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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:18 PM
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What is the biggest cam I can put in a 2000 A4 Corvette without losing daily drive ability?
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 12:23 AM
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almost any cam that is offered in a 113 to 114 LSA... there are a TON of threads on this.


ninja edit: Im making a generalization here as most of the larger cams that sacrifice drivability and require things like flycutting the pistons arent usually offered in those LSAs
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 05:15 AM
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TSP's 224R cam on a 114 or a 228R on a 114 LSA
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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The cam I currently run is a VHP 056 and was designed specifically for an auto with peak power coming in at around 6,000 RPM.

216/224 0.551/0.551 114.5 LSA
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It's all subjective really. It depends on what you can live with. I daily drive my G5X3 112 lsa with big stall and gears daily depending on weather. If you have a good tuner he can make a G5X4 drive like a sleeper cam but there will be no mistaking the sound
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A guy on here has a 214/224 115lsa on here for 200 pluss shipping. I'd imagine a 224/224 would be perfect for what you are wanting.
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Originally Posted by black98c5
It's all subjective really. It depends on what you can live with. I daily drive my G5X3 112 lsa with big stall and gears daily depending on weather. If you have a good tuner he can make a G5X4 drive like a sleeper cam but there will be no mistaking the sound
Lots of variables including what each person deems as drive ability, whether it is an auto or stick, etc.
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Originally Posted by tiojames
Lots of variables including what each person deems as drive ability, whether it is an auto or stick, etc.


What you can run, and what you'll enjoy may be two different things. Some of the "medium size" cams will make you more power where you can actaully use it, as opposed to at an rpm you won't spend much time at.
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