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Old Aug 27, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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well basically i've decided to pull the ol 346 out of the camaro and put it into a smaller, more docile, 86' RX7. the camaro will be put into storage for the time being. but while the motor is out i would like to swap out the cams again. with my T1 that i currently have i remember all sorts of surging with it when untuned. i have a hptuner and a 3800 stall, heads are milled .030! what is the biggest cam i can run without having P-V clearance issues and tuning issues? i was thinking a G5X2 or a 231/237 tsp magic stick. also this will be with a set of Patriot LS6 heads. thanks in advance.
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well basically i've decided to pull the ol 346 out of the camaro and put it into a smaller, more docile, 86' RX7. the camaro will be put into storage for the time being. but while the motor is out i would like to swap out the cams again. with my T1 that i currently have i remember all sorts of surging with it when untuned. i have a hptuner and a 3800 stall, heads are milled .030! what is the biggest cam i can run without having P-V clearance issues and tuning issues? i was thinking a G5X2 or a 231/237 tsp magic stick. also this will be with a set of Patriot LS6 heads. thanks in advance.
You might be cutting it a little close with the magic stick but the 231/237 might be ok. The guys a TSP could tell you that better.

I am running a custom 230/232, 574/575, 111 LSA cam in my A4. It worked well with my old 3300 TC and works well with the 4000 stall I have now. I love this cam, It put down great dyno numbers for an A4 and does awesome at the track. Check my sig for numbers. Don't confuse this with the F13 cam, they are not the same.
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I know with .050 mill a .600 lift cam hits the valves.....
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Well, answering based upon your title my daily driver A4 cam is the MS3 at 237/242 .603.609 113 and I am perfectly happy with it.
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A4, G5X3 112lsa
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A4 TSP 231/237 .598/.595 112 (may be up for sale in the next few days)
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A4, G5X3 112lsa
Remember guys, he said his heads are milled .030........And the lift & duration isn't all that you look at for P to V clearance. the LSA will play a part in that as well. For instance my "mild" 230/232, 574/575, 111 lsa cam on stock untouched heads has about 100 thousands clearance.....
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