Brodix or Dart?
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Brodix or Dart? I'm looking at getting heads for my GTA. I am looking at Brodix ik180's and the Dart Pro 1's... both are priced about the same. Does anyone have an opinion on which are better? Thanks a lot for the help!
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will i be able to use heads with straight angle plugs on my 87 gta with shorty headers? because if i cant it eliminates the brodix because all i can find is straight angle for the brodix.
i am not planning on doing any work to them... atleast not right away. i am leaning towards the platinums, but it would make my decision easier if i knew if i can use straight angle heads.
i am not planning on doing any work to them... atleast not right away. i am leaning towards the platinums, but it would make my decision easier if i knew if i can use straight angle heads.
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i have decided to go with the dart pro 1 platinum 200's. now im thinking i should go with a bigger cam... i am thinking of upping my 224/230 dur 503/510 lift cam with an operating rpm range of 1,800-5,800 to one of the following:
- 230/236 dur, 510/520 lift, operating rpm range:2,200-5,800
- 236/242 dur, 520/540 lift, operating rpm range: 2,500-6,000
- 242/248 dur, 540/562 lift, operating rpm range: 2,800-6,100
all opinions are appriciated for the best cam to go with my heads!
- 230/236 dur, 510/520 lift, operating rpm range:2,200-5,800
- 236/242 dur, 520/540 lift, operating rpm range: 2,500-6,000
- 242/248 dur, 540/562 lift, operating rpm range: 2,800-6,100
all opinions are appriciated for the best cam to go with my heads!
Last edited by silvergta; Mar 31, 2008 at 08:21 PM.
What size motor? How much compression? How much does your GTA weigh? What is your rear gear ratio? Trans type, if it is a auto what stall converter? All of these things are important factors in picking out a cam to fit your needs.
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i changed my mind and decided to go with the comp xtreme fuel injected cam: 330/336 dur, 576/570 lift. I cant wait to get this beast running!
The .576/.570 lift is with 1.6 ratio rocker arms, if you are useing 1.5's you will only have .540/.534 lift. But with the wide LSA of the XFI cam I think that you would lose power over the older 230/236 cam with the .510/.520 lift, but still utilize the 1.6 rockers on this cam (.544/.555 lift). Personally, I would get a new 3000 stall converter, the gears, and a custom grind cam to help match your car components listed.
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cant i retard the timing to help out with the 113 LSA too?
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the LSA on the XFI cam is 113 and the other cam I was looking at had a dur of 224/230 with a LSA of 112, so not much difference in the LSA there. the other cams, with a 230/236 dur for example, all have LSA's of 110 deg and are not computer compatible.
cant i retard the timing to help out with the 113 LSA too?
cant i retard the timing to help out with the 113 LSA too?
Retarding the timing will not change the LSA of the cam, it will just make it run lazy on the bottom end.
Run what ever helps you sleep at night. Why would you talk to a cam company about a TQ converter anyhow? Atleast call TCI and talk to one of the tech guy's there.