XE 230/236 cam
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From: Montreal, Quebec
I have stock heads with mild porting on the intake side with the mods in sig.
I made the numbers in my sig on a conservative dyno (bone stock dyno was 246whp/308 wtq). At the track I trapped 108-109 mph a few times in poor weather with very bad traction (stock I was trapping 96-97 mph in similar conditions).
So to answer your question I'd say anywhere between 340-360 whp keeping the stock heads. If the only mods you were going to do are those you listed in your first post then I'd say closer to 340 whp. But with more bolt-ons, good porting on stock heads and a good tune then I d say 360 maybe even more...
I made the numbers in my sig on a conservative dyno (bone stock dyno was 246whp/308 wtq). At the track I trapped 108-109 mph a few times in poor weather with very bad traction (stock I was trapping 96-97 mph in similar conditions).
So to answer your question I'd say anywhere between 340-360 whp keeping the stock heads. If the only mods you were going to do are those you listed in your first post then I'd say closer to 340 whp. But with more bolt-ons, good porting on stock heads and a good tune then I d say 360 maybe even more...
Last edited by MTL_Z28; Mar 1, 2007 at 07:28 PM.
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I had that cam in my '94 C4 M6 with a factory short block, afr 190s, lt, etc, etc, and made 394rwhp and trapped 117. Only complaint I had with that cam was that it just DIED after 6400rpm no matter how much spring I put on it. Otherwise, a very nice responsive streetable cam.
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A cam-only car with all the supporting bolt-on mods I could see somewhere in the 335-350ish range. Alot of where you fall on the number scale will have to do with what transmission you have as well.
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Also it used to surge in my car say below 2000 RPM so you may need to adapt to it at first but it's definitely very streetable... with new gears and a new tune I don't even notice the surge anymore. Also my only complaint would be I was a bit dissapointed with the low-end power. It doesn't seem to get going until 3500-4000 RPM but then it screams up until 6400 which is where I shift it at.
...real nice. i have stock heads...for now, i should have dyno numbers by spring.
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Well I ended up going with the XE 236/242 ground on a 110lsa so its a little bigger than the 230/236 and it loped like a **** and drove like stock! However I cracked a ring land when the motor over heated so the cam is up for sale.
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