Cam selection

[viximaging]

Ok I am a big cam kind of guy.. I love to thump around town lol.. But I know something with the wieght of the kon would not gain much benefit from a huge cam. Plus I would hate to run a stall over 3k.. Actually hate anything over a TB stall for now..

A guy is offering me one smoking deal on an MTI X1 cam.. I had one before and they make great power and would go great with some juice.. cam specs: 230 227 .591 .571 112... I am thinking it may be just a tad too much for the kon... But at 125 I would hate to turn it down..

Penny for your thoughts?

 

[blueflamed03]

waayyy to big for a huge heavy truck, look at the TR220.

 

[viximaging]

awwww I knew it....

 

[Tahoe03mm]

I found a local reputable cam shop here Delta Cams. Like $89 for custom grind with my cam core. I looked at the lingenfelter, comp cams, and lunati for choices. Any blower plans?

 

[viximaging]

No blower plans.. And I am scared of regrinds.. I just hear a lot of stories. Unless its a custom grind new cam yes but regrinding stock scares me..

 

[blueflamed03]

keep it to about 112-114 LSA. Look at the Comp 212/218

http://www.compcams.com/Cam_Specs/CamDetails.aspx?csid=1085&sb=2

 

[viximaging]

That would work nice with some ls6 springs right? hmm with the 112 I still get some good chop too

 

[blueflamed03]

yea, or some 918's will work, and get hardened pushrods while your at it.

Yes, 112 LSA will be fairly choppy.

 

[98aggie]

208/220 .554"/.566" 114LSA +4 advance would give you more low end grunt for towing

 

[HMFDZ28]

That would work nice with some ls6 springs right? hmm with the 112 I still get some good chop too

I would avoid LS6 springs... they are barely enough for the mild LS6 cam. Most LSx guys go with a minimun of 918's and they are fairly cheap for the added insurance.

 

[Tahoe03mm]

Pac1218 were like $120 shipped from sdpc and they are good up to .600 lift. I've heard bad things and good things about 918's, couldn't find much bad about PAC

 

[HMFDZ28]

yeah the PACs are good springs, esp for the price. The 918s had a bad batch awhile ago causing some issues not to mention guys go way to big of a cam for them. I have always run crane's in the past and have a set of duals goin in my Z28 once it gets warmer here for my heads/cam swap.

 

[JennaBear]

I agree with what everyone is saying, that cam is WAY too big, you would hate it and you would definitely need a large stall. I am running Comp Cam 206/212 115LSA on my Tahoe, and was running it without the blower. It is a great DD cam with power across the bands. I went with the 115 as I knew a blower would be going on shortly thereafter.