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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 11:22 AM
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I have a 99 C5 stock motor w TPIS long tubes and a vararam. what would be a good daily driver cam that makes good bottom end power without killing valvesprings? The car has stock ls1 intake , 853 heads and a M6 manual transmission.
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 12:03 PM
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I would say an ASA cam would suit your needs, upgrade to LS6 springs and run with it.
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 12:03 PM
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for starters that intake is gonna have to go.

228R is a great daily driver cam. Springs should last 40k or so, maybe more, maybe less. If you want a cam, but are afraid of springs then dont bother. Also note youre gonna need pushrods and a few other things also...
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I had a TR 224/224 .563/.563 with beehives that I ran the guts out off for 100,000 miles and never had valve spring issues.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys.
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thunder racing tr224,114 LSA.or a Texas Speed 224r cam kit.
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Id recommend a 224/224 as stated above, its a good daily driver cam
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228r or 224r
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Originally Posted by Tainted
for starters that intake is gonna have to go.

228R is a great daily driver cam. Springs should last 40k or so, maybe more, maybe less. If you want a cam, but are afraid of springs then dont bother. Also note youre gonna need pushrods and a few other things also...
+1 here. If you're gonna go 224, you mine as well go 228. Still a good DD cam. As has been said earlier, you need to get at least an LS6 intake.
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I dd an ms3... valve springs changed after 15k miles, and they were still fine. it's mostly all in the tune.
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I literally lol'd when i read "megadeath". If u r familiar with that cam u would too. Props
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LoL vindicator.

It's all in the tune....
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Our street heat stage 1 is very drivable as is the stage 2.
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Our street heat stage 1 is very drivable as is the stage 2.
Listen to this guy. Both of them would make great DD (with a good tune). I would go with the stage 2.
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224 236 .609/.601 111+3 lsa
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Originally Posted by slow ride 02
Listen to this guy. Both of them would make great DD (with a good tune). I would go with the stage 2.
I personally think the Stage 2 (231/238 .617"/.585" 113+3) is a great cam for a car that will be driven over 5000-7500 miles a year and needs to have good manners, but still want an awesome power curve.

Here is a cam only 6.0 GTO with nothing but long tube headers, exhaust and a vararam intake:



You can drive this car in 6th gear at 50-55mph all day long to boot!
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Thanks guys,just put in a 224 551 114 cam,hardened push rods and comp springs.I also added long tubes,vararam and an ls6 intake. .runs nice,ready for a tune now.
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