T-Rex cam ...need honest opinions
06-26-2005, 03:08 PM
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My honest opinion on the t-rex, I drove the car on 3.42's with a stock tune for awhile, despite that, it was very streetable and the wife drove it with absolutely no problems once. I would daily drive it if I didn't drive 27k+ miles a year for work. It does lope hard, which I love, if you don't like lopey, don't get it. I have it in my play car, which is mainly a weekend street car and sees some track time. It's fine on the street.
However, since you plan on shifting at 6500 until a rebuild, I'd get a smaller cam that you will get more out of shifting at that rpm, then sell it when you get the motor built and buy a t-rex. You can sell the cam and keep the springs/valvetrain if you get something that'll work with the t-rex. You'll be out $100-200 max after selling the cam and getting a t-rex, but you'll have a better time driving the car until the rebuild. The t-rex, while very streetable to me, DOES love to rev, 6500 won't cut it. Maybe try a Thunder Racing 224 for now, you will have no problem selling it later on for the rebuild. Just MHO.
However, since you plan on shifting at 6500 until a rebuild, I'd get a smaller cam that you will get more out of shifting at that rpm, then sell it when you get the motor built and buy a t-rex. You can sell the cam and keep the springs/valvetrain if you get something that'll work with the t-rex. You'll be out $100-200 max after selling the cam and getting a t-rex, but you'll have a better time driving the car until the rebuild. The t-rex, while very streetable to me, DOES love to rev, 6500 won't cut it. Maybe try a Thunder Racing 224 for now, you will have no problem selling it later on for the rebuild. Just MHO.
06-26-2005, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by never2fast
unless you don't like 400+ hp at rear wheels cam only.
06-26-2005, 10:21 PM
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That dosent say much, I have a 221/221 cam in my car and the last time it was on the dyno it put out 399.5 rear wheel, with a nitrous tune.
More often than not a cam that size doesn't make that much power on stock heads. Every car is different though, some get lucky.
06-27-2005, 12:46 PM
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I wouldn't get a cam that big for a stock heads/cubes motor. My cam is about the max I'd go on duration if you want to drive the car around without shifting it at 7000 rpm.
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06-29-2005, 08:14 PM
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If you want to go smaller on the camshaft, we have a few cars going 122+mph with our 226/230 cam. Our Z06 with stock gears did 11.5 @123mph. Cam and long tube only.
Rick
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