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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Does anyone have personal experience with the TRak cam?
Looks like it has great potential.
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I have it. Through a catted y-pipe, 3" single exhaust, with very limited tuning, it made 455 rwhp. It pulls very well. I plan on dyno tuning it with a better exhaust in the upcoming weeks to pull out some more hidden ponies. I expect to be in the 470s when it's all done. Great cam!
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Old Sep 11, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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Pat, what springs are you running with the Trak?? thats quite a bit of lift on the intake.
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I'm running Comp 921 springs with Ti retainers and stock rockers/lifters. The 921s are a bit of overkill perhaps, but at least I don't have to worry about valve float.
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just curious. i figured thats what you would be running, but wanted to be sure. Ive got the PRC golds and i know that cam is going to push the limits on them.
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Actually you shouldn't have any problem with the PRC springs @ that lift. We have several customers running that much lift daily
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just curious. i figured thats what you would be running, but wanted to be sure. Ive got the PRC golds and i know that cam is going to push the limits on them.
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thanks Jason. Im between cams right now. Ive kinda narrowed it down, but im still looking at everything.

Pat, what benefits should slickvert see going from the f13 to the Trak? where should he see his gains?
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thanks Jason. Im between cams right now. Ive kinda narrowed it down, but im still looking at everything.

Pat, what benefits should slickvert see going from the f13 to the Trak? where should he see his gains?
Most of the gains would be from 5500 rpm and above as the F-13 is a really well balanced cam. The TRak cam has a later intake valve closing point and quite a bit more area under the curve on the intake side meaning it will make more peak power and do it at a higher rpm level than the F-13. Peak power on the F-13 (112LSA +4) is around 6100-6200 rpm vs 6300 peak for the TRak). The TRak cam is probably closer to the F-14 in actual measured specs (although it still has more lobe area on the intake side). Don't know if it would be worth the expense of the swap or not. If you're the type who'd swap from an F-13 to an F-14 just for the incremental power increase, then I'd say go for it.
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not bad. i had the f10 114 in, but my choices as of now are either the f14 112 or torquer II. I dont wanna hijack this thread with my situation. I wouldnt go so far as to try to squeeze every last horse out by going from the f13 to the f14, thats just a bit too much.
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
Most of the gains would be from 5500 rpm and above as the F-13 is a really well balanced cam. The TRak cam has a later intake valve closing point and quite a bit more area under the curve on the intake side meaning it will make more peak power and do it at a higher rpm level than the F-13. Peak power on the F-13 (112LSA +4) is around 6100-6200 rpm vs 6300 peak for the TRak). The TRak cam is probably closer to the F-14 in actual measured specs (although it still has more lobe area on the intake side). Don't know if it would be worth the expense of the swap or not. If you're the type who'd swap from an F-13 to an F-14 just for the incremental power increase, then I'd say go for it.
My racing RPM band is between 5800 to 6800 rpm. If the TRak could average 20 hp. more in that RPM range, it should decrease my ET by .2th. That would be worth it.
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I'm not sure if it's going to be worth 20 rwhp over the F-13. Maybe 10-15 (depending on ICL of the F-13). If the F-13 is 112LSA with a 108 ICL, then the gain will be higher up top, but if it's an F-13 with a 112LSA and a 110 ICL or 112 ICL, the gains will be more like 10.
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