View Poll Results: WHICH CAM?
MTI X1-230/227
26
10.57%
Comp Cams...dono which
41
16.67%
TSP-228/228
84
34.15%
OTHER..
95
38.62%
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best cam for the street?
I had a 224/228 ground from Comp with a 114 LSA.
What most say is this is the largest you can go before you begin to give up considerable low-end for the gain in the high end.
Chose this for MPG, sound, and overall power gains. I knew I was going to give up a large amount of power in the upper RPM, but I didn't want to floor it to get to the power.
What most say is this is the largest you can go before you begin to give up considerable low-end for the gain in the high end.
Chose this for MPG, sound, and overall power gains. I knew I was going to give up a large amount of power in the upper RPM, but I didn't want to floor it to get to the power.
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From: The South
Originally Posted by who281
haha ya i would love to get stares like that...but id rather get the performance and ive been told the 220-230 range is best on the street...cant have the best of both i guess
It never gets old, trust me.
I daily drive a 237/242 .602/.609 113 in an auto with a 4k stall converter and it's just right.
Go into the 230's at least.
You can also get lope by messing with the idle speed.
Originally Posted by EverclearZ
Yep, if you change cam, change springs. Stock springs were built for low lift stock cams. Add an aftermarket cam and no springs, and you're running on borrowed time - and not very much of it. Best case scenario, you break one and just replace springs. Worst case, you break one and drop a valve, destroy a piston and spend $$$ rebuilding the bottom end.
great thanks, this is hard to explain to a person who is very inexperienced in engine building lol
i tried to tell him but i showed him the post.
thanks guys
will someone please explain why a big cam isnt good for racing on street....i know it gets all its power up high but i have my foot on the floor the whole time when i race??
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
Sure you can. With properly matched gears or converter you can go pretty big on the street. If you want lope get a cam that lopes and build the rest of the car to match it. Nothing better than a nasty *** lope on a stock looking street car when you go to the grocery store.
It never gets old, trust me.
I daily drive a 237/242 .602/.609 113 in an auto with a 4k stall converter and it's just right.
Go into the 230's at least.
You can also get lope by messing with the idle speed.
It never gets old, trust me.
I daily drive a 237/242 .602/.609 113 in an auto with a 4k stall converter and it's just right.
Go into the 230's at least.
You can also get lope by messing with the idle speed.
I'd like to run a 3600 stall with my stock 3.23s. My other camaro has 4.10s and 4200stall and I don't need 2 fbodies that can't be driven on the highway. I don't understand the need for big gears when one has a stall.
What's the biggest cam I can run with 3.23s?
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From: The South
Originally Posted by Dom
What gears do you have?
I'd like to run a 3600 stall with my stock 3.23s. My other camaro has 4.10s and 4200stall and I don't need 2 fbodies that can't be driven on the highway. I don't understand the need for big gears when one has a stall.
What's the biggest cam I can run with 3.23s?
I'd like to run a 3600 stall with my stock 3.23s. My other camaro has 4.10s and 4200stall and I don't need 2 fbodies that can't be driven on the highway. I don't understand the need for big gears when one has a stall.
What's the biggest cam I can run with 3.23s?
There really isn't much of a need for big gears when you hve an auto with a converter. I have stock 3.23s.
The size cam you run depends mostly on what you want and how high of a stall speed you go with. For what most of us would consider 'big' you should up to a 3800 or 4,000 stall speed converter. I ran my MS3 on a 3500 for a short time and it really, really likes the 4k stall...the 3500 just wasn't enough.
Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
There really isn't much of a need for big gears when you hve an auto with a converter. I have stock 3.23s.
The size cam you run depends mostly on what you want and how high of a stall speed you go with. For what most of us would consider 'big' you should up to a 3800 or 4,000 stall speed converter. I ran my MS3 on a 3500 for a short time and it really, really likes the 4k stall...the 3500 just wasn't enough.
The size cam you run depends mostly on what you want and how high of a stall speed you go with. For what most of us would consider 'big' you should up to a 3800 or 4,000 stall speed converter. I ran my MS3 on a 3500 for a short time and it really, really likes the 4k stall...the 3500 just wasn't enough.
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From: Tn
Originally Posted by who281
ok i think im goin with the X1 cam but what set of heads would be good for it other than MTI's cause they are WAY to expensive
My vote goes for the X1 cam. Look in my sig for mods and time. Awesome cam for dd and track use.
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From: The South
Originally Posted by Dom
I'm not going with a cam that big. Maybe something between 228 and 232. I'm also not making this car into a full out drag car. Just want the power for the street. I don't care whether I loose a 1/10 by not going with a stall high enough. As long as it feels fast as hell when I punch it.
Also, a converter too small for the cam will lose you more than 1/10.
You should be fine in that range with a 3600 stall speed though.