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Old 03-22-2010, 11:46 AM
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What gives a cam it's idle 'sound'? I know a tight lsa does but does more duration? Any thing else? I like a really nasty,barely able to idle,idle that rocks the car.I know a nasty idling cam isn't always the best cam for the job.Just wanting to know if it's possible to have a street/strip combo run low 10s/hi 11s and 'sound' like it runs 8s-9s.My current cam is on a 106 lsa,sounds nasty but i could live with more 'nasty' from it.
A few questions: What size engine? Are you willing to pull the heads to swap the valvetrain? Compression? What octane fuel do you run? There are so many variables into selecting the cam, these are just the beginning. Vehicle weight, trans type, converter, rear gearing, and more. JD

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