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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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Tha should fit, why not ask patriot? I'd guess with the heads you would be around 450rwhp seeing you have a 9" with 4.56 gears.
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Old Aug 18, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1IMPULSE
how low in the RPM's can you go with this cam?
Low, haha. I daily drive this car and I take turns in third gear at 15-20mph. I'm usually cruising around @ 1500rpms. I've driven it at 1200rpms though in 6th @ 40mph and it's not to bad.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:02 AM
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im thinkin about this cam as well its between the Trak and the Trex cam but i drive my car more on the street n its an auto sooo i think i might just do the Trak.... im just trying to make between 430-450 or more out of heads cam and the other bolt ons with it.....as of now i just have cold air intake headers off road y pipe and 3 in pipe all the back though a flowmaster muffle and also i have richmond 373 gears soo maybe the trak cam would be good for me...
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:38 AM
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HOSS, why are you running so lean? looks like you are 13.5-14 the whole time? sorry for the
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Originally Posted by Soon2bSpooled
HOSS, why are you running so lean? looks like you are 13.5-14 the whole time? sorry for the
Actually, now that I think about it, the cut out was opened, and the thing they put in the tail pipe may have not been reading it right, since the most of the exhaust was exiting before the tailpipes.
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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I went from a Tr224 on a 114 to a TSP 228r on a 114. I really miss my tr224
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Old Aug 20, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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i asked patriot and they could guarentte me that even the stock valves would fit but PM'ed patrick G and he seemed to think they would fit unmilled so i think i may just go ahaed and order and hope.
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Does it feel weak at all down low? Maybe a bad word, but you know what I mean. I'm trying to research for a cam that'll pull strong down low as well. Also, it your car a street car or a drag racer?
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil'sC5vette
I went from a Tr224 on a 114 to a TSP 228r on a 114. I really miss my tr224
Why. With tuning a 228 should be every bit as drivable as the 224.

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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Marc '99T/A
Does it feel weak at all down low? Maybe a bad word, but you know what I mean. I'm trying to research for a cam that'll pull strong down low as well. Also, it your car a street car or a drag racer?
This is not a cam for you if you are wanting a car that is strong down low and up top. Something more like a 224/224 .581/.581 110+4 lsa would be good for you. Mine is a street car for me but probably wouldn't be defined as that to many.
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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Mine has a lot of part throttle tuning in its history. It drives very well, it has some power down low, but it really wakes up at 4-4.5 k
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Finished installing my PRC heads and TRak cam. This car sounds ******* good! It's now startig to idle on it's own, but it's pig rich. I can't wait to have it tuned.
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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were the valves stock or after market? any milling on the heads? what head gasket did you use? and did you check p2v, just wondering on an idea of how close it would be.

Thanks, Matt
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:55 AM
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no milling, stock valves and gaskets.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Phil'sC5vette
I went from a Tr224 on a 114 to a TSP 228r on a 114. I really miss my tr224
I would also like to know why you miss the 224/224. I also have the 224/224 on a 114 lsa and was thinking about going bigger. Thanks
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:47 AM
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any plans to put it on the dyno soon?
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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I don't think so. I'm going today to get it tuned, but I doubt it will get on the dyno unless I can work a deal for like one pull for $20. They charge $100 an hour for dyno time and the last time I was on there for 15 minutes and got charged $100, so I don't want that to happen again, especially if I'm doing heads in the future.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
Geoff is the master at tuning this cam. He's dialed in dozens of them to perfection.
Quoted for truth...

On one of my recent visits to Thunder they had 2 cars there with the TRAK Cam. One was a C5 vette, and the other a F-body. Geoff had just finished up with the vette and that thing idled great; extremely smooth for that huge cam. On the other hand, the f-body would barley idle becuase it was untuned. Cold start was a pita, but got better once the car warmed up. Then it sounded bad ***. The idle quality btwn the f-body and vette was definately noticable. You definatley wouldn't think it was the same cam.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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The C5 didn't lope as hard?

Yeah, I can't friggin wait. Got an appointement next Monday. Anyone wanna guess how much rwhp?
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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410-420 through that Tranny?
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