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Old 06-30-2008, 03:12 PM
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i want to buy a head cam package for my 2000 ls1 camaro but the car is a street car and an automatic and i dont want a cam that is really rough at idle i just want to reach about 400 h.p with the head cam package. I also have a throttle body, MAF, headers, true duals, high flow lid, gears, and ls6 intake manifold.
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If all you want is 400rwhp then you can skimp and go with just about any head/cam package like TSP, Patriot, etc if your stall isn't too big.
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well what what package can i get that will add the most power for the prices that the packages are.
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To actually be exact i want 400 Whp
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What I did was buy a used set of 04 Z06 243 heads for 350.00 and had those ported and polished (200.00/9 hrs),had them built w/ dbl sprngs,tit ret, crmly psh rds ect...had melling oil pump,underdrive pulley, installed and went with a real mild cam hr269 comp cam. It idles smooth and I have 379 rwhp so with a mild cam youd be tapping 400 easy.
The whole deal in parts and material was 800.00 out the door.
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you can get very close to 400rwhp with just a cam and bolt-ons.
SEARCH TR230 or X1 cams
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I'll pm you with some options. You have a lot of choices. You need to set a budget and go from there now that you have your goal set.
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I really like my Patriot 243s and the TR224-112. I think it rus ~ 400rwhp. You could go with the TR224 on a 114 lsa to smooth out the idle some. Pulls hard, great street cams.
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Anyone else?
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TSP ms3/5.3 2.5s and find yourself a GOOD tuner and it'll drive really well. Two people at my work bought this kit at the exact same time, both did into the 410-425 range!! One was A4 other was M6.
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Originally Posted by Bluvette28
Anyone else?
what stall are you running.
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im not currently running a stall that was actually my next question am i going to need a stall on a street car.
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You can't beat the tr224 cam for good all around garanteed cam.If you want a smooth idle.get the 114 version.Their are a lot of really good heads out their,patriot,prc,trickflow,darts that will work for you if you are on a budget.You should be able to get 400 rwhp on that setup,with the supporting mods and a good tune.The 228 to 230 range would give you more. They are cool too.
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Originally Posted by Bluvette28
im not currently running a stall that was actually my next question am i going to need a stall on a street car.
I would put a stall on a stock cam, and definately on any heads/cam package.




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