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Cam choice Currently trying to find a cam and I've just about read and watched a hundred things trying to figure it out. Never messed with making more power on internal parts. Currently I got an L33 mated to a jeep ax15 in a jeep comanche. A new tremec TKX will be going in real soon. Running a Holley terminator, ls6 intake, upgraded trunnions and shorty headers. My goal is a fun daily driver. Ive really narrowed it down to Texas speed and BTR truck cams, low lift. Question is with stage to go with. Stage 2, 3 or 4. I'm leaning towards 3 or 4 just because I won't be doing forced induction and the cam will really be my only power adder. I would love to really wake this thing up but like I said I still want to be able to drive it every day.
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Those are great cams, but also check out truck cams from Cam Motion and Summit. Lots of choices between them!
I would not go bigger than say, a 212/218 .550/.550 on a 112 LSA. Much bigger and low end torque goes away.
I would not go bigger than say, a 212/218 .550/.550 on a 112 LSA. Much bigger and low end torque goes away.
Stages are rpm. Jeep generally means you want more low end. So a lower stage is better. With no other information to go off.
Stages are meaningless anyway. Like a 3/4 race cam. Means nothing other than relative size based on that particular vendor or manufacturer
Stages are meaningless anyway. Like a 3/4 race cam. Means nothing other than relative size based on that particular vendor or manufacturer
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Yeah I know the whole stage thing is based on manufacturer, just easier to specify that way. So I know I said jeep but this isnt the typical jeep build. It's a 2wd lowered 'race' build. Low end torque is definitely important to me but I wont be hauling really or off-road. Eventually I would love to try and track it but that's a big maybe. I'm sticking around .550 lift for reliability and not having to worry about crazy spring setups and longevity. 112 lsa would probably be good for the efi. The holley can self learn but I definitely would want a tuner to mess with it to clean it up. I was thinking more in the 220's for duration. The BTR stage 3 seems good for top end and from the graphs appears to not lose low end torque. I'll have to look at summit and cam motion.
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You can’t go wrong with any of the cam companies mentioned. Give them a call, or email them and tell them exactly what you want and they’ll take care of you. I personally went with Cam Motions for my build and they were great, very knowledgeable and great customer service.
Any idea what the Jeep weighs, gear and what converter? Heavier cars/trucks need more low end to get moving.
Any idea what the Jeep weighs, gear and what converter? Heavier cars/trucks need more low end to get moving.
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You can’t go wrong with any of the cam companies mentioned. Give them a call, or email them and tell them exactly what you want and they’ll take care of you. I personally went with Cam Motions for my build and they were great, very knowledgeable and great customer service.
Any idea what the Jeep weighs, gear and what converter? Heavier cars/trucks need more low end to get moving.
Any idea what the Jeep weighs, gear and what converter? Heavier cars/trucks need more low end to get moving.
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I missed the part about the manual trans. You’re going to be a lot lighter than I thought. There’s lots of cam options for your application. I might would even venture away from the truck cam idea.
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What size tire will you be running with the 3.73s. Personally at that weight I might think about different cams then the truck cams. 600 lift cams can be very reliable too and not wear springs out like you might think.
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What size tire will you be running with the 3.73s. Personally at that weight I might think about different cams then the truck cams. 600 lift cams can be very reliable too and not wear springs out like you might think.
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tire size is currently 245 45 17. Probably wont go much taller than that, but probably fatter in the future. I didnt want to go to high for gearing for highway driving. the TKX has a .68 overdrive so 4.11 would be around 2700rpm at 75ish. Too high? and yeah I have been looking at non truck cams.
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Can you get any more tire under the rear? That thing is going to have some serious traction issues at that weight especially being a truck. Stay with the 3.73s and use either the BTR or TSP Truck Stage 3 cams to trade a little low end. Or maybe even order the Stage 2 TSP but ground on a 114 LSA. Should be very street friendly for a daily.
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Can you get any more tire under the rear? That thing is going to have some serious traction issues at that weight especially being a truck. Stay with the 3.73s and use either the BTR or TSP Truck Stage 3 cams to trade a little low end. Or maybe even order the Stage 2 TSP but ground on a 114 LSA. Should be very street friendly for a daily.
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tire size is currently 245 45 17. Probably wont go much taller than that, but probably fatter in the future. I didnt want to go to high for gearing for highway driving. the TKX has a .68 overdrive so 4.11 would be around 2700rpm at 75ish. Too high? and yeah I have been looking at non truck cams.