233 239 cam best street cam ?
I had that cam in my nova....its rowdy but with a good tune it is driveable. Would i put it in my camaro i drive everyday...probably not. Its a darn good cam all around but like others have said how much can you stand.....?
The BEST street cam, hands down, is either the TR224 OR the old MTI "hammer" cam (222/222 114+4).
Not only are both of these cams easy on the valvetrain but;
Just remember, K.I.S.S.
Not only are both of these cams easy on the valvetrain but;
Just remember, K.I.S.S.
I mean, a simple set of 918's or PAC 1518's and you won't need to worry about springs for 40-50k miles.
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Hammer is XE high lift lobes. As far as the TR224 goes, its a whole lot easier on the valve train than the "latest and greatest" XFI/LSL/LSK lobes that everyone seems to be infatuated with. Not only that but being that its in between the XE-R and XE lobes, I'd say that's pretty "non aggressive", wouldn't you?
I mean, a simple set of 918's or PAC 1518's and you won't need to worry about springs for 40-50k miles.
I mean, a simple set of 918's or PAC 1518's and you won't need to worry about springs for 40-50k miles.
Both lobes TR, XFI have a variance rate of 50 intake and 51 Exhaust. TR just has less lift and profile, the intensity is similar.
You have to look at various lifts, .006,.050,.200,.400 (if available)
It is not infatuation, it is called progress. Even TR uses LSK,XE-R lobes.
Now mind you, back in the days, TR lobes actualy came on the market before XE-R. They are great lobes, but things evolve. All we can do is adapt
and make more power.As for the springs, they should all be tested, once a year or every 15K miles for pressures. If within tolerances, reuse, if below change.
you cannot just assume, this one is good for xxx miles and that one is yyy miles.
Modding internally means higher maintenance, it is like changing oil, has to be done for longer, reliable performance.
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233/239 is awsome. I have it, but it if your worried about its choppyness go with a 114 lsa, all though if you were truly badass youd do 112 LSA. As ive stated in here before, i went 11.53, hitting the limiter between 2-3 shift AND letting off (was actually racing in first round of a bracket race) so it woulda prolly gone a 11.45, this is all with 100% stock intake, throttle body, pulley and 241 heads. Id say that cam got the job done.
I have a 232/236 on a 112 in my h/c/i M6 100% street car with 4:11s and I'm very glad I didn't go any smaller. Driveability is perfectly fine, now I would never drive cross country in my car but thats because of the miles I would be putting on it. If I was really picky about street manners, while cruising around town I could just go from a stop in 2nd and skip to 4th and then to 5th if necessary... or 1st to 3rd. I drive my car alot during the summer BUT it is definetly not a daily driver
what size cam sould i get to drive daily but run a 10.9-11.0 on a 150-175 hit ,yank 3500 ,sticky tires ,and a decent tune ! or will that not happen? that is all i want i dont really care about the size of the cam as long as it works .
you can go faster than that with a 233/239 on a 150 hit. After my motor goes back together im lookin at 10.9-11.0 cam only no spray (Mods in sig)... Ill even provide you with a nice clip to show you what my baby sounds like on a 112 LSA.
Also by Daily Driver do you actually drive it like 40 miles a day? Mine wasnt the greatest DD however, i did DD it for a long time.
Excuse the music in the beginning... i didnt make the video
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ORY_136380.htm
Also by Daily Driver do you actually drive it like 40 miles a day? Mine wasnt the greatest DD however, i did DD it for a long time.
Excuse the music in the beginning... i didnt make the video
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ORY_136380.htm
you can go faster than that with a 233/239 on a 150 hit. After my motor goes back together im lookin at 10.9-11.0 cam only no spray (Mods in sig)... Ill even provide you with a nice clip to show you what my baby sounds like on a 112 LSA.
Also by Daily Driver do you actually drive it like 40 miles a day? Mine wasnt the greatest DD however, i did DD it for a long time.
Excuse the music in the beginning... i didnt make the video
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ORY_136380.htm
Also by Daily Driver do you actually drive it like 40 miles a day? Mine wasnt the greatest DD however, i did DD it for a long time.
Excuse the music in the beginning... i didnt make the video
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/T...ORY_136380.htm
Staging Lane
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From: panama city beach
This is what im trying to get out of my car through a m6.Looking for high 10s on the spray. I am currently running a 244/242 on a 112w/ 150 shot and looking to go smaller I need more power under the curve to move the heavy gto. I was thinking about the FTI street sweeper HT 228/232 111lsa.
