Cam Help!
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Cam Help! OK fellas, heres the deal. im looking at buying a cam as soon as i recieve my LT's and Y-pipe. Before i ask which cam i should get and all that jazz i will tell you that once the longtubes and Y are on, as well as the cam, i plan to spray 100 shot. Granted, this is a street car, and will only be sprayed once a month IF that. as well as very rare track time. But, there are a couple pesky cobras on base that need dealing with. Now with that said ive narrowed my choices down to just a few cams :
First up is a Thunder Racing 230/236 .592/.602 112 LSA cam.
Second is a TSP 233/239 .595/.603 on a 112.
Last but not least, a FMS 228/230 .576/.595 112LSA .
So, there it is. it will be my first time as far as cam Selection in an LS1, so i would like some type of guidance, if you have any other suggestions im open there too. These are just a few that i liked, so please gimme some advice fellas. Which cam would be good for my setup. Thanks in advance.
First up is a Thunder Racing 230/236 .592/.602 112 LSA cam.
Second is a TSP 233/239 .595/.603 on a 112.
Last but not least, a FMS 228/230 .576/.595 112LSA .
So, there it is. it will be my first time as far as cam Selection in an LS1, so i would like some type of guidance, if you have any other suggestions im open there too. These are just a few that i liked, so please gimme some advice fellas. Which cam would be good for my setup. Thanks in advance.
all 3 you have chosen should be decent.i like a kinda small cam so i had a 228/228 on my stock bottom end but lots of people put monsters on stock bottom ends and last quite awhile.how high do you feel safe spinning that motor to will be the question.even the 228 on a 112 +2 it didn't peak until 6200 or so so shifting at anything below 6500 you will be leaving power on the table.you will get lots of different opinions on this one.
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Originally Posted by SPLATT
OK fellas, heres the deal. im looking at buying a cam as soon as i recieve my LT's and Y-pipe. Before i ask which cam i should get and all that jazz i will tell you that once the longtubes and Y are on, as well as the cam, i plan to spray 100 shot. Granted, this is a street car, and will only be sprayed once a month IF that. as well as very rare track time. But, there are a couple pesky cobras on base that need dealing with. Now with that said ive narrowed my choices down to just a few cams :
First up is a Thunder Racing 230/236 .592/.602 112 LSA cam.
Second is a TSP 233/239 .595/.603 on a 112.
Last but not least, a FMS 228/230 .576/.595 112LSA .
So, there it is. it will be my first time as far as cam Selection in an LS1, so i would like some type of guidance, if you have any other suggestions im open there too. These are just a few that i liked, so please gimme some advice fellas. Which cam would be good for my setup. Thanks in advance.
First up is a Thunder Racing 230/236 .592/.602 112 LSA cam.
Second is a TSP 233/239 .595/.603 on a 112.
Last but not least, a FMS 228/230 .576/.595 112LSA .
So, there it is. it will be my first time as far as cam Selection in an LS1, so i would like some type of guidance, if you have any other suggestions im open there too. These are just a few that i liked, so please gimme some advice fellas. Which cam would be good for my setup. Thanks in advance.
I'd put 4.10s and an MS3 in it myself. Closest you listed is the 233/239. Of course, you need a strong clutch and rear end before you can even think about launching it aggressively.......wouldn't be a bad idea to bulletproof the drivetrain before adding that much power.
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agreed man, the clutch is good to go .but the rearend is still stock. not really planning on a monster, as stated. it will still be a pretty much street only car, with the spray just in case. i drive like a damn granny haha. And i was thinking about 4.11s but i may stick to 3.73. still unsure there as well.
.but the rearend is still stock. not really planning on a monster, as stated. it will still be a pretty much street only car, with the spray just in case. i drive like a damn granny haha. And i was thinking about 4.11s but i may stick to 3.73. still unsure there as well. 
