Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 43
Likes: 0
From: Kingwood, TX
Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations I'm currently making 363 RWHP with the LS6 cam and MTI stage 1 heads. I am now looking to add another 20 - 30 hp if possible. What would be a good cam for a daily driver without any lope, idling problems, or stalling issues. I want the car to sound as much like stock as possible. Jayson at MTI has already done some programming on my car so raising the idle speed a bit should not be a problem to get the cam to idle smooth. This is a daily driver that the wife drives sometimes drives so it has to be smooth and trouble free.
10 Second Club
iTrader: (3)
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 353
Likes: 0
From: Wichita, KS - 1400' above sea level ;-)
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations How about the Comp 216/220? It's been getting nice
reviews plus whatever springs you have on now should work.....? <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
Ulterior motive = I'm eyeballing this cam myself!....LOL <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
reviews plus whatever springs you have on now should work.....? <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
Ulterior motive = I'm eyeballing this cam myself!....LOL <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 712
Likes: 1
From: Dallas,Texas
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations click on see the results
to see what others have done
with cam setups or enter your
cam data
http://ls1info.com/camstats/
to see what others have done
with cam setups or enter your
cam data
http://ls1info.com/camstats/
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations My previous cam was the comp 218/218 .563 114 112 I/C and it worked well. With a 900 rpm idle it was almost impossible to detect. You might get 20 hp with it.
I doubt you'll see 30 hp with a cam swap and keep perfect drivability, unless your heads were ported towards a specific cam. MTI could tell you if your intake runners were ported to match your LS6 cam or a different one.
[ December 08, 2001: Message edited by: Ragtop 99 ]</p>
I doubt you'll see 30 hp with a cam swap and keep perfect drivability, unless your heads were ported towards a specific cam. MTI could tell you if your intake runners were ported to match your LS6 cam or a different one.
[ December 08, 2001: Message edited by: Ragtop 99 ]</p>
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations Jim,
If you keep your LSA fairly wide, you will get a much smoother idle and driveability. You may want to consider something like a Comp 216/220 on a 116 LSA. It would be sneaky stealthy. It would give you a nice 10-15 hp increase over the LS6 cam IMO. Don't think you'd like the 112 LSA cams...even the smaller ones...they definitely have a "beat" to them.
Patrick
If you keep your LSA fairly wide, you will get a much smoother idle and driveability. You may want to consider something like a Comp 216/220 on a 116 LSA. It would be sneaky stealthy. It would give you a nice 10-15 hp increase over the LS6 cam IMO. Don't think you'd like the 112 LSA cams...even the smaller ones...they definitely have a "beat" to them.
Patrick
__________________
2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations Jim,
I haven't run that cam, but I would expect it to idle like stock at 750 rpms. It certainly would have a lope to it if you kept the stock idle of 550, but it sounds like MTI has taken care of that. <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
Patrick
I haven't run that cam, but I would expect it to idle like stock at 750 rpms. It certainly would have a lope to it if you kept the stock idle of 550, but it sounds like MTI has taken care of that. <img src="images/icons/smile.gif" border="0">
Patrick
__________________
2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Teching In
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 22
Likes: 0
From: Shreveport la
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations Red 99 TX
I highly Rec the TR220 cam. I have a company truck that I drive and my wife drives the Z to work every day. The car idles like stock and the power is awesome. I had the Hammer cam. It dyno'd
358hp and I ran 12.40 110 in cool weather. I allmost got a devorse over that cam. It wouldn't idle for sh**. I even had ED reprogram the computer, still nothing. Then came the TR220. With the same programming as before I now run 12.10's @ 112-113 and idles like stock and pulls much harder than the Hammer cam ever did. My best is 12.05 w/ 1.70 60'. I can't say enough about the driveability and power this little cam makes.
Get the Thunder racing cam. You will never regret it.
I highly Rec the TR220 cam. I have a company truck that I drive and my wife drives the Z to work every day. The car idles like stock and the power is awesome. I had the Hammer cam. It dyno'd
358hp and I ran 12.40 110 in cool weather. I allmost got a devorse over that cam. It wouldn't idle for sh**. I even had ED reprogram the computer, still nothing. Then came the TR220. With the same programming as before I now run 12.10's @ 112-113 and idles like stock and pulls much harder than the Hammer cam ever did. My best is 12.05 w/ 1.70 60'. I can't say enough about the driveability and power this little cam makes.
Get the Thunder racing cam. You will never regret it.
Tire Smoking Tranny Blowing Director
iTrader: (2)
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,130
Likes: 1
From: Barto PA
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations I liked my b1 cam when I was stock <img src="images/icons/wink.gif" border="0"> . Had a nice idle and really got into it when you wanted to go.
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 43
Likes: 0
From: Kingwood, TX
Re: Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations I like Patrick's idea, a 216/220 with LSA 116. With lift around 530 - 540, it should idle well around 750 - 800 RPM. I wonder how much more power it would make over the '01 LS6 cam.
