227/239 vs 231/236
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227/239 vs 231/236 Well I ordered a cam and some other supporting parts last week since my car is going to have the front end off of it for a week or so. The question is will this current cam TSP 231/236 644/613 111 LSA I have make the power of this milder cam below by TR?
Other Supporting Mods
JBA 1 1 7/8 SS Headers
LMR Intake
SLP Under Drive
Melling Oil Pump
Other Supporting Mods
JBA 1 1 7/8 SS Headers
LMR Intake
SLP Under Drive
Melling Oil Pump
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sorry maybe it wasnt clear... the car is stock atm im just trying to put this to rest before i put it in
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that's what im saying.. except all the dyno's i see on 2010's with the 231/236 show 450-460 with 420-430... maybe TR numbers are fudged 
but i dont see why to give up more drivability if its not going to make more power oh I forgot i do want the sound still though 
but i dont see why to give up more drivability if its not going to make more power oh I forgot i do want the sound still though Dyno on tsp site shows 568hp 518 trq if u take 15% thats right there with the tr cam. There will always. B variances we dont know if they use any tricks on these dynos. I would say its hard to get the results the shops get. Found that out long ago with say the 224 cams on ls1s shops would put up dynos of just under 400 when most people would do 15 to 20 below that at best.
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Verdad Gallardo As with any more specific custom build with certain goals and priorities why not have a cam spec'd out for you. Off the shelf cams are great, and appeal to a wide variety of what people are looking for. But why settle when you could have it custom tailored to you. Its only $25+/- to have a cam spec'd and theres plenty of great people on here that could do that.
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from what i read 15-20k miles be about a 1 1/2 -2 years for me.. just an excuse to take my heads off and port them 
BTW when I do springs i got the SLP balancer which has timing marks on it which will help putting them at TDC how do i tell what timing mark is what cylinder.. its - TDC +
BTW when I do springs i got the SLP balancer which has timing marks on it which will help putting them at TDC how do i tell what timing mark is what cylinder.. its - TDC +
All of my research (read: Internet education) lead me to believe that the LS3 heads don't respond well to cams with more overlap, and the 111 LSA on the TSP cam scared me away. I do like the closer duration split on the TSP cam though. For my LS3-headed 402, I wound up going with a custom grind that was kind of a hybrid between those two cams, in the 227/231 range with a 114 LSA. The cam is a bit more mild than either of the two in this thread (especially considering it'll be in a 402), but it minimizes overlap, which should work well with the LS3 heads.
