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I need some advice.. im in Iraq rite now and ive got some money saved up im looking to put heads and a cam on/in my car but dont know what to get. Its a daily driver but i want good hp gains but still a daily driver, anyone have any advice?, also be helpfull if anyone knew a good shop for ls1 in northern cali? keep in mind i would also like to pass emissions and have a nice sounding cam.
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cali emissions are a bitch,
to slide by the sniffer you have to keep the duration of the cam below 224.
i think a nice comp cams xe-r 220/220 114 lsa cam would keep you sniffer friendly and the 205 afr heads would squeeze all the power you can out of that mild grind.
tuning should be very strait foward,
it will drive like stock , idle very smooth , and have just enought lope to let people know theres alittle something extra there
to slide by the sniffer you have to keep the duration of the cam below 224.
i think a nice comp cams xe-r 220/220 114 lsa cam would keep you sniffer friendly and the 205 afr heads would squeeze all the power you can out of that mild grind.
tuning should be very strait foward,
it will drive like stock , idle very smooth , and have just enought lope to let people know theres alittle something extra there
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Hi there. I agree totally with Jaberwaki. I know less about the 205's than the 225's, as I am purchasing a set of the ;atter for my own combo. However, I would contact tony or jason at AFR and explain, as I believe they are in Cali.. The 205's may have upgrades/options to fine tune your setup, which may be camshaft limited such as Jaberwaki posted. You may be able to run several different cams here, research is key. Check some of JRP's posts (Search Button director), and I think you may be able to "cheat' a little on the cam, as a Thunder Racing 224/224 may pass IF ground on a 114 LSA. I have for sale a LPE 222/222/.566 lift grind, but I don't think it would pass your sniffer, as it's on a 112 LSA. As far as the heads, I don't know your exact needs, but being limited with the cam, you may be able to have 2.05 or 2,08 intakes installed as an option, along with larger exhaust valves, as this would get the absolute max out of a smaller cam. And if purchasing these heads new from AFR, these upgrades are REAL reasonable IF purchased as an option. Much more money later. Good luck.
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As far as the heads, I don't know your exact needs, but being limited with the cam, you may be able to have 2.05 or 2,08 intakes installed as an option, along with larger exhaust valves, as this would get the absolute max out of a smaller cam.
Velocity and flow are the 2 main producer of power, but one can make the mistake of sacrificing one for the other. So the trick is to maximise flow while maintaining peak velocity.
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
I would have to dissagree with that. A small duration cam will not benefit from bigger valves, actually quite the contrary.
Velocity and flow are the 2 main producer of power, but one can make the mistake of sacrificing one for the other. So the trick is to maximise flow while maintaining peak velocity.
Velocity and flow are the 2 main producer of power, but one can make the mistake of sacrificing one for the other. So the trick is to maximise flow while maintaining peak velocity.
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I need some advice.. im in Iraq rite now and ive got some money saved up im looking to put heads and a cam on/in my car but dont know what to get. Its a daily driver but i want good hp gains but still a daily driver, anyone have any advice?, also be helpfull if anyone knew a good shop for ls1 in northern cali? keep in mind i would also like to pass emissions and have a nice sounding cam.
Where are you in Iraq I am in Tallafar going to do the same thing as soon as I get home, but dont have the restrictions you do since I live in VA
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Originally Posted by VASTREETRACER
Where are you in Iraq I am in Tallafar going to do the same thing as soon as I get home, but dont have the restrictions you do since I live in VA
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
I would have to dissagree with that. A small duration cam will not benefit from bigger valves, actually quite the contrary.
Velocity and flow are the 2 main producer of power, but one can make the mistake of sacrificing one for the other. So the trick is to maximise flow while maintaining peak velocity.
Velocity and flow are the 2 main producer of power, but one can make the mistake of sacrificing one for the other. So the trick is to maximise flow while maintaining peak velocity.
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Yeah, I can see why you would make such an assumption. SBC's react totally different and the heads flow is very weak compared to a LSx series motor.
I do not see a 220 duration cam benefiting from a 2.08 valve.
I do not see a 220 duration cam benefiting from a 2.08 valve.
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while you COULD make more peak power with the bigger valves,you would not make more power over the entire rpm range.especially if it's a cali emissions car.your exhaust then becomes a bigger restriction.and the stock size bore will shroud a 2.05 or 2.08 intake valve anyway,IMO
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Originally Posted by 66deuce
while you COULD make more peak power with the bigger valves,you would not make more power over the entire rpm range.especially if it's a cali emissions car.your exhaust then becomes a bigger restriction.and the stock size bore will shroud a 2.05 or 2.08 intake valve anyway,IMO
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good point.i didn't take the 15*valve angle into account.but a lot of the old rules still apply to our motors,including velocity and runner volume.that's one of the reasons the afr 205 head works as good as it does,high port velocity with a smaller intake runner.i'm testing that theory this winter by going with heads that after mild porting will have around 215cc volume on the int. port with 2.00int. 1.57 exh.valves.as opposed to my patriots that have closer to 230cc int. runner volume,i'll know for sure when i take them off and have them flowed and measured.i don't expect big peak gains but more power across the entire rpm range.
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i saw the same test in car craft.but i don't think they did any tuning after the header installs.LT headers are known to make the motor run richer.tuning could have netted another 10-15 hp.i gained 10hp (at the wheels) just by leaning out the AFR from 11.9-1 to 12.8-1 after i installed my hooker LTs.but the vette manifolds are more efficient than the f-bodys,so the gains would be more if they would have started with the f-body manifolds.
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Originally Posted by grinder11
One only has to look at our own LS6 motors to see this is an acceptable theory. I'll bet half, if not more, of the 60 h.p. increase they enjoyed stock over my LS1 comes from the heads which, while not having larger valves, do have larger intake port volumes, like 210cc vs. what, 190 or so?
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Originally Posted by VASTREETRACER
Where are you in Iraq I am in Tallafar going to do the same thing as soon as I get home, but dont have the restrictions you do since I live in VA
m in mosul at fob patriot it sux ***** here....im with 25th ID INF