Best cam for STREET DRIVEN A4 - recommendations
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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.
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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">
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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>
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
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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">
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.