Hey, anyone running with a TRex cam?
Hey, anyone running with a TRex cam? Hey, i am about to get a new Camaro because i had a tire blowout on the freeway and wrecked the other one. But, there is one that i have been looking at and it has a TRex cam in it. Is there anyone here that has any experience with the cam? Like how does it guzzle gas, should i switch it to an F13, hows the driveabiliy and the bucking and everything. I heard that this was a pretty gnarly cam. Please enlighten me, i gotta know. Thanks
Lots of people run this cam. From the ones I see, driveability is pretty good with a good tune, don't know about gas mileage...Monster cam! If you want a car with a big cam, you'll love it.
You could search and find your answer faster than it would to type your post and wait for someone to reply. It's a big cam and most people probably wouldn't want to drive it everyday, but it's not impossible.
HUGE, HUGE, HUGE...Those two cams are like saying what's the difference between driving a stock f-body and a stock viper.
The TREX will make 15-25rwhp more and will idle MUCH rougher and drive MUCH worse. The f-13 is more like a stock drive, whereas the trex is not. People will argue whether or not a TREX is a daily driver cam, but you will NEVER hear someone argue that with an f-13. You should make anywhere from 390-405rwhp with the f-13+bolt-ons. The same car would make anywhere from 400-425rwhp.
The TREX will make 15-25rwhp more and will idle MUCH rougher and drive MUCH worse. The f-13 is more like a stock drive, whereas the trex is not. People will argue whether or not a TREX is a daily driver cam, but you will NEVER hear someone argue that with an f-13. You should make anywhere from 390-405rwhp with the f-13+bolt-ons. The same car would make anywhere from 400-425rwhp.
Uhm...well, if you're gonna buy that car, why don't you just test drive it? We can talk about that cam on here all day long, but why? All you gotta go is drive that particular cam....unless of course the car sits in Key West and you live in Honolulu.
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In my opinion a TREX is not streetable as a daily driver. It was designed to be the largest cam you can fit in a 346 without flycutting, and has a very nasty idle and a powerband that's not really street friendly. Like I said, thats my opinion. I have heard of people who say they like driving with it, it really just depends on what YOU define streetable as.
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Originally Posted by 777
HUGE, HUGE, HUGE...Those two cams are like saying what's the difference between driving a stock f-body and a stock viper.
The TREX will make 15-25rwhp more and will idle MUCH rougher and drive MUCH worse. The f-13 is more like a stock drive, whereas the trex is not. People will argue whether or not a TREX is a daily driver cam, but you will NEVER hear someone argue that with an f-13. You should make anywhere from 390-405rwhp with the f-13+bolt-ons. The same car would make anywhere from 400-425rwhp.
The TREX will make 15-25rwhp more and will idle MUCH rougher and drive MUCH worse. The f-13 is more like a stock drive, whereas the trex is not. People will argue whether or not a TREX is a daily driver cam, but you will NEVER hear someone argue that with an f-13. You should make anywhere from 390-405rwhp with the f-13+bolt-ons. The same car would make anywhere from 400-425rwhp.
With a proper tune a TREX can be made to drive like stock. And I do want to stress that is with a proper tune. I have done a couple of cars that have no bucking, surging, or any other nasty habits with this cam, just a radical idle and lots of power.
Tuning this cam to drive properly is definitely more involved than some of the smaller offerings out there, but it can be done.
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Originally Posted by Geoff
With a proper tune a TREX can be made to drive like stock. And I do want to stress that is with a proper tune. I have done a couple of cars that have no bucking, surging, or any other nasty habits with this cam, just a radical idle and lots of power.
Tuning this cam to drive properly is definitely more involved than some of the smaller offerings out there, but it can be done.
Tuning this cam to drive properly is definitely more involved than some of the smaller offerings out there, but it can be done.
Originally Posted by Geoff
With a proper tune a TREX can be made to drive like stock. And I do want to stress that is with a proper tune. I have done a couple of cars that have no bucking, surging, or any other nasty habits with this cam, just a radical idle and lots of power.
Tuning this cam to drive properly is definitely more involved than some of the smaller offerings out there, but it can be done.
