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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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What cam do you guys think I need. My car is a 02 z28 with a A4. These are the mods I have now. Whisper lid,Fast toys ram air, smooth bellos, 373 gears, K&N air filter, Hypertech III tuning, Pacesetter LT's with ory & no cats are comming next week and after that I'll be putting in a 2600 stall converter. My car is not a every day driver. I really Don't want to get crazy but I don't want some whippy cam either. I thought I would use something like the 918 valve springs that are good to .600 lift aren't they., and some ti retainers. So what kind of cam specs? Thanks guys.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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Probably ought to do a little more research about cams first, and narrow down your question a little. I'm sure most the guys on here have answered this broad question more times than they wanted to.....


Although, I will say your stall looks really small, especially for a Ls1 car....Why'd you go so small on the converter, and then do 3.73's? Why not some mild gears, and a good 3500-4000stall?
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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Probably ought to do a little more research about cams first, and narrow down your question a little. I'm sure most the guys on here have answered this broad question more times than they wanted to.....


Although, I will say your stall looks really small, especially for a Ls1 car....Why'd you go so small on the converter, and then do 3.73's? Why not some mild gears, and a good 3500-4000stall?
I was told that the stock converter only stalled about 1600 rpms and the converter I was going to use would stall between 2600 and 2800 rpms. I think this would be a decent strip street converter. I have driven a car on the street with a 3600 to 3800 stall it was a terrible pain in the ***.
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Old Jan 5, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronnie Abene
I was told that the stock converter only stalled about 1600 rpms and the converter I was going to use would stall between 2600 and 2800 rpms. I think this would be a decent strip street converter. I have driven a car on the street with a 3600 to 3800 stall it was a terrible pain in the ***.

That's understandable. Different strokes for different folks i guess. What kind of E.T pickup did you get out of your stall?
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for a smaller stall look at smaller cams

also what kinda soudn and what performance are you looking at...check the cam guide in JRP's sig...

i say up to 230/230 on a 114 for best results with sound and power, 112 LSA is a bit more rough while idling and not as comfy on the street...

get a TCI 3000 stall torque converter, at the very LEAST go 2800-3200 range!

thats just my thoughts however if you want a good daily go TR224, or get something with a lil different variation but near the same specs i think
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