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Aug 4, 2008 | 12:20 AM

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Another Cam Question

Hey everyone. I have a 99 T/A A4. My mods are LT's, TD's w/Cats, LS6 intake, Lid, FRA, Ported TB, 4k stall, and a Transgo shift kit. I have the stock 2.73's in the rear. I may or may not change that later. I was going to just do a basic tune on it then do a cam in a couple of months, but now I'm thinking of just doing the cam and dyno tune it now to be done with it and save a little money by just getting it tuned once.

I need advice on what cam to get. This is my daily driver and sees no track time. With my 4k stall I was thinking maybe a cam that makes power around 3k or more. Maybe I should get one custom spec'd? I was thinking something in the 23x range. I would like a little bit of a choppy idle, but not so much it would be difficult to tune. Any suggestions would be appreciated especially if you have a stalled auto.

Thanks in advance.

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Aug 4, 2008 | 07:41 AM

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since your running a big 4k stall, i would say any cam in the low 230's would be good.

Aug 4, 2008 | 08:42 AM

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any cam

more importantly you need to change those gears...they'll KILL you.

the F14 or Torquer 2 would be great choices.

Aug 4, 2008 | 09:32 AM

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The gears will kill you at the track but if you are looking for a killer cam that will take full advantage of the 4K stall, our TRak cam will work extremely well. Its basically a baby TRex. Specs are 231/234 .647"/.595" 112.

Shane

Aug 4, 2008 | 11:57 AM

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You really could probably find 3.23 or 3.42 used gears in the classifieds for under $50! So gear swapping should be really cheap if you want some extra gear.

I think Shane is on the right track definately. We sell the Torquer 3 camshaft which is very similar to Thunder Trak Cam. Both are proven performers & make good power across the board. If your looking for something a little smaller the 228R or 228/232 camshaft both have worked great for us. I've seen tons of 400rwhp automatic stall cars with PRC heads & the 228R camshaft! Near stock driveability, 400rwhp, & low 11 second time slips make the 228R combo a definate possibility.

I'd send some extra time in the dyno section when you get some extra time, there's huge numbers of independent dyno sheets you can checkout!

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Aug 4, 2008 | 04:20 PM

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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I was thinking of keeping the 2.73's only to maintain some sort of mileage out of the car. It doesn't see any track time right now and may never. I wonder how much mileage I would lose going to a lower gear. The general concensus seems to be swap gears.

I will definitely look into the TRak Cam and Torquer 3 some more.

Texas-Speed - I remember looking at the Torquer 3 a couple of months ago when I bought my headers from you guys. You have some nice stuff and were great to do business with.

How are the idles on these 2 cams? I'm not really looking to be a sleeper. I want to break up the monotony of that smooth factory idle as well as wake the car up.

I would love to hear more opinions from others as well.