Gary U

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I already did a search, but not too much info on this cam (much more info for the 216/220 version). I am looking into getting a moderate cam such as the TR220 114LSA. My concern is valvespring durability with the high lift. The Comp Cams 218 / 224 .527 / .534 114 LSA has the lower lift I am interested in.

How driveable is this cam?
Does it have a lopey idle (I don't really care to hear my cam as long as it works well)?
Does it work well without tuning (M6) like the TR220 is supposed to?
What are the downsides to this choice?

PewterEllis1

WS6 TS Girl made 415hp with JPR stage 1 heads. So, I would say it can make good power. You could run fine without tuning, but you won't get all the power out of it. Nice sleeper cam.

JS

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Its a great cam.I went 11.78@114 with this cam and STOCK heads at 3550lbs.Slight lope and good power up to 6400...

JS

Trojan T/A

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Would it be possible to use the LS6 springs with this cam because of the low lift and near same redline as the LS6 cam or is the duration too large?

MyLS1Hauls

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Comp has some newer XE lobes that are more aggressive and only have lifts at about .538". They idle better than comperable cams that have the same .050" duration and have better throttle response and make more overall power. For the comp cams listed with ~.525" lift, you can use LS6 springs. Might as well use the yellow 02s since they are stronger. I wouldnt used LS6 springs for the XE comp cams lobes though. 915 or 918 for those.

Brad

blazinredls1

Hey, I have this cam and ran 12.2 w/a sixspeed and no tuning. I was at the time running 918's but am going to be putting the new ls6 springs in it , shouldnt be a problem at all...

SSTYCOON

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I was thinking about this cam as well. The guys in here who ran the low 12s and high 11s, WHat other mods did u have on your car?
I've got a M6, hooker Longtubes and ORP also Stock heads, daily driven.
I called Speed INc. and they said the Comp 563/563 224/224 114 is the one to go with,
is that to much lift with stock heads?

MelloYellow

Decent specs, but I'd add a bit more lift.
.545-560" or so.

red53gmc

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by blazinredls1:
<strong>Hey, I have this cam and ran 12.2 w/a sixspeed and no tuning. I was at the time running 918's but am going to be putting the new ls6 springs in it , shouldnt be a problem at all...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why are you going from 918's to ls6 springs? Definitely not worthwhile. 918's are good to .600 lift, the ls6 are .550 lift.

blazinredls1

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by red53gmc:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by blazinredls1:
<strong>Hey, I have this cam and ran 12.2 w/a sixspeed and no tuning. I was at the time running 918's but am going to be putting the new ls6 springs in it , shouldnt be a problem at all...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why are you going from 918's to ls6 springs? Definitely not worthwhile. 918's are good to .600 lift, the ls6 are .550 lift.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The ls6 springs are indeed good up to .550 lift and much cheaper and more durable so why shouldnt i use them?? Plus, its time to be safe and change out the old ones. There are several vendors using these springs with these cams which have plenty of R/D with them.

cantdrv65

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I installed the 218/224 .562/.567 114 Lsa.... Picked up power everywhere and lost very little drivability. It idles fine without any throttle plate drilling.... I absolutetly love this cam in my daily driver and it LOVES a shot of gas as well..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Gary U

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Thanks for the info. It seems like a few of you had good results with this cam. Nobody who actually has the cam commented on driveability of this cam without tuning. Will I be okay with this cam, or should I just go with the TR220 and pray my valvesprings do not break?

blazinredls1

the 218/224 will work w/out tuning. You may need to play with the TB hole drill it alittle bigger or whatnot to get the idle dialed in, but its pretty good, no stalling when you turn the ac or nothing... The 220 is also a good cam, they both will serve you well, the TR you will have to go with the 918's and you wont have to worry, but you could go with the 2002 ls6 w/the comp 218 cam. For stock heads and driveabilty there both good,JMX had pretty good results also with this cam, you can check his site out, use the search feature.

<small>[ November 26, 2002, 09:24 PM: Message edited by: blazinredls1 ]</small>

JS

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I had to drill the TB but other than that it idled perfectly under cold start and warm start.

Very slight lope...

JS

Gary U

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Thanks blazinredls1 and JS!!! Neither of you listed a signature. What else did you guys do to run those great times? Gears? Slicks?

blazinredls1

4:11 gears in a mosier 12 bolt on a 16" rim w/et street 26x11.5 tire. Mac headers "and the rest is just bolt-ons"

red53gmc

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by blazinredls1:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by red53gmc:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by blazinredls1:
<strong>Hey, I have this cam and ran 12.2 w/a sixspeed and no tuning. I was at the time running 918's but am going to be putting the new ls6 springs in it , shouldnt be a problem at all...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why are you going from 918's to ls6 springs? Definitely not worthwhile. 918's are good to .600 lift, the ls6 are .550 lift.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The ls6 springs are indeed good up to .550 lift and much cheaper and more durable so why shouldnt i use them?? Plus, its time to be safe and change out the old ones. There are several vendors using these springs with these cams which have plenty of R/D with them.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How do you know the ls6 springs are more durable? They're good to .550 lift and you'll be using .534 lift cam, close to the .550 lift. Wouldn't a spring good to .600 lift be more durable with the lower lift since they're not being stressed close to their max lift? I'm not saying don't do it, b/c I don't know how old your 918's are, I'm just trying to gain some info/knowledge.