Can the Cam?

[426Cuda]

Come on you know you want to be blown.

Personally if you are not chasing numbers then a cam with a nice attitude is the way I’d go.

I’d want it to display a little bit of look at me for when a car pulls up next to you at the lights or while cruising down the street but it wouldn’t have to be the quickest thing on the planet.

No point in a cam if it doesn’t add to the aural excitement of the car, you may as well go forced induction if that’s the case.




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Yeah but, I thought we were talking about cars?

 

[Immortality]

I have the best of both worlds, Sucked and Blown!

 

[SS Flo Rida]

I have a 224/232 on 114lsa and with the standard converter became annoying as hell in traffic due to pushing on the auto. I eventually stalled it with a 3700-4000 stall and I luv it! The intake duration and lsa are the key measures to consider. I’d recommend a 114 lsa and intake duration of less than 224 if you drive in traffic or like good manners. If you haven’t already check out the cam selector app on the comp cams website. It works well.

 

[[paradox]]

vcm chart is pretty good also
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1004/4766/files/Camshaft_spec_guide_V7_final_2048x2048.jpg

 

[PeteSS]

I have a 224/232 on 114lsa and with the standard converter became annoying as hell in traffic due to pushing on the auto. I eventually stalled it with a 3700-4000 stall and I luv it! The intake duration and lsa are the key measures to consider. I’d recommend a 114 lsa and intake duration of less than 224 if you drive in traffic or like good manners. If you haven’t already check out the cam selector app on the comp cams website. It works well.

Odd, as my cam is similar spec and i get no pushing. Only annoying thing is when you're crawling in traffic with the foot off the brake it does jerk a bit.

 

[blackve76]

Odd, as my cam is similar spec and i get no pushing. Only annoying thing is when you're crawling in traffic with the foot off the brake it does jerk a bit.

Tunes make big difference here.

 

[07GTS]

back on my post #46 even with his cam was fine to drive even helped him a little more and got it as he says back to almost stock drivability with a 233 248 cam, even has another thread on hpt forum where he says needs a little more lope from the cam https://forum.hptuners.com/showthre...ne-s-help-its-almost-done&p=555231#post555231

 

[426Cuda]

I brought this discussion on my pending MSE upgrade from the "Are HSV 325 headers an upgrade" to back here. Apologies for that.
So I called Gentech this morning. DPE Walky system is available. They will fit this and tune for $5,900. Tune would be more aggressive than the W375 pack, which they said was very conservative. But still a very safe tune. They said they don't recommend chasing every last peak KW, which is good. So TQ everywhere under the curve should be better than W375. Just no supposed Walkarranty. Alterntively, they will fit the 340 headers, high flow cats and tune for $1,440. They said the main issue is the shitty cats and they can fit good high flow cats with a good entry angle. So, it's DPE with no Walky warranty, or modded HSV for $4,460 less. That's a fair bit of coin! So I expect the DPE path will gain more peak KW. Maybe 385? But, the HSV Tri-Y's with modded cat entry and high flow cats may be a bit better in bottom end TQ and not say 365/370. As I said before, I can't see the value for such a small net gain. Yes the DPE sounds great. But so does my Redline with the HSV bits and HF cats. With the money I save, I can add a can down the track... You're probably all sick of hearing my muses. But, that's where I'm at. It's a simple cost benefit decision now.

 

[VS 5.0]

I brought this discussion on my pending MSE upgrade from the "Are HSV 325 headers an upgrade" to back here. Apologies for that.
So I called Gentech this morning. DPE Walky system is available. They will fit this and tune for $5,900. Tune would be more aggressive than the W375 pack, which they said was very conservative. But still a very safe tune. They said they don't recommend chasing every last peak KW, which is good. So TQ everywhere under the curve should be better than W375. Just no supposed Walkarranty. Alterntively, they will fit the 340 headers, high flow cats and tune for $1,440. They said the main issue is the shitty cats and they can fit good high flow cats with a good entry angle. So, it's DPE with no Walky warranty, or modded HSV for $4,460 less. That's a fair bit of coin! So I expect the DPE path will gain more peak KW. Maybe 385? But, the HSV Tri-Y's with modded cat entry and high flow cats may be a bit better in bottom end TQ and not say 365/370. As I said before, I can't see the value for such a small net gain. Yes the DPE sounds great. But so does my Redline with the HSV bits and HF cats. With the money I save, I can add a can down the track... You're probably all sick of hearing my muses. But, that's where I'm at. It's a simple cost benefit decision now.

Asdie from the cost / benefit equation, I see the main issue as how long do you spend at peak power vs how often would you use the better bottom end.

 

[abuch47]

Two LS3, porque no las dos?