Best cam for my setup?
Best cam for power/steetability Need a good cam with streetability and power. Will go with AFR 205 heads. 2002 Z28 A4 with Kooks LT and ORY and magnaflow catback, lid & K&N.
What cam do you recommend for my setup? Any HP estimates?
What cam do you recommend for my setup? Any HP estimates?
Streetability means different things to different people. Some good all around cams are the TR224, F4(226/226), on TSP225. All these cams will make 380-400rwhp with support mods like LT Headers and LS6 Intake with an M6.
I say go with the Futral Motorsports FM11. It looks large and makes the power of a large cam, but is VERY streetable. Heres 2 vids of my idle, my car really does drive like stock. Specs in sig.
http://www.lsuxblake.com/vidcam.avi
http://www.lsuxblake.com/vids%20001.avi
My car is doing 452/413 with just 5.3's. You can hit 460-470 with this cam and those AFR's.
http://www.lsuxblake.com/vidcam.avi
http://www.lsuxblake.com/vids%20001.avi
My car is doing 452/413 with just 5.3's. You can hit 460-470 with this cam and those AFR's.
how much power do you want? you can have a pretty small cam with those heads and make awesome power. its all a relative thing, some people dont think a t-rex is radical and some think a 224 lopes hard 
i'd suggest figuring out exactly what you think is "streetable" and go from there.
i'd suggest figuring out exactly what you think is "streetable" and go from there.
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From: Davie Fla.
Originally Posted by DaddySS
For more low end power AFR recommends the 220/224, for more power higher up - 224/228. Remember you need to match the cam to the heads..talk to AFR, they are very helpful.
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Whatever you do, do NOT throw in a TR224, F4(226/226), on TSP225, or FM11, as was suggested. MATCH YOUR CAM TO YOUR HEADS. No point in spending big $$$ on those heads to just throw a shelf cam on 'em.
If you call up FMS, TR, or TSP, I bet you they THEY will not recommend just using the above cams!
Also, get the 90MM LSX...
If you call up FMS, TR, or TSP, I bet you they THEY will not recommend just using the above cams!
Also, get the 90MM LSX...
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Originally Posted by black_knight
If you call up FMS, TR, or TSP, I bet you they THEY will not recommend just using the above cams!
Well, I can't speak for them. But it would be foolish to do so. 
http://www.vincihighperformance.com/...CT%20PAGE.HTML
the vhp 'boss' cam will be a great cam to use. graphs will be up shortly. comparing it against the comp cam.
the vhp 'boss' cam will be a great cam to use. graphs will be up shortly. comparing it against the comp cam.
I guess i'm surprised this still shows up in threads. afr's are a different animal from stk/ported ls1/ls6 heads. why use a cam designed for heads other than what you have. taken 1 step over the edge. would you pick a cam grind for your lsx that was based on a hemi head? how about a small block ford?
Yeah but he wants the best cam for both power AND streetability. That means compromises will have to be made.
kcfan, as was stated before, define what streetability means to you, then go from there. A 224 cam on 114 is pretty streetable to most people. My 235/240 on 112 cam is streetable to me, but definitely would not me to many people. Maybe what you like would be somewhere inbetween; only you can decide. You may have to just try something then switch it out if you don't like it.
kcfan, as was stated before, define what streetability means to you, then go from there. A 224 cam on 114 is pretty streetable to most people. My 235/240 on 112 cam is streetable to me, but definitely would not me to many people. Maybe what you like would be somewhere inbetween; only you can decide. You may have to just try something then switch it out if you don't like it.
However, it wouldn't be for everybody. If you want it to drive like stock you can't get a big cam. 
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Streetability was important to me too. I went with 205 AFR heads and a 222-222 .581 .581 xer 115lsa. Through stock mainfolds, y-pipe, and cats the car put down 376 rwhp and 361 rwtq. I figure with the longtubes you're getting I would have been over the 400 rwhp mark. (car has a 2800 vig, so some more drivetrain losses there as well compared to a m6)
Do you have a stock torque converter - I don't see it in your mods. If you do, and do not change it, you need a cam that idles well at 700 rpm or less and makes good power down low or your car will be a dog. That eliminates most of the cams discussed above.
I'd do the torque converter before the heads & cam.
I'd do the torque converter before the heads & cam.
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From: Davie Fla.
Originally Posted by Ragtop 99
Do you have a stock torque converter - I don't see it in your mods. If you do, and do not change it, you need a cam that idles well at 700 rpm or less and makes good power down low or your car will be a dog. That eliminates most of the cams discussed above.
I'd do the torque converter before the heads & cam.
I'd do the torque converter before the heads & cam.
