tr224 in stock car ?
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From: glenburnie,md
tr224 in stock car ? a friend of mine has a 99 ta non-ram air, lid,catted y,loudmouth,3.73`s and he just got the TR224/224 114lsa cam and he says that he can just install the cam and run on stock intake and headers and no tune and it will run fine,is this true or does he need intake & longtubes & a good tune ???
im running on stock cam so i dont know if he`s correct
im running on stock cam so i dont know if he`s correct
If it's an A4, he'll need a tune. If it's an M6, he won't need a tune. But, he will risk damaging his motor without one. Same with the headers and intake. He won't need them. But, the car will perform a lot better with them.
Well, like I said he'll need a tune in order for it to stay running, not surge and die on him every time it tries to idle in gear. Not to mention, he'll get a nice slam through the drivetrain when he puts it in gear once he finally does get it tuned assuming he's still running the stock torque converter. As for the intake/headers making it run crapy....not so much. It will limit the kind of power he can make though. And then, he'll need to get it retuned once he does get those bolt-ons.
There's a reason people do these things in order when working on a budget.
There's a reason people do these things in order when working on a budget.
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The 224 cam needs a tune whether it is A4 or M6. I am running the TR224 and have been for 2 years. On the first start up the car would not hold an idle, and ran like crap. I put just a little tune on it to get it to idle and run OK but the dyno tune gave me 30 more RWHP. I assume he knows that he has to change valve springs?
The stock converter is fine...I ran mine with the stock converter for 8 months and only changed then when I got a Yank 3200 for half price.
The LS1 intake will not optimize his mods but probably will not hurt him but 10 or so RWHP.
The stock converter is fine...I ran mine with the stock converter for 8 months and only changed then when I got a Yank 3200 for half price.
The LS1 intake will not optimize his mods but probably will not hurt him but 10 or so RWHP.
