DD Wagon: Which cam and springs?

[The Bolt-On Terror]

Originally Posted by RatSSled

I talked to Lloyd, and he suggested a different cam. One that has a slight lope (the sleeper is intended to idle like stock) and will have much more torque. It's between sleeper and the 227 like cam.

It's a 214/224 on a 112. He said XFI lobes with .565/.565 lift with 1.6 ratio.

Even better
I bet that one will have quite a bit more midrange than the 227.

[Blue Wail]

Sounds like a stump puller for the ol' stumpmobile!

-Nab

[Beertestr]

Originally Posted by Blue Wail

LE: 212/222 .563/.562 114 LSA. – Idle-5800 RPM
“Sleeper cam” with smooth idle improving HP and TQ everywhere".
http://elliottsportworks.com/?page_id=32

Keep the 2.56s so you can run the 1/4 out in 2nd gear and avoid 3/4 problems and get great gas mileage!

Get the springs Lloyd recommends.

-Nab

X2.. at least go with 3.08's if it's a bracket car, and I can't remember what ratio drops you to the different carrier (2.73 IIRC, but not sure). My personal experience with 3.42's is that it helps off the line on a stock converter, but eats gas everywhere else. My old 94 1A2 would get 24-26 on trips to PA (22 with a 4x8 open trailer). Another former MISSL member couldn't get 19 highway with 3.42's..

With a 100-105mph trap you should be hitting ~6200-6500 with a 3.08 and 255/50-17 (27") rubber in 2nd gear..

[BALLSS]

the Comp XFI 466 cam sounds to be very close to the LE grind mentioned.

227 Crane
845 GM
211/219 Lingenfelter

all are good off thej shelf TQ cams