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Help me choose a cam ill be ordering it tomorrow.
My car has lid, ls6 intake, 1 7/8 hooker headers and texas speed 3 inch y.
6 speed has stock 3.42s later in the future ported ls6 heads and 4.10
my friend has a g5x3 and its 99 ls1 intake cam only with headers and he's running 12.1 traps 112. I wanna beat it haha.
I want to be able to drive it with the ac on..
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torquer v4 231/233 618/612 111
EPS 234/246 602/607 111 lsa
g5x3 234/242 .600/.610 112
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f14 232"/234" .598"/.598" 112LSA -
btr stage 3 dum231/242 .617"/.592" 112+2
sns stage 3 235/243 |dum.62x"/.62x" | LSA111+2



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Throw it away!!! Lol jk cheers from the 956
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228R 112lsa and call it a day. Get some 7.425 rods to help reduce any chatter.
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Originally Posted by prochargedchevyi
228R 112lsa and call it a day. Get some 7.425 rods to help reduce any chatter.
Of all the heads/cam packages if have done, (probably around 20) the quietest one has .062 preload. More is not always better.
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Originally Posted by codyvette
More is not always better.
And I agree with that, but the base circle on the 228 is .050 smaller than a stock cam. At least the ones that I've measured.
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Go custom grind and don't look back. Off shelf is great at a used price but new? Your at the custom grind cost anyway.
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Originally Posted by prochargedchevyi
And I agree with that, but the base circle on the 228 is .050 smaller than a stock cam. At least the ones that I've measured.
Good info. Thanks
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Finally pulled the trigger on a eps cam kit thanx to Geoff for the awesome customer service!
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Finally pulled the trigger on a eps cam kit thanx to Geoff for the awesome customer service!
Geoff is a great guy and incredibly knowledgeable. He has been doing LS cams since the beginning and is just a wealth of information.
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