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Ok so i'm not gonna make a huge move just yet, but I bought a cam from a member about 6 months ago without knowing what I was really getting myself into. Since then i've learned much more about LS style engines and so forth, but I went ahead and put my cam in anyways, even though it's a pretty small cam for a lq9.
First of all, what i'm looking to get out of this truck is high 12s on the motor. Shouldn't be reaching too high, i don't care if it runs 12.999, as long as it's a 12 haha.
I put a TR220 - 114 in it, though I meant to get it on a 112 (i love a choppy idle). I've got 918 springs as well as hardened pushrods.
I think my cam is a little small, I haven't been able to really step in it yet, mainly because my injectors are too small (flexfuels will be in tomorrow) and my tranny is flaring at 2 - 3 for some odd reason (yet to figure that one out, any ideas?)
I might end up leaving the cam in the truck, but I got a good deal on it, and I wouldn't be upset selling it for a TSP 228R, which seemed to catch my eye. I don't want to go with a bigger converter at all, it's already loose and stalls at 3600. I don't mind going bigger springs so much, and head work is always an option.
So give me you're thoughts?
First of all, what i'm looking to get out of this truck is high 12s on the motor. Shouldn't be reaching too high, i don't care if it runs 12.999, as long as it's a 12 haha.
I put a TR220 - 114 in it, though I meant to get it on a 112 (i love a choppy idle). I've got 918 springs as well as hardened pushrods.
I think my cam is a little small, I haven't been able to really step in it yet, mainly because my injectors are too small (flexfuels will be in tomorrow) and my tranny is flaring at 2 - 3 for some odd reason (yet to figure that one out, any ideas?)
I might end up leaving the cam in the truck, but I got a good deal on it, and I wouldn't be upset selling it for a TSP 228R, which seemed to catch my eye. I don't want to go with a bigger converter at all, it's already loose and stalls at 3600. I don't mind going bigger springs so much, and head work is always an option.
So give me you're thoughts?
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^Exactly, see where you're at now. IMO doing headwork with the 220 will give you better results than changing to a 228 and leaving the heads stock.
What gear and rear tire height are you running?
What gear and rear tire height are you running?
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The main problem I have with this cam, is the fact that it's on a 114. I've heard good things about the cam itself, but when I bought it we actually thought it was on a 112, we just didn't real carefully enough.
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You won't be giving up anything all that noticeable with just 2 degrees of LSA, there's another thread right below yours that has graphs from TSP comparing some cams on different LSAs and the curves look almost identical.
I hear what you're saying though; if I was buying the cam I'd want it on a 112 also...
I hear what you're saying though; if I was buying the cam I'd want it on a 112 also...
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Well tomorrow i'm getting the tranny looked at by the guy that built it, and i'm putting flex fuel injectors in and having it retuned. We'll see how it turns out from there but i'd still like to have a cam with a little more chop to it. You can barely tell this truck has a cam at an idle, and definately can't if it's idled up any at all.
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Well tomorrow i'm getting the tranny looked at by the guy that built it, and i'm putting flex fuel injectors in and having it retuned. We'll see how it turns out from there but i'd still like to have a cam with a little more chop to it. You can barely tell this truck has a cam at an idle, and definately can't if it's idled up any at all.
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alright, got a set of flexfuel injectors installed, had it retuned, tranny problem is gonna have to wait a couple of weeks.
It runs pretty damn strong, i'd like to know what it pulls in a 1/4, dunno when i'm gonna have time to get it to the track tho.
These injectors at max rpms where at 80%, so i think i have a little bit of extra if i wanna go bigger cam, and i think my converter will hold a bigger cam.
It runs pretty damn strong, i'd like to know what it pulls in a 1/4, dunno when i'm gonna have time to get it to the track tho.
These injectors at max rpms where at 80%, so i think i have a little bit of extra if i wanna go bigger cam, and i think my converter will hold a bigger cam.