Streetable...
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Staging Lane
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Streetable... I'm not going to ask what cam is streetable, so calm down 
I want to know what factors determine what is streetable...
-Surging
-Lope
-Changing the springs
What else determines streetable, when looking for a cam, what should I be thinking about when purchasing one for a daily driver?
I want to know what factors determine what is streetable...-Surging
-Lope
-Changing the springs
What else determines streetable, when looking for a cam, what should I be thinking about when purchasing one for a daily driver?
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Staging Lane
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So, theoretically if you had all the mods to accommodate a cam swap, you could really put any cam in you want, just as long as you have the heads and exhaust to flow with it, and springs to handle the bigger cam?
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No less than 112 LSA (probably 114+ for best idle), no more than .550 lift so it won't eat springs, keep the duration from being too excessive (no more than 224ish). If you keep it in that area you will have a mild cam that idles well without eating springs every 10-15k miles and provides an excellent power increase.
I run a hotcam which can be a pretty rough cam, but since I tuned it the only real difference you can notice from stock is very slight (hardly noticable) surging under 2k rpms.
I run a hotcam which can be a pretty rough cam, but since I tuned it the only real difference you can notice from stock is very slight (hardly noticable) surging under 2k rpms.
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Originally Posted by AllThrottleNoBottle
So, theoretically if you had all the mods to accommodate a cam swap, you could really put any cam in you want, just as long as you have the heads and exhaust to flow with it, and springs to handle the bigger cam?
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When I get a cam, I want it to lope a lot, but thats just about every cam. This will be my daily driver, and I will drive approximately 15 - 30 miles a day, and about 150 miles about twice a month. I don't care about surging, if the only thing that is, is a rough idle. I do care about gas mileage, but that only goes down with the biggest of cams if I understood correctly. I want all the accessories to be able to opperate at idle (ie. AC, WP, PS, Radio etc.) I am ok with changing the springs once a year, but I could deal with changing them a little sooner, if it would net me enough horsepower to justify spending the extra money on springs all the time.
When its time for a cam, I will have the following:
-Kooks 1 3/4 Stainless Long Tubes
-TSP True Duals
-ASP Pulley
-TSP Lid
-Jantzer Performance Throttle Body
-Tune
Thanks for your time, Ryan
When its time for a cam, I will have the following:
-Kooks 1 3/4 Stainless Long Tubes
-TSP True Duals
-ASP Pulley
-TSP Lid
-Jantzer Performance Throttle Body
-Tune
Thanks for your time, Ryan
Last edited by AllThrottleNoBottle; Aug 23, 2004 at 10:08 PM.
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Tuning definitely determines how streetable your cam setup is... my 231/237 cam is extremely liveable, it has a lot of lope but idles great after tuning, even with the A/C on full blast and running in stop & go traffic. Also, with the proper springs you won't have to worry about having to change the springs a lot on your car... I'm not worried about my cam 'eating' my Patriot gold dual springs.
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my f13 (230/232 .595/.585 112 lsa 108 icl) is pretty streetable even without tuning. all the accessories work fine. i used the patriot golds too so im not concerned. i would think though, that if you got something too big that you would be bogging from stoplights and stuff, especially with stock gearing. im not sure though, im no expert by any means.
Originally Posted by AllThrottleNoBottle
Would another thing to really consider be where you want the power (ie. down low, mid, or high)?
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I would want a cam with good low - mid torque for the street, I think that would make it more fun to drive. I just got through reading jrp's cam guide, and it look like if I want a cam to have low-mid range power, then I should get a cam with 2 or 4 degrees of advance ground in. I also found that to keep the car "streetable" that you need to keep the LSA between 112 and 114, but isn't it the lower the LSA, the more torque you gain? Did I misunderstand the advance and LSA?
Originally Posted by AllThrottleNoBottle
At what cam specs, does even tuning fail to make the car able to be a daily driver?
Originally Posted by AllThrottleNoBottle
I would want a cam with good low - mid torque for the street, I think that would make it more fun to drive. I just got through reading jrp's cam guide, and it look like if I want a cam to have low-mid range power, then I should get a cam with 2 or 4 degrees of advance ground in. I also found that to keep the car "streetable" that you need to keep the LSA between 112 and 114, but isn't it the lower the LSA, the more torque you gain? Did I misunderstand the advance and LSA?
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Originally Posted by Another_User
No less than 112 LSA (probably 114+ for best idle), no more than .550 lift so it won't eat springs, keep the duration from being too excessive (no more than 224ish). If you keep it in that area you will have a mild cam that idles well without eating springs every 10-15k miles and provides an excellent power increase.
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Originally Posted by KingCrapBox
Those are some pretty broad generalizations, don't you think?