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Jun 9, 2015 | 03:14 PM

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JakeFusion

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The EPS 222/226 115 camshaft would also work.

Although, I'd still run a 3000 stall with it.

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Jun 9, 2015 | 08:29 PM

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why not contact one of the experts to have them spec you something for YOUR goals?
several well meaning people on here told me a cam in the range I now have would be too small.so I contacted Ed Curtis.damn glad I did..

Jun 9, 2015 | 08:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JakeFusion

The EPS 222/226 115 camshaft would also work.

Although, I'd still run a 3000 stall with it.

See it here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...k-results.html

Thats not the norm for that cam though. My 228R didnt even get that high.

Jun 9, 2015 | 08:56 PM

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Why not run a converter and skip the cam for now? It'll cost less than a cam/valvetrain swap, give you better performance at this stage, and will support a cam swap later on if you want one.

Probably not what you want to hear, and it isn't as cool sounding as a lopey cam, but it'll wake the lazy a4 up.

Jun 9, 2015 | 09:11 PM

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Thats not the norm for that cam though. My 228R didnt even get that high.

That may be true. But I just searched. I saw a combo that made 428/410 with TSP 5.3L heads, and a 400/395 through stock 853s. It's a nice little cam. A lot less overlap than the 228R - so even more friendly for a daily driver cam. But should make more avg torque.

In fact, if you paired that with AI 219 LS1s/218cc 5.3L or TSP 5.3L it would make a lot of avg power.

Jun 10, 2015 | 04:40 PM

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in reference to what Greed4Speed and I know this doest pertain to this section but would a FTI 2800 stall converter be too much for a daily driver with the stock cam I know the LS1 in stock form likes to rev. I guess the question is is it better to get maybe a 2800 stall or 3000 to get a feel for more performance, then save up for a cam and do it right with the 224 or 228 cam? Also who here went stall first then cam and is it better to do that? Thanks again guys.

Jun 10, 2015 | 06:06 PM

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Get the stall first. It doesn't drive any worse than stock. I run a 4000 stall that's pretty loose with 3.23s. And a loud exhaust. It's not bad at all. If I had a quiet exhaust, it would probably feel like stock. I would say don't do a 3000. Do a 4000. Or more. And I'm serious. I wouldn't waste the time to put a 3000 in there. This isn't like driving a 3500 stall on a TH400 without lockup or OD.

Tuning your lockup table is key to getting it to work properly. Before I tuned my tables, I didn't like the way it drove. After I tuned them... thing drives like I want. Easy in traffic. Beast when I bury my foot.