on intake instead of the EPS lobe.
I'm not saying the high lift can't "work" but there is no reason for it on stock heads and the power gain it might get isn't worth the risk of damage to springs and rockers.
I'm not saying the high lift can't "work" but there is no reason for it on stock heads and the power gain it might get isn't worth the risk of damage to springs and rockers.
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If that will only cost me a few ponies that might just be the way to go......
Good luck, and enjoy the experience!
http://www.texas-speed.com/p-161-com...-camshaft.aspx
You could go with an EHI lobe as well. It has as much duration as LXL at .200" but is an endurance lobe like an EPS lobe, so it'll control the valve better. But because it's a little bigger at .200" it'll perform like the LXL and just short of the LSK. It also has about .638" lift.
231 EHI lobe specs: 282/231/154 duration, .638" lift. Lobe number 12668R.
231 EHI lobe specs: 282/231/154 duration, .638" lift. Lobe number 12668R.
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The LS1/2/6 I/E and LS3 exhaust rockers are all the same. Springs - well, stock springs won't work with any of the lobes we're talking about, but any of the LS drop in springs will work.
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I see that Comp Cams has the 2013 lobe master catalog out now. Looks like there's more lsl lobes to choose from.
http://www.compcams.com/Technical/Ca...obeCatalog.pdf
http://www.compcams.com/Technical/Ca...obeCatalog.pdf
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LOL @ the people saying the V3 has too much lift for a street car. I've ran the V3 for almost 2 years and it drives very well on the street. My 74k mile rockers are holding up just fine also.
OP, don't be scared of the V3. It has been shown to make some awesome power with a set of TSP's budget 5.3 or LS6 heads, as referenced by the guy with the SOM car in this thread and here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...fast-90-a.html.
OP, don't be scared of the V3. It has been shown to make some awesome power with a set of TSP's budget 5.3 or LS6 heads, as referenced by the guy with the SOM car in this thread and here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...fast-90-a.html.
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It's my dd...I've heard people on ls1 tech getting better mileage...but still high 20s on 3.42...
Does your power curve go up all the way to 73 or does it flatten out before it.
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M6...Im pretty sure all autos come with 3.23s or 3.08s...one of the two...I know autos have more consistent track times but I LOVE pulling gears...something about the control feeling I like.....the only time I ever wish I had an auto is in heavy traffic