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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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circle D has one for $350 I believe
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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well i found a comp cam that looks to be about what i want. its a hydraulic roller XFI 216/220 .525/.532 lift 114 lsa.

i like all the specs except i want 112 lsa. any suggestions?



i was also looking at TSP's website where you can select lobe specs and have comp custom grind a cam. i selected 214/216 duration .600/.590lift 112 lsa BUT i was wondering if that is too much lift, and it also has a place to select intake centerline which i dont know anything about.


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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:17 PM
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I wouldnt bother with 600 lift on those stock heads.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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no i was talking to dalton
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Dalton
well i found a comp cam that looks to be about what i want. its a hydraulic roller XFI 216/220 .525/.532 lift 114 lsa.
thats the same cam I've got, good results with it but I'm gonna go bigger sometime this year.
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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thats another thing i was going to ask about. i am going to be pieceing this together so it will go on at one time. would it be worth my time to have the stock heads milled a little to bump the compression up some and have them ported/polished? i'm not looking to buy some baller *** patriots or anything.
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Old Feb 27, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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so far i like the stall i have never drove a truck with one before though. only complaint is the drop in rpm while shifting. it drops from 6 to almost 3. i dont know if tuning will help this since it is not tuned for the stall yet or the vette servo which i installed yesterday.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Dalton
thats another thing i was going to ask about. i am going to be pieceing this together so it will go on at one time. would it be worth my time to have the stock heads milled a little to bump the compression up some and have them ported/polished? i'm not looking to buy some baller *** patriots or anything.
For the work compared to the gain you'll get, I wouldnt, but its up to you. And if you take the heads off not to mention the work you'll be adding you'll also have the cost of head gaskets, head bolts, then the machine work and p&p work.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by POPO1984
so far i like the stall i have never drove a truck with one before though. only complaint is the drop in rpm while shifting. it drops from 6 to almost 3. i dont know if tuning will help this since it is not tuned for the stall yet or the vette servo which i installed yesterday.
What rpm stall is the converter? If you get a higher stalling converter you wotn have as much drop in rpm on the shifts.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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its a 3000 stall but today on the way to work it only dropped about 2000 rpms while shifting... What can i expect to see different after getting the tune.. right know the converter locks up between 35 and 40 mph i like that but does anyone have any suggestions for me when i get it tuned. It will be tuned tommorrow
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