224/224 on a 110+0 LSA
224/224 on a 110+0 LSA How does this cam do in the 5.7s? I have a 5.3 and thinking about going with this over a the 112 lsa. Who has this cam in their ls1? How does idle sound? Any driveability or tuning issues? Overall power how does it feel?
Last edited by 99/5.3w/hips; Feb 20, 2007 at 03:21 PM. Reason: added information
Based on valve area, displacement and 1.7 rockers that the LS1 uses, a 110 is better than a 112. Every motor has an ideal lsa. LS2's have less valve area per displacement and could use even tighter lsa. Going with too wide of a lobe center loses power, more than going too narrow. I believe the right way to design a cam is select LSA first, choose amount of overlap desired, then select duration to give the correct overlap.
Last edited by NoMoreFWD; Feb 20, 2007 at 08:37 PM.
Originally Posted by NoMoreFWD
Based on valve area, displacement and 1.7 rockers that the LS1 uses, a 110 is better than a 112. Every motor has an ideal lsa. LS2's have less valve area per displacement and could use even tighter lsa. Going with too wide of a lobe center loses power, more than going too narrow. I believe the right way to design a cam is select LSA first, choose amount of overlap desired, then select duration to give the correct overlap.
I completely disagree. ICL and LSA are a by product of the valve events you are looking for. Taking and selecting your lobes based on your use and using ICL/LSA to align your valve events is better IMO. There is no perfect ICL/LSA just as there is no perfect lobe nor rocker ratio.
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Originally Posted by NoMoreFWD
Based on valve area, displacement and 1.7 rockers that the LS1 uses, a 110 is better than a 112. Every motor has an ideal lsa. LS2's have less valve area per displacement and could use even tighter lsa. Going with too wide of a lobe center loses power, more than going too narrow. I believe the right way to design a cam is select LSA first, choose amount of overlap desired, then select duration to give the correct overlap.
Valve events are what you determine and LSA shakes itself out....
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Back on topic... I'm running a 224/228 on 110+0 installed dot to dot. Lots of low-end fun and pulls well up top. Idle at 950-1000 doesn't sound heavily cammed, but you can tell something is there through the LTs/ORY combo. This year I want to drop the idle to 800rpms or so to make it sound a bit choppier while adding cats to quiet the car down a bit and remove some of the weird tones of the Magnaflow with LTs/ORY combo.
I imagine it'd be a pretty fun cam in a 5.3, obviously with a bit less low-end and a bit more high-end but the powerband shouldn't be too far off of what it is in an LS1.
Originally Posted by DuronClocker
doesn't sound heavily cammed, but you can tell something is there through the LTs/ORY combo.
