What's a good street cam?
All the above metioned off the shelf cams would be good choices but, as predz mentioned, the best cam would be a custom ground one designed for your needs and configuration. I inquired about one when doing my heads and the biggest they spec'ed out for me was 226/230. I told them I'd be shifting at 5900 rpms with a max of 6500 rpms What does that tell you! Bigger duration is really for 6000 rpms+ shifting and limit.
Originally Posted by SSmokin99
Well right now I have a lid/gmmg/ftra. I plan on getting 3:73 gears. The mods planned within the next 6months is headers, heads, and cams. So do you think I should get the magicstick for a daily driven car?
Originally Posted by CRL 01 SS
I drive my car probably 3-4 days out of the week, and it's not bad with an M6 and 4.11s, but I don't think that the MS3 with 3.73s would be too much fun in a daily driver. Don't know if your car is an auto or manual. Be prepared to rev the engine to 6,800 if you go with a cam like the MS3. You are also limited when looking for heads that will work with the MS3 without flycutting the pistons. You'd be better off going with something a little smaller in a daily driver. If you are planning on getting a cam you also need to get an LS6 intake if you don't already have one.
another thing just to add. anything can be a daily driver if you want it to be. right now my car is still a daily driver i have a 383 with pp stage 2 heads and a 232/236 cam with a 3600stall and built trans. so its just what you can put up with as a daily driver its all an opinion. as far as the 224 goes its a great all round cam has been proven tons of times to work good just my 2 cents
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everyone says TR224 is a good cam. how about TSP224R with 112/114/116? it has more lift. would this be better for low end? also with 3.23's and either one of those cams what stall speed should i be looking at? i was originally looking at 3600. how well would that combo work? thanks in advance
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Originally Posted by SSoCal
everyone says TR224 is a good cam. how about TSP224R with 112/114/116? it has more lift. would this be better for low end? also with 3.23's and either one of those cams what stall speed should i be looking at? i was originally looking at 3600. how well would that combo work? thanks in advance
as stated i used the Comp XE-R which is a 224/224 .581/.581 lsa114 which has more lift than the Tr and is ground on the xe-r lobes. the 224 cam no matter which one you choose is a great cam for streetability and works very well on the motors its been proven 100 times over. not saying there arent other cams you could go with. my reasoning for going with it when i did it was my first cam ever in the car so i went with something that was small but yet powerfull. again my 2 cents
Good call
Originally Posted by orangeapeel
If you are an A4 I would suggest a converter before a cam.
But M6 can hold a fairly big cam like you are talking about with some supporting mods. 3.73's, decent exhaust, pulley lid and intake with the MS3 would probably give you some useable street power.
But M6 can hold a fairly big cam like you are talking about with some supporting mods. 3.73's, decent exhaust, pulley lid and intake with the MS3 would probably give you some useable street power.
another good call
Originally Posted by ta_silver_bullet
as stated i used the Comp XE-R which is a 224/224 .581/.581 lsa114 which has more lift than the Tr and is ground on the xe-r lobes. the 224 cam no matter which one you choose is a great cam for streetability and works very well on the motors its been proven 100 times over. not saying there arent other cams you could go with. my reasoning for going with it when i did it was my first cam ever in the car so i went with something that was small but yet powerfull. again my 2 cents
) The 275 is a split cam with 222/224 .566/.568 112 If you decide to get BLOWN in the future, you have to have a split cam 
Originally Posted by Medic/Z28
What are you alls thoughts on the hotcam? My buddy and I just bought these and I was wondering what kinds numbers we be looking at with all bolt-ons.
imoeveryone i know that has one said they would have been better of going with a diffrent cam. when they were first introduced back when cams were new to LS1 cars they were basically no options other than that. well now adays teher are so many options it isnt funny
Originally Posted by ws6togo
I have heard from several boards that the XR275HR is a GREAT bang for the buck and gives you a W-I-D-E power range. Similar to the one that ta_silver_bullet listed above (Nice car TA ) The 275 is a split cam with 222/224 .566/.568 112 If you decide to get BLOWN in the future, you have to have a split cam
) The 275 is a split cam with 222/224 .566/.568 112 If you decide to get BLOWN in the future, you have to have a split cam
Will it make power though? This would be my first ever cam swap ever in a car. I kinda also liked the xr275hr but wasn't sure if it would be too much. I've heard that a big cam would require one to go into the valves covers and adjust the springs.
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Originally Posted by Medic/Z28
What are you alls thoughts on the hotcam? My buddy and I just bought these and I was wondering what kinds numbers we be looking at with all bolt-ons.
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Originally Posted by Medic/Z28
Will it make power though? This would be my first ever cam swap ever in a car. I kinda also liked the xr275hr but wasn't sure if it would be too much. I've heard that a big cam would require one to go into the valves covers and adjust the springs.