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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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I know this subject has been discussed often, but heres what i am wanting and i cant find the answer in the search. I got a 2000 trans am ws6 6spd with 22k. I got loudmouth 2 and slp lid. I am want to do a cam and headers with some 4.10's in the rear. I know i am gunna get hooker headers and motive 4.10's. I am confussed on what kind of cam? I want something that has a good lope and makes some power. I want to just change the springs and pushrod to go with the cam nothing else and keep the stock heads. I am looken at the Comp cam custom grind 224 .581 112lsa or the TR 224. I dont know if a TRex cam would be good or what else would be good? I also am gunna prolly spray it with a wet 50-75 shot. Any suggestions would help. It wont see much track, just street and i wanna be around 400rwhp or a lil more.
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TR 224 w/ 114 or 112LSA will get you there. from what I hear its the best overall cam around for keeping stock heads, making good power, and retaining drivability. Thats the one I am gonna get soon too.

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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 04:38 PM
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Yeah the only reason i was considering the comp cam, is because it has a lil more lift on both exhaust and intake and bout 80 bucks cheaper, and what is the difference between 112lsa and 114lsa?
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i have the custom 224/224 112LSA w/ .581 lift on intake and exhaust...uhh might i recommend(if u get this) to upgrade ur retainers and locks...but its a bad *** cam and its very streetable the....guy before me told me all about it and its great!!!....btw make sure u get some 918 or 921 springs as well
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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does it have a good lope at idle man and what kind of exhaust and headers u got SStheBest?
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yea it has a good lope at idle.....and i have MAC ML's w/ custom Y-pipe, and a random tech muff
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yeah i think that is the cam i will get, i am gettin loudmouth 2 in the hope that it is similar to like borlamouth. did you do the install?
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the cam? no
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a place did it in easly called hawks 3rd gen.
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oh i see, i thought about trying it, but then again i may give it to a buddy who owns a speed shop lol
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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I had the Comp 224/580 114 in my A4. Great sounding idle. Cam and headers gained me about 60 hp. Installed the Comp 918 sprngs at the same time.

Did heads a while later. They really woke it up!!

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it looks like you would want something smaller than the trex cam if you are considerings a 224 cam. the difference between 112 and 114 is the 112 is recommended more for m6 cars and the 114 is recommended for a4 cars and cars with n20.. wherever you buy the cam just ask for their advice on which lsa to go with. and if you want to hear the idles and the sounds of the cam go to ls1sounds.com they have the TR224 and other comp cams on there. good luck
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oh i see, i thought about trying it, but then again i may give it to a buddy who owns a speed shop lol
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wise decision...believe me
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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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I was going to go with Comp cams...after many nights of reading here and asking many questions I ended up going with a Futral F14. I'm also going with 5.3 heads fully ported and reworked heads so the F14 will make for some nice HP, but Futral makes other cams that might work well for you?

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So say if i am gunna run a 50 wet shot if N20 or you know when someone has a big mouth max 75 shot would it be wise to go with the 114 or since i have a m6 go with the 112 and still do the N20?just wondering.Yeah and i dont really wanna do a trex i think a too big of cam for what i want. also i may in the future after the cam install do head, but that may be far future, the cam only with headers in soon.
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