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Old 12-04-2005, 10:19 PM
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Default 231/237 or 232/230 Will this cam work without the matching heads?

I want to put in this cam and the matching patriot heads, but not the heads until spring. Will this cam work with the stock heads and block?

232/230 Dur. @.050 .580"/.580" Lift 110 LSA

How much HP would it gain me?

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Both would work with stock heads. I have ran both the TSP cam and the patriot 232/230 cam. You'll be much happier and make more power with the 231/237 cam. The reverse split doesn't make really good power up top and the P/V is really tight on the intake if you go to ported heads with larger intake valves later down the road.
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see sig, i run the 231/237 and patriot 5.3 stage 2 combo. very good combo with lots of power. i should be in the 380 rwhp range.
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Originally Posted by Gomer
The reverse split doesn't make really good power up top
Gomer, you still crack me up when you make comments like this about reverse splits.
Just because when you used some in the past, that didn't match your combos.

The 231/237 (LUNATI) has been replaced by 233/239 (Comp XE-R) BTW. TSP still offers the 231, but the 233 is better IMO for that range.
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
Gomer, you still crack me up when you make comments like this about reverse splits.
Just because when you used some in the past, that didn't match your combos.

The 231/237 (LUNATI) has been replaced by 233/239 (Comp XE-R) BTW. TSP still offers the 231, but the 233 is better IMO for that range.
I'm sorry I didn't clarify and say that the reverse split I was talking about was the 232/230 110lsa 106icl one I ran. It's lack of top end power was the 110 +4 more than the reverse split.
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
Gomer, you still crack me up when you make comments like this about reverse splits.
Just because when you used some in the past, that didn't match your combos.

The 231/237 (LUNATI) has been replaced by 233/239 (Comp XE-R) BTW. TSP still offers the 231, but the 233 is better IMO for that range.
Up top range? 231/237 is king- it's only about up top!
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Originally Posted by gomer
I'm sorry I didn't clarify and say that the reverse split I was talking about was the 232/230 110lsa 106icl one I ran. It's lack of top end power was the 110 +4 more than the reverse split.
Oh yaeh, that's for sure, that cam prolly made some outrageous trq at mid lifts though.
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had a friend with almost the same mods u have,threw a 6sp and a 9inch he put down 408hp 389torque with the 231/237,just to give an example,hope this helps




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