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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:21 AM
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hey guys im just kinda curious as to what makes a cam really lobe! ive been thinkin lately about doing a cam swap and i want something that will sound really mean and lobe extremely hard! i was looking for something around a 600 to 605 lift for my car. yes i will be gettin a bigger stall and prolly some different gears! i remember hearing a car around town and he had a 240/246 6xx/6xx. i forget the lsa. hope its not a stupid question thanks again.
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Old Jan 30, 2005 | 11:26 AM
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hey guys im just kinda curious as to what makes a cam really lobe! ive been thinkin lately about doing a cam swap and i want something that will sound really mean and lobe extremely hard! i was looking for something around a 600 to 605 lift for my car. yes i will be gettin a bigger stall and prolly some different gears! i remember hearing a car around town and he had a 240/246 6xx/6xx. i forget the lsa. hope its not a stupid question thanks again.
i think you mean lope. a lower lsa will definetly lope harder.

the g5x3, g5x4, t-rex, fm14 will all lope hard and make some nice power up top. (over 400rwhp)
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yeah i meant lope sry. ne ways anyone else?
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Check out this thread about overlap, made sense to me. https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...kes+a+cam+lope

Use this formula to figure out overlap.
Originally Posted by Beast96Z
The amount of overlap is what causes your "rough idle". You can figure this with this equation: Intake duration + Exaust duration, divided by 4, - LSA, x 2. The more overlap, the rougher the idle. For the cams listed you have 5 degrees for the 230/224, 25 for the T-rex, and 11 for the ASA.
BTW, try the search option, you can find alot of good info from past threads.
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