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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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Simple question...I am putting a 383 in my car, and want some opinions on my planned cam. Ok, for starters, my car is a 3550 lb Formula, 3600 stall, 3.73 gears, LS6 intake, ported stock TB, 1 3/4" headers w/ 3" true duals, and ported heads (flow 305/215). I am planning on going with a 236/240 .605/.609 on a 108+3 LSA. Any opinions or thoughts on this?

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Old May 14, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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i would add some duration and use a 110 lsa. i feel that the crossover style intake runners are too long to really take advantage of a 108 lsa, too tight. a 383 with that small of a cam on a 108 lsa would run out of breath quickly using an ls6 intake. not to mention that cam would be a little out of the stall's ability to put you in the band.

what rpm are you wanting to shift?
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Old May 14, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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What are your plans for the car? The LSA is low for an auto unless you just want a drag car.
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I'm looking for power in the 3000-6500 range. I wanted the tighter LSA to fatten up the torque curve. The car will be mostly strip, very limited street, mostly just Sat. night cruise stuff.
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