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Old 03-22-2007, 11:07 PM
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ok i have a 98 z with lt's/trueduals/bullets i have a volant intake,ported tb & maf and well now im doing a cam install.. i need help on selecting one i want to get the most power out of it but be able to drive it to a lake/park/work also in doing the cam swap im getting the heads race ported to meet the specs of a cam. can anyone give me a lil help???
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Thunder Racing TR224, hands down. Best all around performer cam out there IMO.
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Originally Posted by DSRCAM
ok i have a 98 z with lt's/trueduals/bullets i have a volant intake,ported tb & maf and well now im doing a cam install.. i need help on selecting one i want to get the most power out of it but be able to drive it to a lake/park/work also in doing the cam swap im getting the heads race ported to meet the specs of a cam. can anyone give me a lil help???
Search and read the stickies!

Ported MAF....? I don't like the idea of screwing with the MAF.


I daily drive a my 98 Z28 with an MS3 (237/242 .603/.609 113) and a 4k stall speed converter. Not everybody wants that in a daily driver, though.

Who will be porting the heads?

Including essential information about your car will also help people give advice. Is it a daily driver? Your only car? Auto or manual? Gears? I read the page linked in your sig. You say it is has an auto you will be swapping for a manual. Have you done that yet? If not, do it before the cam. An automatic car NEEDS a torque converter to drive the way a muscle car should, and it also NEEDS an aftermarket torque converter before you start swapping in large cams.

Given the lack of information presented by you the best answer one can give (besides telling you to search and read the stickeis) is to fall back on "TR224".
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Just hogging out the ports could have an adverse effect on power. Define "race porting" for us.
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Don't put the cart before the horse.. You won't get anywhere..
Be a little more specific..
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224/224 lsa 114 is what I would go with, I kinda get what u mean. (race porting) I think u would be better off with cnc heads from one of our sponsors, with that cam and cnc heads, ported tb,LS6 intake will get u in the lower part of 400rwhp. if u r planning to swap in a M6 then I would do that swap before cam swap or else you will need a higher stall converter. hope this helps.



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my bad u guys i know i didnt specify my car well its has a 4l60e and i plan on droppin a 3600 stall, also i plan on putting 3.73s and i talked to jonathon at texasspeed and he recommened 233/239 cam and race ported heads i dont know **** bout it but the performance shop thats gonna do my work is called jankes and it said he ll port the heads to run good with the cam... what do ya ll think
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my bad u guys i know i didnt specify my car well its has a 4l60e and i plan on droppin a 3600 stall, also i plan on putting 3.73s and i talked to jonathon at texasspeed and he recommened 233/239 cam and race ported heads i dont know **** bout it but the performance shop thats gonna do my work is called jankes and it said he ll port the heads to run good with the cam... what do ya ll think
Better grammar will make people more likely to read, understand and reply to your post.

What kind of experience and reputation does "jankes" have.....? Stand behind their product and work?

A TSp 233/239 and 36000 stall speed converter should work pretty well together.
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jankes is well known in san antonio they have bout 25 yrs exp and the guys there are pretty down to earth its an old man that runs the shop so u know how older guys are but he said he s done alot work for ls1's he told me they built a ls6 for some guy to put in his truck but its not enough motor for that long bed..




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