cam question
cam question 
post a cam you would think would work best with my setup-pacesetter,ory,spec 3 with alum flywheel, lid, ported tb, and a cutout-
just post what you think, hows the z06 cam?
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SEARCH. It's worth the five minute wait, and you aren't searching properly if you get that many results.
READ THE CAM GUIDE STICKY. For one, you are asking the question in a seriously wrong way. Forum being flooded with posts like this is part of why I don't get on much anymore. You are going to have to do some research for yourself.
You made no mention of gears. [sarcasm]I'll say get 4.30's and a T-rex. [/sarcasm]
You could always just grag a TR224 on a 114. As jrp says in the sticky cam guide, if you are a lazy **** and don't want to do the research just get that. It's a great all around cam.
READ THE CAM GUIDE STICKY. For one, you are asking the question in a seriously wrong way. Forum being flooded with posts like this is part of why I don't get on much anymore. You are going to have to do some research for yourself.
You made no mention of gears. [sarcasm]I'll say get 4.30's and a T-rex. [/sarcasm]
You could always just grag a TR224 on a 114. As jrp says in the sticky cam guide, if you are a lazy **** and don't want to do the research just get that. It's a great all around cam.
go to MTI and check out there C2 cam a guy on here said it produced him 378 horsepower with just a lid and catback system. its the cam that i am gonna get and it was his daily driver as well.
Originally Posted by shanev8
my computer is slow, i hate waiting 5 minutes for 100000 posts i have to look threw.
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Then at least ask a SPECIFIC question. One that we can answer.
"Which cam should I get?"
Is a terrible question because there are endless answers.
What are you power goals? Is it a daily driver, or a race car?
Do you plan on doing heads or other mods later?
Do you care about low end torque or high end power more? Are you willing to sacrifice one for the other?
Do you want a smooth, or chopply idle?
Without answers to THESE questions, we cannot answer your question.
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Verdad Gallardo Smooth idle will be a 114 lsa. Don't go lower. Possibly a 115 or 116 if you want an idle just like stock.
Nitrous cam, I don't know anything about. But that'll at least get you started.
Nitrous cam, I don't know anything about. But that'll at least get you started.
shaneV8
A refreshing way of asking about cams would be to say, "I'm looking for a cam that performs best between xxxx rpm to yyyy rpm." Understand that cams are give and take. The more power you get up top comes at the expense of low-end loss. There are cams that can increase the entire powerband but the peak power gains are not huge in any one place. Yes, there are cams that can boost lowend at the expense of top end. The cam in my sig is a good example of the later.
A refreshing way of asking about cams would be to say, "I'm looking for a cam that performs best between xxxx rpm to yyyy rpm." Understand that cams are give and take. The more power you get up top comes at the expense of low-end loss. There are cams that can increase the entire powerband but the peak power gains are not huge in any one place. Yes, there are cams that can boost lowend at the expense of top end. The cam in my sig is a good example of the later.
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Originally Posted by silverTA2002
Smooth idle will be a 114 lsa. Don't go lower. Possibly a 115 or 116 if you want an idle just like stock.
Nitrous cam, I don't know anything about. But that'll at least get you started.
Nitrous cam, I don't know anything about. But that'll at least get you started.
Example: HPE S cam (ground on 115) will idle a lot different than a TR220 on a 114, or even 112. The LSA is only one of the factors that determines overlap, which is mostly what determines idle quality.
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Have you read the cam guide sticky?
Example: HPE S cam (ground on 115) will idle a lot different than a TR220 on a 114, or even 112. The LSA is only one of the factors that determines overlap, which is mostly what determines idle quality.
Example: HPE S cam (ground on 115) will idle a lot different than a TR220 on a 114, or even 112. The LSA is only one of the factors that determines overlap, which is mostly what determines idle quality.
I was going by KISS rules (keep it simple, stupid).
He's obviously not looking for long explanations, but rather simple answers. "Which cam should I get?"
"This one.....(insert cam suggestions here) "
He wants a smooth idle, he'll need to stick with a higher LSA.
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Originally Posted by silverTA2002
Yes, I've read it.
I was going by KISS rules (keep it simple, stupid).
He's obviously not looking for long explanations, but rather simple answers. "Which cam should I get?"
"This one.....(insert cam suggestions here) "
He wants a smooth idle, he'll need to stick with a higher LSA.
I was going by KISS rules (keep it simple, stupid).
He's obviously not looking for long explanations, but rather simple answers. "Which cam should I get?"
"This one.....(insert cam suggestions here) "
He wants a smooth idle, he'll need to stick with a higher LSA.
shaneV8: Don't worry about it being a good nitrous cam. As a daily driver get what fits your use 99.9% of the time. Besides, until you get into the larger shots (say 200+) just about any cam will handle the bottle adequately.
Just grab a TR224 on a 114 and call it good. Otherwise, get out and do a bunch of research for yourself.
