Mike94ZLT1

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Would true duals make the TR224 on a 112 lopier than a y-pipe setup? How would it compare to say, a hotcam in terms of lope?

BlackHawk T/A

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No kidding...find a new tuner. Those look like bone stock #s to me.

Phil'sC5vette

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When I bought the TR224, it was the cam that everyone talked about. Now there are moster cams out there.

I was told this advise and wish I followed it :

Find the cam that's right for you in every way, and then go one larger.\\

I cant complaint about the cam because its a really nice cam. But once you get the taste, you wish you went a littler larger.

BeachZ

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Unless you're trying to pass emissions.

Mike94ZLT1

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Is yours on a 112 or 114?

Nittany_marine

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I had a 224 cam in my car. It was a lot of fun for stoplight to stoplight action, and it was extremely streetable. I then decided to go with a G5X3 cam, and couldnt be happier. Im glad I went bigger. The sound is awesome, and it pulls for days. Personally, I wish I had went with the G5X3 in the first place. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

99blancoSS

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Is it a drag queen or a daily driver? This makes all the difference. Do you want to spin the motor to 6800 rpms for peak hp or do you want great torque avg? My torque avg is 366 ft lbs with 420 max. None of those so called bigger and better cams can do that, and in a full weight street car it makes a big difference. You CAN run a big cam but it doesn't mean that your maximizing it usage or even your cars potential. The baddest cam out there is the trex and even the people who make it will tell you not to run it on the street its not designed for that. I recently had a cam spec'ed out per my mods and shifting desires and the biggest they came up with was a 226 w/.550 lift. Thats shifting at 5900 rpms and rev limter at 6500 rpms. 226 duration is the biggest they recommend even with my ported and polished heads. Peak hp numbers dont mean **** in a street car. "Think about what you want to do and then go bigger"?!? LMAO! -- What your saying here is get the perfect cam scoped out for your application and then buy the wrong cam. IF I need more power than what I have, and I havent lost on the street yet, I have the nitrous for a backup. IF I had a drag queen I'd run the trex with a big stall, 9 inch rear hands down. As far as pulling all day, with my torque its more like a ride in a fighter jet. Torque is what makes the difference, without it the hp isnt going anywhere.

99blancoSS

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You need a better tune, your numbers are very low. Get it tuned right and you'll see a big difference. On a so-so "canned" tune I put down 375/375, before heads. With your mods you should equal or better that.

5LETR

I had the TR 224 114LSA and loved it. Very streetable and had great gains. I dropped .4 -.5sec in the quarter and gained 3 -4mph. Great first cam.

hrsspwr

Cam specs in sig. I really like this camshaft. Pulls hard on the e-way and is very civilized for daily driving. It lets you use 6th gear with the a/c on at freeway speeds with very minimal surging if any at all.

CBX

I agree totally, too many people are caught up in numbers, especially peak HP numbers. You need to buy the best cam for the way you want the car to perform, not bragging rights. Besides, I don't want to have to scream my engine out to 6,500 every time I want it to go somewhere.

Phil'sC5vette

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Mine is on the 114 LSA. I passed NY and Virginia sniffer test with the cam and all the bolt ons with plent of room to spare. A good tune will help alot. This year Va begins ODBII only inspection lol.

I figure this, with the bolt ons and the TR224, I right at about the same RWHP as a stock 2002-2004 Z06 with a convertible

see sig for numbers

superchannelkev

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i enjoyed the torque from the cam but the valvetrain noise was a bit too much for my tastes.. did everything to quiet it down w/o going to new rockers and then finally pulled it..much quieter now..cams for sale now if anyones in the market
-kevin

Mike94ZLT1

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Is there something about this cam that causes more valvetrain noise than other cams? Does anyone have any soundclips of it on a 112?

99blancoSS

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Thats cool, just so you know that you can get better numbers with a good tune. You have good mods to support that cam.
I messed up when stating my numbers. My avg torque is 366 on a mustang dyno which is more like 386 on a dyno jet. And please stop calling it a good first cam, you make the right choice the first time and its your only cam.

99blancoSS

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Theres a guy in the nw section looking for a used tr224.

Suprfun

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I couldn't have said it better! I had a 224 / 224 .567 .567 +4 on a 115. I loved the cam but didn't like the valvetrain noise especially around 2000 to 2200 rpm's. I didn't have 400 miles on it and I pulled it and went back to stock. Next setup is a set of lightly ported Z06 heads , .040 Cometic's and a 216 / 220 .525 .532 on a 114. Hoping to get away without the valvetrain noise.

Mark

SSilverSSurfer

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[QUOTE=99blancoSS] Entry level cam? Ok another joker.
IF its a 1/4 mile car then you want to go bigger. If its a daily driver then its perfect.

why not both? im going bigger and its perfect as it is but it'll be faster and drive just as good...and believe those HPE guys can tune

99blancoSS

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[QUOTE=SSilverSSurfer] What is the car going to be doing more of ? Like I said you can have your peak hp all you want if your going to keep the rpms up in the range to get that power, but unless you are its pointless to say I have a big cam with yada peak hp when you dont ever acheive it when your driving the car. Thats the whole thing about the two different applications. The higher the duration the more you move the power band up in the rpm range, which is cool if your going to drive it in that range. But most newbies on here who might see the track twice or 4 times a year wont benefit from having a big cam in thier daily driver. I really dont care what anyone puts in their car, lets just keep the facts straight about it.

superchannelkev

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thanks ill check it out.. im running a ls6 cam until i decide on another cam, (it was avail and i wanted to drive my non tank sounding car) and now its just a calm sewing machine.. but very light