Best cam for daily driven a4?

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09-15-2008, 05:39 PM

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I'm not sure but an MS3 might be a little much without gears and a big stall?

I run it fine in an M6, but it would love my car a lot more if I had 4.10's. It doesn't like to be lugged at all... Well at least I don't like lugging it.

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09-15-2008, 05:42 PM

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MS3 what brand of cam is that? can you run it with stock valve springs? Or should you upgrade?

The stock springs should ALWAYS be upgraded when you do a cam swap. The stock springs will hold next to nothing but a stock cam.

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09-15-2008, 06:15 PM

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Not to be a pain in the butt but can you guys show us some times you are running with these cams?? I would like to be a mid 11's car with a smaller cam and minor head work done. I just want to see if its possoble

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09-15-2008, 08:00 PM

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TSP 228R here. Very streetable and runs consistent 11.70s cam only with Yank 3600 stall, and the stock 3.23 gears.

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09-15-2008, 08:39 PM

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navybluess that's a pretty big cam, stock heads? Does it have a pretty healthy crackling idle? Also what rpm is your idle set at?

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09-15-2008, 10:36 PM

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I chose the TSP 224R. My setup is in my sig. Won't know till Friday how much it picked up. Here's a vid of the cam installed and running. My cutout lid is off in the vid. It's towards the end of the thread on pg2.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...=976342&page=2

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09-15-2008, 11:44 PM

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Im running the F-11 from Futral and it is excellent

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09-16-2008, 06:27 AM

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I went 7.4xs in the 1/8th with the F13, TCI 3K stall and 2.73s in my old Z28

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09-16-2008, 07:23 AM

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i daily a g5x2 230/240 with a yank pt4400 gets about 15 mpg with 3.73 gears...

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09-16-2008, 08:49 AM

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Checkout our recent camshaft dyno post with engine dyno specs from several of our most popular camshafts. The 228R TSP camshaft made 75 horsepower gains!!! For the power & driveability this camshaft is really hard to beat. Huge horsepower & awesome driveability is pretty hard to beat

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09-16-2008, 04:16 PM

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navybluess that's a pretty big cam, stock heads? Does it have a pretty healthy crackling idle? Also what rpm is your idle set at?

The car idles at 900rpm, and has lopey, healthy sounding idle.

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09-16-2008, 05:43 PM

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I currently have an F13 as well, with a 3000 stall, but 3.73 gears. I daily drive mine, but each person has there own thoughts on what is acceptable. What are you looking to get out of a cam install? Is you car a street only or street/strip (not necessarily drag racing)?

Hey bro thats a pretty a@# picture of the ss.

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09-16-2008, 07:09 PM

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+1 i'll be running a very similar set up and ived heard great things about the TSP 224 cam

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09-16-2008, 09:53 PM

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what kind of idle does the 224 cam have? Also how do you think a 224 or 228 will work with a 2400-2600 stall convertor?

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09-16-2008, 10:21 PM

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what kind of idle does the 224 cam have? Also how do you think a 224 or 228 will work with a 2400-2600 stall convertor?

Mike, check the link posted in my 1st reply or the post above yours. I have a VIDEO of the cam installed and ideling.

or....

here it is again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2h64mlDi5g

This is the 112 LSA. Stock exhaust with gutted cats, cutout lid was open in the video.

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09-16-2008, 11:15 PM

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I am DD a 233/236 w/114+4 in am M6 which I am sure does not help you at all.

But I am running a custom cam sale, you might want to take a look at. If you compare the lobes they are very similar to the comp XE-R

https://ls1tech.com/forums/sponsor-sales-specials/983282-brand-new-custom-cam-sale-355-shipped.html