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From: Searcy AR
cam for maggie
Was browsing the "for sale" forum. Noticed Steve had this cam for sale: Crower cam 238/246 .622/.629 112 LSA.
Since I have a Maggie on the car. Has a 3.0 pulley, 90mm snout, ls2 tb full length headers. Was wondering if this cam would work. I know generally you go for a wider lsa, but have been told that maggies work well with n/a cams. Being my first Maggie(have owned vortechs in the past. Advise would be appreciated. I have to admit to being an old school guy, and do love the sound of a nice cam with a shorter lsa lol
Since I have a Maggie on the car. Has a 3.0 pulley, 90mm snout, ls2 tb full length headers. Was wondering if this cam would work. I know generally you go for a wider lsa, but have been told that maggies work well with n/a cams. Being my first Maggie(have owned vortechs in the past. Advise would be appreciated. I have to admit to being an old school guy, and do love the sound of a nice cam with a shorter lsa lol
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So think said cam would be a good fit? I was referring to the fact that roots style are usually known for more bottom end than a centrifugal. I know on my last 383 with the vortech I ran a healthy n/a cam. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Here's a very similar cam that I had in my 402/ysi combo.
It had two more degrees on the Intake side than the one u posted and thr same duration on the exhaust side. And a shorter 110 LSA with +4 advance giving a 106 ICL. She sounded real healthy and didn't stop pulling. Oh yeah and its for sale. 290 shipped in the main 48 states.
It had two more degrees on the Intake side than the one u posted and thr same duration on the exhaust side. And a shorter 110 LSA with +4 advance giving a 106 ICL. She sounded real healthy and didn't stop pulling. Oh yeah and its for sale. 290 shipped in the main 48 states.
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Yeah that's kind of my worry, the forged motor has valve reliefs, but not so much on the stock motor. Was curious about using something more along the lines of the 228 that stays under .600 lift.
I was wanting to do a cam swap on the engine in the car this winter, and possibly heads if I could use the ported 853s being shaved .030. Not sure if it will bump the compression to much for the 3.0 pulley on the Maggie.
I was wanting to do a cam swap on the engine in the car this winter, and possibly heads if I could use the ported 853s being shaved .030. Not sure if it will bump the compression to much for the 3.0 pulley on the Maggie.
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Here's a very similar cam that I had in my 402/ysi combo.
It had two more degrees on the Intake side than the one u posted and thr same duration on the exhaust side. And a shorter 110 LSA with +4 advance giving a 106 ICL. She sounded real healthy and didn't stop pulling. Oh yeah and its for sale. 290 shipped in the main 48 states.
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It had two more degrees on the Intake side than the one u posted and thr same duration on the exhaust side. And a shorter 110 LSA with +4 advance giving a 106 ICL. She sounded real healthy and didn't stop pulling. Oh yeah and its for sale. 290 shipped in the main 48 states.
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I saw this other post from you and looks like the same vid but this one says 116LSA?
I have a very slightly used Custom Ground Blower Cam (Comp Cams). Cam specs are 242/248 on a with a 116 LSA. .616 intake lift .652 on the exhaust. It has 13 degrees of overlap. The cam will work well on a stock displacement engine in a max effort type of situation. If you want to make Huge Power, this is your cam $295 Shipped. (It has Distinct Lopey Idle here it is at idle in my car with a 403 CID engine. Cam was speced with 1,000 WHP in mind.
http://youtu.be/9U1clFxHAAU
http://youtu.be/9U1clFxHAAU
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I am one of the few people that I know that have played with camshafts with the Maggie. I can't agree with the above statement regarding a N/A camshaft being great for the Maggie. I had a small Lingenfelter cam in mine, the GT7. It had stock driveability and made great power (522RWHP heat soaked, in the summer after back to back pulls). It's a very small cam with a high LSA and ICL. I read about someone running the TSP MS4 and making 575RWHP and got excited about the possibility, so I changed cams. I degree'd it in, changed balancers to the IW O.D. balancer, added the ECS HD tensioner and retuned the car. Even though I was spinning the blower quite a bit faster than before, I lost power. Making the tune more aggressive helped very little. In the end, I had a car that sounded pretty wicked, but suffered in driveability and power.
If you want the best cam for your combo, I would highly recommend a BTR cam. Brian Tooley has done his homework on PD motors and come up with some great grinds that offer excellent valvetrain stability, yet will make great power. I'm a dealer for BTR, so let me know if you're interested and I'll work you up a price.
If you want the best cam for your combo, I would highly recommend a BTR cam. Brian Tooley has done his homework on PD motors and come up with some great grinds that offer excellent valvetrain stability, yet will make great power. I'm a dealer for BTR, so let me know if you're interested and I'll work you up a price.
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ive had more than a couple cams I can't remember all the details. Sorry for the confusion
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I have slighlty smaller cam than you posted and it barely clear ptcv clearance. So if you ls6 heads that cam wont clear stock pistons. Exhaust side will be ok but intake side either way too close or will hit piston.
Listen to blownblue who had maggie with cam before.
Btw brian tooley has tons of knowledge and i bought my cam from him for a great price other vendors cant even come close to it. And he was the first one told me select the cam so intake valve opens faster and exhaust close slower.....on fi cars.
Listen to blownblue who had maggie with cam before.
Btw brian tooley has tons of knowledge and i bought my cam from him for a great price other vendors cant even come close to it. And he was the first one told me select the cam so intake valve opens faster and exhaust close slower.....on fi cars.
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I have slighlty smaller cam than you posted and it barely clear ptcv clearance. So if you ls6 heads that cam wont clear stock pistons. Exhaust side will be ok but intake side either way too close or will hit piston.
Listen to blownblue who had maggie with cam before.
Btw brian tooley has tons of knowledge and i bought my cam from him for a great price other vendors cant even come close to it. And he was the first one told me select the cam so intake valve opens faster and exhaust close slower.....on fi cars.
Listen to blownblue who had maggie with cam before.
Btw brian tooley has tons of knowledge and i bought my cam from him for a great price other vendors cant even come close to it. And he was the first one told me select the cam so intake valve opens faster and exhaust close slower.....on fi cars.