Okay, dont bite my balls off, but, seriously, biggest cam for stock stall

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11-13-2006, 03:08 PM

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A little of the question but how bad would it be daily driving a Ls1 with a ms3 and a vigi 3800 stall? Is that too hot of a set up for daily drivers.

11-13-2006, 03:45 PM

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From what I gather, the Ms3 might be pushing it, the stall should not be a problem. I have no real world experience though.

11-13-2006, 07:31 PM

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you can use as big a cam on a stock converter as you wish. I ran a 236/242 on a 112 lsa with stock gears and converter. I had to commute over 50 miles a day (work and back) in the city, freeway, and traffic and through rush hour in -30 degree weather (makes startup a little tricky).

11-14-2006, 12:14 AM

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get a mid 220s cam with steep lobes and high lift. You'll have a mean idle that wont be too harsh, cam surge should be easy to program out, you'll have enough off the line punch to spin the tires and you will pull well past 6000 rpms.

You should be able to hit 180+mph, something a high stall or gears will prevent you from doing

A high stall in a 4l60e has NO effect on top end because it is a lock up converter. And yes it will lock up at WOT.

11-14-2006, 08:45 AM

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As far as efficiency, there are cams, so I have heard, that tuned correctly, will net you the same mileage as stock, idle like stock and be very streetable.

I still have not heard any good unbiased answers other than "get a converter". Okay, thats a lie for sure, lol.

Again, GT2-3.

11-14-2006, 10:53 AM

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Isnt that more of a F/I cam? Maybe drop the lift to 550 or < and tighten up the LSA a little to 115-ish?? Juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust askin.

11-14-2006, 05:58 PM

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It can be, just like the Z06 cam can be but it wasn't designed for it. It was designed to run under stock parameters while making more power than the Z06 grind.

When you tighten up the LSA you increase overlap and will lose some of the smooth idle. You may like the stealth cams from MTI.

11-14-2006, 06:37 PM

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A high stall in a 4l60e has NO effect on top end because it is a lock up converter. And yes it will lock up at WOT.

In LT1s, they have to be programmed to stay locked at WOT, and only the best ones will do that and not break. That is obviously the best of both worlds, and there is no reason NOT to have a high stall converter that will lock up at the right time.

Stock one doesnt lock at WOT, so the high stall will actually be MORE efficient.