Mild Cam
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Mild Cam
Has anyone installed a 212/218 COMP cam besides one other member I heard from on the Forum. Do you like the performance from it? I'm looking for a sleeper cam.
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From: Kyle TX (Because Mojo Made me fill it in)
Originally Posted by FastCashDave
Put alittle bump in that thing, go with a Comp 232 232 585 595 Lsa 113
Great power and great sound.
Great power and great sound.
Go bigger than that 212/218 cam. When I was researching cams for my coupe, I found this to be interesting and true (in my case).
"Find the cam you think you want to get and go 1 size bigger". I went with a 224/228 581/588 114 LSA. Nice idle and unless you know cars, you cant tell it's not stock sitting next to it.
IF I decide to cam the vert, it will be bigger than that.
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From: Vancleave Ms.
Originally Posted by BlownV6
I'm running a 212/236 .590/.599 119LSA sleeper cam and you can't even tell the car is cammed.
Pulled 400rwhp with an Auto and heads with it.
Pulled 400rwhp with an Auto and heads with it.
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If you want sleeper but worth the effort, go with MTI Stealth I cam. (220/220@115) Very sleeper yet makes great power! That was my first cam then of course i wanted more power and i didnt care about sleeperness. 
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Originally Posted by VetteNoob
Hehe.... he said sleeper!
Go bigger than that 212/218 cam. When I was researching cams for my coupe, I found this to be interesting and true (in my case).
"Find the cam you think you want to get and go 1 size bigger". I went with a 224/228 581/588 114 LSA. Nice idle and unless you know cars, you cant tell it's not stock sitting next to it.
IF I decide to cam the vert, it will be bigger than that.
Go bigger than that 212/218 cam. When I was researching cams for my coupe, I found this to be interesting and true (in my case).
"Find the cam you think you want to get and go 1 size bigger". I went with a 224/228 581/588 114 LSA. Nice idle and unless you know cars, you cant tell it's not stock sitting next to it.
IF I decide to cam the vert, it will be bigger than that.
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I went with one of the VHP/Crane grinds. It is a little larger than the one you spec'd, but they also make a grind similar to that one as well. I was after good bottom end more than a final peak number, and I also didn't want to raise my rev limiter. You really need to determine what you want from the cam, as you can go pretty much as radical as you want but as all things there are trade-off's.
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by VetteNoob
Hehe.... he said sleeper!
Go bigger than that 212/218 cam. When I was researching cams for my coupe, I found this to be interesting and true (in my case).
"Find the cam you think you want to get and go 1 size bigger". I went with a 224/228 581/588 114 LSA. Nice idle and unless you know cars, you cant tell it's not stock sitting next to it.
IF I decide to cam the vert, it will be bigger than that.
Go bigger than that 212/218 cam. When I was researching cams for my coupe, I found this to be interesting and true (in my case).
"Find the cam you think you want to get and go 1 size bigger". I went with a 224/228 581/588 114 LSA. Nice idle and unless you know cars, you cant tell it's not stock sitting next to it.
IF I decide to cam the vert, it will be bigger than that.
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by yagidara28
what other modifications would you have to do with that cam heads ? or simply just headers ? and how much for the install ?
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by BlownV6
Do headers before you do a cam
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From: Kyle TX (Because Mojo Made me fill it in)
Originally Posted by RstyNutz
How is your milage...did you have to do anything to the PCM after you installed it?
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Originally Posted by RstyNutz
Has anyone installed a 212/218 COMP cam besides one other member I heard from on the Forum. Do you like the performance from it? I'm looking for a sleeper cam.
Rsty
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by mk2001c
I am also interested in what this cam would put down. My guess is it'll do much better than a stock LS6 cam due to its more aggressive ramp and intake duration. Also, the tighter LSA should bump up the torque at lower RPMs. For a daily driver that spends most of its time below 3K RPM, this would probably be a good cam.
"That's a copy of a Z06 cam. I've got the 218/218, baby cam, sounds stock, runs great, better than stock gas mileage. I'd go to it or the 221/221, still stock sounding"
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Here's an article that compares cams including the 212/218.
http://superchevy.com/technical/engi.../0406phr_gen3/
This is on an LS1 with headers and a few other minor mods. Note how the small cam is down only 10 hp compared to the 222/224. That number may increase with ported heads. The problem with some of the dyno charts is they don't show the torque curve below 3000 RPM where the smaller cam would shine.
http://superchevy.com/technical/engi.../0406phr_gen3/
This is on an LS1 with headers and a few other minor mods. Note how the small cam is down only 10 hp compared to the 222/224. That number may increase with ported heads. The problem with some of the dyno charts is they don't show the torque curve below 3000 RPM where the smaller cam would shine.
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From: American Canyon Lethal Injection
Originally Posted by Ikester
If you want sleeper but worth the effort, go with MTI Stealth I cam. (220/220@115) Very sleeper yet makes great power! That was my first cam then of course i wanted more power and i didnt care about sleeperness.
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Rsty
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From: Baltimore MD
Originally Posted by RstyNutz
How was the idle with the 220/220-115? What about a 220/220-114?
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Rsty
Thanks,
Rsty
I have a TR220 on a 114. The idle is very stock like, but it still has a very very small lope. Like all of the above member have told you, Do not go too small, it would just be a waste of money. I have owned cars with large cams before so at times I wish a had that big lope at idle.