Tuning this cam to drive properly is definitely more involved than some of the smaller offerings out there, but it can be done.
I concur with Geoff.not a daily driver here .this thing have a nasty idle.idling @950rpm.rev limiter @7200rpm.
Yea a TREX will be easier to drive in a M6. Most aftermarket cams are tuned to idle between 750-950rpm, so I'd think 950 would be fine. The 3500rpm powerband would be the only thing that concerned me, but as long as it didn't feel like a pig below that I'd be ok with it, and Geoff says it'll be good. Here's a clip of it idling btw, I believe this is DanZ28's car @950rpm. By the way, i think the powerband goes a little higher than 6800rpm with it.
http://www.ls1sounds.com/mufflex/muf...am_950idle.wmv
http://www.ls1sounds.com/mufflex/muf...am_950idle.wmv
Last edited by LSUxBlake; Sep 13, 2005 at 03:13 PM.
This is truly a top end cam. I actually have a bigger duration on my cam than the T-Rex does, but it idles better because it is not that low of an LSA.
It sounds like a pro-stock car at idle, so if you want to scare people into thinking your bad ***, this is the cam for you. But you can really drop the hammer in this thing too!!!
Plus, the term "streetable" depends on one thing. If you dont mind driving it, then that makes it streetable.
I will say this though, if it is an M6 you are gonna need some serious gears, that powerband will give you jack crap off the line...but you will be able to over spin your crank with no problems on the high end side!
Get your rev limiter set somewhere reasonable cause if you miss one to many shifts = game over. Especially if it is stock internals.
And yes...you will be able to get that thing deep into the 7,000's.
my $0.02
PS:
How the hell does he get that car to pass inspection in freaking California!?
It sounds like a pro-stock car at idle, so if you want to scare people into thinking your bad ***, this is the cam for you. But you can really drop the hammer in this thing too!!!
Plus, the term "streetable" depends on one thing. If you dont mind driving it, then that makes it streetable.
I will say this though, if it is an M6 you are gonna need some serious gears, that powerband will give you jack crap off the line...but you will be able to over spin your crank with no problems on the high end side!
Get your rev limiter set somewhere reasonable cause if you miss one to many shifts = game over. Especially if it is stock internals.And yes...you will be able to get that thing deep into the 7,000's.
my $0.02
PS:
How the hell does he get that car to pass inspection in freaking California!?
Originally Posted by orangeapeel
This is truly a top end cam. I actually have a bigger duration on my cam than the T-Rex does, but it idles better because it is not that low of an LSA.
It sounds like a pro-stock car at idle, so if you want to scare people into thinking your bad ***, this is the cam for you. But you can really drop the hammer in this thing too!!!
Plus, the term "streetable" depends on one thing. If you dont mind driving it, then that makes it streetable.
I will say this though, if it is an M6 you are gonna need some serious gears, that powerband will give you jack crap off the line...but you will be able to over spin your crank with no problems on the high end side! Get your rev limiter set somewhere reasonable cause if you miss one to many shifts = game over. Especially if it is stock internals.
And yes...you will be able to get that thing deep into the 7,000's.
my $0.02
PS:
How the hell does he get that car to pass inspection in freaking California!?
It sounds like a pro-stock car at idle, so if you want to scare people into thinking your bad ***, this is the cam for you. But you can really drop the hammer in this thing too!!!
Plus, the term "streetable" depends on one thing. If you dont mind driving it, then that makes it streetable.
I will say this though, if it is an M6 you are gonna need some serious gears, that powerband will give you jack crap off the line...but you will be able to over spin your crank with no problems on the high end side!
Get your rev limiter set somewhere reasonable cause if you miss one to many shifts = game over. Especially if it is stock internals.And yes...you will be able to get that thing deep into the 7,000's.
my $0.02
PS:
How the hell does he get that car to pass inspection in freaking California!?
....ehem 250$
Originally Posted by UnZFeat'd
The internals are stock, but its got solid mounts, with 4.10s so that makes it a little more street friendly. He smogged the car when it was stock, so it passed. If i decide to get it, then ill just go get it smogged. I have confidence that it will pass
....ehem 250$
....ehem 250$
