Best Cam for the most aggresive DD ?
So im just seeing what i should be looking at for a cam ? 

------- yea you want all that midrange power in like the 3K rpm range because you race SOOO many people at half throttle..
who cares how good it picks up at 3k.. what matters is how it picks up at 5-6k.. 
honestly.. i have NEVER understood the reasoning behind, go with a smaller cam because on the street it has more midrange and low end grunt that is "useable".. who cares if it has low end grunt or if at 3k it breaks the tires.. hell i can half throttle my car and its headed for the ditch. or give it just barely a quick press and it jumps sideways.. that sounds useable to me.. but again, i dont care.. cause what i care about is how useable my power is at WOT around 5-6k.. where my cam is using its power and really waking up, most smaller cams are starting to loose their edge..
go big or go home.
the best cam for an aggressive DD absolutely does not mean it has to be a donkey dick cam. since its a DD u will want torque and power under the curve. u wont be at WOT all the time and u will want the fun factor along with the top end power. the 228/232 is a great cam that makes great power along with under the curve power. im runnin the 232/234 and it pulls from 2.5k on up which makes for a fun street car. the 230/224 is also a fun street cam which you should take a look at.
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if your talking about a track only car than you are spot on. but unless he is running a 5,000 rpm stall and a steep gear the so called "small" cam will give you a better average horsepower and will move the car quicker. if the car is gutted and a all out track car then the "donkey dick" cam sounds a winner. did you ever wonder why Chris1313 went with a 230/230 spec'd by pred-z and has been 10.9's. by the way i race alot of imports at half throttle, because that's all it takes
seriously though for a car that is your dd i can't understand why someone would want a cam that sounds like a dragster but doesn't do **** until 4,500rpm. in a heavy car torque and mid range power is where it's at
a 232/234 sounds like a nice dd cam and should make nice power under the curve in any setup. i think a low to mid 230 duration is where it's at on a dd 346
Last edited by bobby1; Oct 2, 2008 at 04:44 PM.


im running a 4000 and 410s.. theres a lot of people running smaller cams than i am and still have 410s and a 3500-4400 stall.. you just gotta make sure if it is a DD that it locks up good.. which mine does. spot on at 42 mph everytime.. so im usually at about 1500rpms or so around town..
like i said before.. who cares if your car picks up "quicker" than the minivan next to you... by the way, ive raced many cars (faster than imports) at half throttle and toasted them... the difference is minute.. but the WOT is a big difference.
only thing im trying to get to.. is.. do you want it to be more fun at 3000rpms by being able to fishtail yada yada yada.. or to you want it to be more fun at 5500rpms because your ***** are in your neck and your just starting to get to yuour peak power... i guess if i was just trying to show off and stuff, like taking people for rides or breaking loose coming out of a gas station, id pick the small cam... but i would MUCH rather have fun by putting a hurting on a car, which is easier with a bigger cam, because they make more power in the long run, which makes them faster... PERIOD.
i dont care how much fun my car is at 3k rpms, because if im trying to have fun its usually WOT.. i want it to be fun at 5500rpms because people are saying "OMG this thing is sick.."
just for the record.. my car is lighter than most.. but not gutted by NO means.. it is a DD and i take it to the track about once every 2 months or so.. or when i get another mod that will make a difference in times..
my numbers are 385/338 on a dyno that dynos about 20 low.. best time was in 80 degree weather and i ran a 7.5@90 with a 1.65 sixty.. my friend nect to me (f12 cam and 5.3 heads) ran a 7.75@89 on the same run that i did my 7.5.. in cooler weather he runs 7.5s.. which would make me at 7.3.. yes i am bench racing.. so believe it or not i dont care.. im putting my ls6 heads on next week and am going to the track.. i have not run this yet, so i am not saying i can.. BUT i am expecting a 6.9-7.0.... how many of you small cam guys are running that? my point.
anways, that just my .02.. hope i could help you out... whatever you decide, good luck man..
Evan
That's a size cam you can live with and make very good power.


says you with over drive
