What Cam
That would be that stock cam. Look stock springs are good to what .500 lift. I dont know of a cam out there with that small of a lift other than the stock cam. If you will notice everone of use that has a cam has a set or aftermarkt spings. It is just the name of the game. You have to pay to play.
hey guys im slighty new to cams, what what you guys suggest with the mods i have listed in my sig, if i have to get new springs, i will
and this car is daily driven in the summer time
and this car is daily driven in the summer time
Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
hey guys im slighty new to cams, what what you guys suggest with the mods i have listed in my sig, if i have to get new springs, i will
and this car is daily driven in the summer time
and this car is daily driven in the summer time
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You "need" two things before you get a cam. Headers and a new converter. Without headers you will choke the cam, and without the converter you will be stuck at very low RPM's where any decent sized cam does not make any power. Also, and this is more important the larger the cam is, you will have troubles with the idle raised because it will pull on the stock, very tight converter.
with that gear ratio any larger cam is gonna kill you... get to a set of 3.42 gears, and at least a 3000 stall, preferably a 3600 or so... then get a nice cam. Ive put converter autos with stock gears in the 11s with just the LS6 cam and springs, then DEEP in the 11s with a 75 shot on top of it... but my usual reasoning with cams is if youre gonna do it, DO IT BIG! everyone I know that hasnt usually regrets their cam and wants bigger later!
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Originally Posted by SSOnYourSix
with that gear ratio any larger cam is gonna kill you... get to a set of 3.42 gears, and at least a 3000 stall, preferably a 3600 or so... then get a nice cam. Ive put converter autos with stock gears in the 11s with just the LS6 cam and springs, then DEEP in the 11s with a 75 shot on top of it... but my usual reasoning with cams is if youre gonna do it, DO IT BIG! everyone I know that hasnt usually regrets their cam and wants bigger later!
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
You "need" two things before you get a cam. Headers and a new converter. Without headers you will choke the cam, and without the converter you will be stuck at very low RPM's where any decent sized cam does not make any power. Also, and this is more important the larger the cam is, you will have troubles with the idle raised because it will pull on the stock, very tight converter.
i have edelbrock shorties, into a offroad y, then dumped.
i really want an evil cam befor i go long tubes.
any advice?
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Originally Posted by hugger1975
can i still do a head/cam with shorties?
i have edelbrock shorties, into a offroad y, then dumped.
i really want an evil cam befor i go long tubes.
any advice?
i have edelbrock shorties, into a offroad y, then dumped.
i really want an evil cam befor i go long tubes.
any advice?
I am not totally sure what would happen with a big cam on shorties, it could be done i'm sure, but you wouldn't get the full benefit of your cam.
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
An "evil" cam will be choked by shorties. If you want an "evil" cam you should get LT's first. I know that it's hard to wait, trust me, I've had my car for 3.5 years and just ordered my cam yesterday. I am not totally sure what would happen with a big cam on shorties, it could be done i'm sure, but you wouldn't get the full benefit of your cam.
I am not totally sure what would happen with a big cam on shorties, it could be done i'm sure, but you wouldn't get the full benefit of your cam.i kinda figured.
i hate to wait.
plus try explaining to the wife that u need to pay a grand for a few extra horses, when she knows that a cam would add alot more for a lil more money.
so i cold pull it off for a while, or its a bad idea all around?
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Originally Posted by hugger1975
thanx,
i kinda figured.
i hate to wait.
plus try explaining to the wife that u need to pay a grand for a few extra horses, when she knows that a cam would add alot more for a lil more money.
so i cold pull it off for a while, or its a bad idea all around?
i kinda figured.
i hate to wait.
plus try explaining to the wife that u need to pay a grand for a few extra horses, when she knows that a cam would add alot more for a lil more money.
so i cold pull it off for a while, or its a bad idea all around?
Edited: Are you on stock converter? If so, you NEED a converter first.
Last edited by blkZ28spt; Dec 11, 2004 at 07:36 PM.
thanks to everyone for the advice
i was thinking about 3.73 and a 2800 stall, im guessing i would need a bigger one?
Originally Posted by SSOnYourSix
with that gear ratio any larger cam is gonna kill you... get to a set of 3.42 gears, and at least a 3000 stall, preferably a 3600 or so... then get a nice cam. Ive put converter autos with stock gears in the 11s with just the LS6 cam and springs, then DEEP in the 11s with a 75 shot on top of it... but my usual reasoning with cams is if youre gonna do it, DO IT BIG! everyone I know that hasnt usually regrets their cam and wants bigger later!
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
thanks to everyone for the advice
i was thinking about 3.73 and a 2800 stall, im guessing i would need a bigger one?
i was thinking about 3.73 and a 2800 stall, im guessing i would need a bigger one?
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Originally Posted by LiquidFire350
what about the gear, too much for a daily driver A4?
im not really concerned about gas mileage
im not really concerned about gas mileage
~3500 stall (or bigger, if you can take it), 3.73's, and a big cam will be just fine. 