Cam for most power under the curve through stock heads?
11-29-2009, 11:49 PM
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the tr 220 is a nice cam. I was looking at the numbers say u grind a 220/220 on a 110 and add say 2 degrees of advance ground in it. wouldnt that shift the band down enough to use a lesser vert. make more low end. of coarse idle would chop but who dont like a choppy idle
11-30-2009, 01:06 AM
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Don't go "off the shelf" on a cam, especially since you are looking for something very specific. The extra money spent on a cam that was designed for YOUR truck and YOUR needs is well worth it. When I did my cam I wanted a cam that made the power of a TR220 but had the power band of a Comp 212/218. What I was given was a 216/222 111+4 (XE Lobes). The reason I wanted that criteria is because I was camming a heavier 4x4 truck where the TR220 is used my mostly 2WD guys. Contact Patrick G (LS1 Tech) and let him know your goals. For $25, he will spec you a cam exactly to your needs.
Good advice. A reverse split cam might be a good idea to look into as well. A lot of people don't use them but for power under the curve they deliver and work pretty well on stock headed engines.
11-30-2009, 01:45 AM
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you got any info or anybody running one? Im thinking about tryin one and ive searched alot and some say there not great for ls engines or some say there great, most run exhaust biased cams and im trying to find as much info as i can on the matter, but they must be doing it for a reason..?
11-30-2009, 08:20 AM
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http://www.hardcorels1.com/vbulletin...ead.php?t=1655
Reverse split cams are based on a premise that really doesn't exist in the LSx world...
The engineers at GM spent millons of dollars and a ton of man hours studying and working on building
an intake for the LSx series engine that takes advantage of pressure wave tuning. Running a
reverse split is basically working against the principles that give the LSx family of engines the
outstanding VE numbers that GM spent so much time trying to build...
Reverse split cams are based on a premise that really doesn't exist in the LSx world...
The engineers at GM spent millons of dollars and a ton of man hours studying and working on building
an intake for the LSx series engine that takes advantage of pressure wave tuning. Running a
reverse split is basically working against the principles that give the LSx family of engines the
outstanding VE numbers that GM spent so much time trying to build...
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