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Old 10-11-2005, 10:20 AM
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Default LSK Lobes: Are they making more power?

Has anyone tested an LSK lobed cam against an XE-R cam of same duration and overlap to see if there is any real world gain from using these lobes?

e.g. a 223/223 114 LSK cam vs a 224/224 114 XE-R cam or maybe a cam with LSK lobes on the intake and XE-R on the exhaust?

From previous posts:
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Lobe#, Dur. @ .006", .050", .200", & Lift w/1.7 rocker
2124 265 215 142 .629"
2125 269 219 145 .632"
2126 273 223 149 .636"
2127 277 227 153 .639"
2128 281 231 156 .643" 
2129 285 235 160 .646"
2130 289 239 164 .649"
2131 293 243 168 .653"
2132 297 247 171 .656"
2133 301 251 175 .660"
2134 305 255 179 .663"
2135 309 259 183 .663"
2136 313 263 186 .663"
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Compared to an XER, it looks like (on an eyeball basis) for a given duration at .05 the LSK lobes have:
1* more duration at .006
3* more duration at .200
.05" more lift, but the gap decreases in the bigger durations

Anyone know the extra area under the curve for these lobes?
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I've been putting together some heads cam packages with the LSK lobes I'm currently looking for someone wanting to be a test car for the heads cam package
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Originally Posted by Jason 98 TA
I've been putting together some heads cam packages with the LSK lobes I'm currently looking for someone wanting to be a test car for the heads cam package


I'd love to.........thought you'd never ask.
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Sign me up Jason.
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TEST CAR!! i can be in lubbock in 6 hours!! I mean i was plannin on comin there anyway to get my tune done.
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Ill be happy to do some testing. See how thoes big nasty lobes act in my daily driven college commuter car, lol.
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I'll be testing the max end of these lobes with my new motor. it'll either be a 255/263 .663" or a 259/263 .663". It just depends on how the heads turn out.
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you can see Tony's results of the 239/242 LSK lobed cam he tested out in his 383, the results were less then steller. it made more peak over the 234/238 XE-R but it was decimated in under the curve hp and tq.

check the dyno section.
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kinda want to try that 2129 lobe (ON A 408)..... but just THE THOUGHT of having to change out valve guides all the time on a $3000+ set of heads has me worried... I mean those are some AGGRESSIVE LOBES. Am i wrong? with these lobes not be MURDER on our heads?
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Originally Posted by dame
kinda want to try that 2129 lobe (ON A 408)..... but just THE THOUGHT of having to change out valve guides all the time on a $3000+ set of heads has me worried... I mean those are some AGGRESSIVE LOBES. Am i wrong? with these lobes not be MURDER on our heads?
There actually less aggressive than the XE-R lobes that we have been running for years.
I'll have to find that thread JRP, those are interesting results for sure. I might just have to stick with the trusty XE-R's.
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I'll see if I can figure out which dyno post you are referring to. The classic test would be to do similar lobes on a same day swap & dyno or close to it.

Maybe we'll find out if head flow over .600 is as good as reported.
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Originally Posted by jrp
you can see Tony's results of the 239/242 LSK lobed cam he tested out in his 383, the results were less then steller. it made more peak over the 234/238 XE-R but it was decimated in under the curve hp and tq.

check the dyno section.
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I would think a more valid comparison would have been to compare the 234/238 XE-R cam to a LSK-cam that is 231/235 where the over .200" duration numbers are more similar. That 239/243 (2?) is comparable to a 244/248 XE-R cam, so I am not surprised at all in a big drop in under the curve hp and torque as compared to the 234/238 in a 383.
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I would think a more valid comparison would have been to compare the 234/238 XE-R cam to a LSK-cam that is 231/235 where the over .200" duration numbers are more similar. That 239/243 (2?) is comparable to a 244/248 XE-R cam, so I am not surprised at all in a big drop in under the curve hp and torque as compared to the 234/238 in a 383.
I would think the optimum comparison would be between 2 of the same size cams. If you have a 234/238 XE-R, test it against a 233/237 LSK and see if the power is better or worse for a givin .050" duration.
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Originally Posted by Beast96Z
I would think the optimum comparison would be between 2 of the same size cams. If you have a 234/238 XE-R, test it against a 233/237 LSK and see if the power is better or worse for a givin .050" duration.

I agree.
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Only problem, those durations are not available in the LSK series.
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Originally Posted by gtovan
Only problem, those durations are not available in the LSK series.
OK, the 235/239 then. I think you see where I'm going. The only true way to tell if one lobe is better than another is to test it against the same size lobe.
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Originally Posted by Beast96Z
OK, the 235/239 then. I think you see where I'm going. The only true way to tell if one lobe is better than another is to test it against the same size lobe.
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I agree that would be an interesting comparison.
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Originally Posted by dame
kinda want to try that 2129 lobe (ON A 408)..... but just THE THOUGHT of having to change out valve guides all the time on a $3000+ set of heads has me worried... I mean those are some AGGRESSIVE LOBES. Am i wrong? with these lobes not be MURDER on our heads?
You are right. they look very aggressive
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i have one of these new cams in my car, gomer just installed i will have some results pretty soon on my 347 i think the lift is around 640


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