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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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Ok, cam time for the radix, I planned on using a friend's but I guess it is too much so I will buy one.

I dont mind loosing a little low end as long as its not horrible.

I dont care about idle quality, the more lope the better IMO. As long as allen can keep it running.

Remember, its for a blown 5.3 with abou 9 lbs of boost.

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Old Jun 15, 2004 | 11:56 PM
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lope means overlap, and overlap is a no no with a supercharger.

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Ok, cam time for the radix, I planned on using a friend's but I guess it is too much so I will buy one.

I dont mind loosing a little low end as long as its not horrible.

I dont care about idle quality, the more lope the better IMO. As long as allen can keep it running.

Remember, its for a blown 5.3 with abou 9 lbs of boost.

See sig for mods.
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 07:38 AM
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Without having a converter in there, I'd go with something like a 212/218 on a 114. Maybe as much as a 216/220. Remember though ... you don't want it to pull to high, I'd say 6500 is about the top to keep from spinning the blower more than 18k.
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Old Jun 16, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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212/218 without the converter. You will have badass TQ and really have a nice power curve all the way up to 6400 rpm. When you get a stall you could go bigger and get more out of a cam for midrange up top power.
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