...? Should see 50-65 rwhp.
Is 50+ rwhp worth $2k?
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I would consider a little bigger cam. The 228/232 cam is very mild, makes good power, and is automatic friendly.
I guess the car in your sig isn't the car your wanting the cam on? Looks like you already have a cam, intake, etc????
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I think that'll be a dyno's race at that point. A cam that mild, even with the 102, may get there but not with flying colors through that A6. Header primary size will come into play at that point, as will a few factors. May hit your mark on a DynoJet, but not necessarily on a Mustang.
Shoot for trap speed as a baseline, vice dyno.
Edit: I just saw that it's an LS2 car. I was assuming LS3. That said, not a chance you will see 455 to the tires with a 228 cam through an auto and stock heads. With a UDP, ported Fast 92, 234/240 112 LSA cam, 1 7/8" ARH's, no cats, bullet cans, and an M6 with an aluminum flywheel, my LS2 did 460/426, and that's near the top of what I've heard for similar combos.
Shoot for trap speed as a baseline, vice dyno.
Edit: I just saw that it's an LS2 car. I was assuming LS3. That said, not a chance you will see 455 to the tires with a 228 cam through an auto and stock heads. With a UDP, ported Fast 92, 234/240 112 LSA cam, 1 7/8" ARH's, no cats, bullet cans, and an M6 with an aluminum flywheel, my LS2 did 460/426, and that's near the top of what I've heard for similar combos.
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It is the car in my sig, I'm already putting 405 to the wheels with a tune, ported tb and stage 2 manifold, AR headers 1 3/4 with hi flow cats and Corsa Extremes.
Mild? I was told that was moderate...
Mild? I was told that was moderate...
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You would need to go something a lot bigger to get anywhere near 450 in an A6. That would require a bigger stall converter as well to idle properly. 238/242 cam would get you 430-440. Thats a big cam though.
As Tim said, you'll need at least that if you want a cam that will get you to 450 through the A6.
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Hmmm, these guys are a Forum vendor and said absolutely I would get to 450. Maybe they thought I had a MN6?
They mentioned a 2400-2800 stall would be DD friendly. Duh, they wouldn't mention a stall if they thought I had a manual lol!
They mentioned a 2400-2800 stall would be DD friendly. Duh, they wouldn't mention a stall if they thought I had a manual lol!
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Well, everybody's definition is different, but anything 220's and below is fairly mild, 230's to 240 moderate, 240's up to around 250 fairly large, and beyond would be considered huge. There are off the shelf cams from vendors here that fit all those specs. IIRC, the T-rex is somewhere in the upper 240's I believe, and I don't know of a mass-grind for the LS any larger than that.
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Well, everybody's definition is different, but anything 220's and below is fairly mild, 230's to 240 moderate, 240's up to around 250 fairly large, and beyond would be considered huge. There are off the shelf cams from vendors here that fit all those specs. IIRC, the T-rex is somewhere in the upper 240's I believe, and I don't know of a mass-grind for the LS any larger than that.
