made a decision for my first cam!!
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made a decision for my first cam!! ok well after many questions and posts, i finally decided on what kind of cam i am getting for the first one in the car... it should be here next week or so...
I decided to go with Comp Cam with specs 224/230 .580/.570 112lsa
the mods i will have in the car with the cam are Pacesetter LTs, Y-pipe, turndown, no cats, MTI lid, 3.73s...
well i am mostly tried to achieve sound, not really going to race the car soon... at least not until more mods and MONEY
come along... so what do you think of this setup for a nice aggressive sound?
I decided to go with Comp Cam with specs 224/230 .580/.570 112lsa
the mods i will have in the car with the cam are Pacesetter LTs, Y-pipe, turndown, no cats, MTI lid, 3.73s...
well i am mostly tried to achieve sound, not really going to race the car soon... at least not until more mods and MONEY
come along... so what do you think of this setup for a nice aggressive sound? Last edited by SS GIRL; Apr 27, 2004 at 01:15 PM.
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Originally Posted by black_z
Why not just get your idle lowered if your just going for the sound. Buying a cam for the sound is
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Hmmm....maybe a 224/224 on a 110 would get the same sound with a little more power in the midrange. I just feel like the 6 extra degrees of exhaust duration are wasted in a NA application. Or, to make better power up top I might go with a 227/227 112. Again, same idle more or less.
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My 228/228 makes pretty good mid range power & traps 120+ in the qtr. 93 in the 1/8th. My clutch is shot, atleast for now & with some ET Streets I think I can run 11.4-11.6 pretty easy. Oh, & it sounds real lumpy, especially with a open cutout, Fred
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My 228/228 makes pretty good mid range power & traps 120+ in the qtr. 93 in the 1/8th. My clutch is shot, atleast for now & with some ET Streets I think I can run 11.4-11.6 pretty easy. Oh, & it sounds real lumpy, especially with a open cutout, Fred
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I only have 1 cutout on my flow master cat back. It is one I bought from Summit for $30 & had welded in. I have thought how nice it would be though to flip a switch and have it open 
I do have ported Ls1 heads with stock valves though, Fred
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Originally Posted by Fred99LS1
I only have 1 cutout on my flow master cat back. It is one I bought from Summit for $30 & had welded in. I have thought how nice it would be though to flip a switch and have it open I do have ported Ls1 heads with stock valves though, Fred
I do have ported Ls1 heads with stock valves though, Fred
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My 228/228 makes pretty good mid range power & traps 120+ in the qtr. 93 in the 1/8th. My clutch is shot, atleast for now & with some ET Streets I think I can run 11.4-11.6 pretty easy. Oh, & it sounds real lumpy, especially with a open cutout, Fred
How does the low end feel with the 228/228? Are your times cam only or do you have heads? I am about to go the h/c route, and am communicating with TSP on a setup. Leaning toward a 228 single pattern on a 111 lsa w/ 5.3 stage 2's. Don't want to spin the motor to the moon. Should have a nice thump to it as well
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How does the low end feel with the 228/228? Are your times cam only or do you have heads? I am about to go the h/c route, and am communicating with TSP on a setup. Leaning toward a 228 single pattern on a 111 lsa w/ 5.3 stage 2's. Don't want to spin the motor to the moon. Should have a nice thump to it as well
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Originally Posted by Fred99LS1
No. I had the manual type welded in, just thinking about how nice it would be to have an electric one installed, Fred
