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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
are you asking me or?

i have a different cam.. my city milage sux if i drive agressivly..its not so bad regular driving..still pretty bad compared to bolt on gas milage.
Yeah sorry I assumed you had the TR230.

I'm wondering because I will still be daily driving this car for about another year. I drive about 4-500 miles per week.

Anyone know what kind of changes to expect from bolt-on to TR230 in the city?
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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by blackmaro99
Yeah sorry I assumed you had the TR230.

I'm wondering because I will still be daily driving this car for about another year. I drive about 4-500 miles per week.

Anyone know what kind of changes to expect from bolt-on to TR230 in the city?
i'm wondering the same thing but either way i'm ordering it next friday and installation will be the following weekend hopefully
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 02:32 AM
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The 230/224 is a very streetable cam.....but it still has a nice lobe with a 111lsa, I was going to go with this cam but i decided to go with a pat g custom grind because like everyone else, i wanted to go bigger

232/232 .612"/.604" 110LSA +2
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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i'm wondering the same thing but either way i'm ordering it next friday and installation will be the following weekend hopefully
Had this cam in my 01 Z/28, and it's perfectly streetable with a good tune. I'm going to run this cam in my new 02 Z/28. Times in sig for my 2001 Z.

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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Had this cam in my 01 Z/28, and it's perfectly streetable with a good tune. I'm going to run this cam in my new 02 Z/28. Times in sig for my 2001 Z.

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WOW that is a good time!!!!! what were your mods though?
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by GMmexican
The 230/224 is a very streetable cam.....but it still has a nice lobe with a 111lsa, I was going to go with this cam but i decided to go with a pat g custom grind because like everyone else, i wanted to go bigger

232/232 .612"/.604" 110LSA +2
when did YOU test out this cam???
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WOW that is a good time!!!!! what were your mods though?
All the bolt ons, Macs with a custom Flowmaster collector y-pipe, Borla, 12 bolt with 4.30's, Bogarts with 27" QTP's, early TEA stage 2 5.3 heads, suspension and k-member. Car was not gutted, 3500 lb race weight with me in it.
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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tr230 is a great cam if you have a good tuner.
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
when did YOU test out this cam???
i didnt just seen videos
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by GMmexican
i didnt just seen videos
You can tell if a cam is streetable by watching a video?
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by phoenix1987
You can tell if a cam is streetable by watching a video?
well you can tell how hard it lobes and idle........and just by lookin at the specs assuming you have a good tune and from all the feedback ive seen from it, i would say yes it is very streetable
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Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
when did YOU test out this cam???
i've heard the same thing about the cam
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All the bolt ons, Macs with a custom Flowmaster collector y-pipe, Borla, 12 bolt with 4.30's, Bogarts with 27" QTP's, early TEA stage 2 5.3 heads, suspension and k-member. Car was not gutted, 3500 lb race weight with me in it.
ok well with all those mods i can see 11's i'm just goin with the cam and lt's for now plus what i already have
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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TR230 is a great cam. I ran best ET of 11.2 and best mph of 123.5 cam only LS1 @ 3500lbs. I ended up selling that one and buying another for my cam only LS6, times in sig for that @ about 3450lbs. I did all this on a TSP mail order tune. I could definitely go bigger but I don't see the need.

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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by GMmexican
well you can tell how hard it lobes and idle........and just by lookin at the specs assuming you have a good tune and from all the feedback ive seen from it, i would say yes it is very streetable
it is a streetable came with the correct tune. with a suspect tune it will be a pain in the ***. it will be a little more forgiving with an m6 i think
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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This cam has always performed well. I can't wait to get it with some ported LS6 heads.

What lobes is this cam based on?
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This is the cam predator z recommended for me. When I put take the tranny out to get rebuilt next month, I have a set of LT's I am going to put on. It's so tempting to go ahead and put a cam and LS6 intake on it and just be done with it.

Should I put a LS6 oil pump and new rod bolts in it? The car has great oil pressure and uses no oil at all. I constantly check it.

My exhaust setup with be XS long tubes w/ ORYP and the factory firehawk catback. I think it should flow pretty well.

I live in southern Indiana, anyone know of a really good tuner? Thanks.

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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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can the same cam be ground with a 112 or 113 lsa and still make good power?
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by evo2ls1
can the same cam be ground with a 112 or 113 lsa and still make good power?
thunder can make you a custom cam. That shouldn't affect it too much. Just move the power band up and spread it around a little. It's all about valve timing.
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Originally Posted by Dom
This cam has always performed well. I can't wait to get it with some ported LS6 heads.

What lobes is this cam based on?
The lobes are proprietary to Thunder. I have never had any complaints about power prodution and it works well with an LS6 intake and stock heads for people who don't have the budget or inclination to go all out heads and intake. With a good tune the cam is perfect in any daily driver especially M6 cars with 4.10's or better. It gives up nothing down low to our 224 cams but adds a nice bit of additional top end power for those willing to use it.

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