Too big?
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From: Eatontown NJ
Car: 1986 Monte Carlo
Engine: soon to be 383
Transmission: TH-350
Too big?
I've been recieving pressure to ditch my camshaft. I need to know if it would be THAT much harder to tune my TBI.
Cam i have;
Lunati Bracket master # 00011 284 ADV 230 @.050 .455" lift 114 LSA
vs
Lunati Street master # 07101 275 ADV 225 @ .050 .477" lift 108 LSA
I bought the 114 LSA because i was told that it would be easier to learn to tune but i hear everywhere i go that i wont be happy with it. The difference will be night and day. Its going into my 383. Since i have NO experience tuning i know i'm gonna have my work cut out for me either way. My plan was to get in the ballpark with the 114 LSA cam and fine tune it with the 108 LSA. I think i would rather have a harder time tuning it that swapping cams once in the car.
Thanks
-Steve
Cam i have;
Lunati Bracket master # 00011 284 ADV 230 @.050 .455" lift 114 LSA
vs
Lunati Street master # 07101 275 ADV 225 @ .050 .477" lift 108 LSA
I bought the 114 LSA because i was told that it would be easier to learn to tune but i hear everywhere i go that i wont be happy with it. The difference will be night and day. Its going into my 383. Since i have NO experience tuning i know i'm gonna have my work cut out for me either way. My plan was to get in the ballpark with the 114 LSA cam and fine tune it with the 108 LSA. I think i would rather have a harder time tuning it that swapping cams once in the car.
Thanks
-Steve
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I don't know the rest of your engine combo so I can't give you an exact answer.
To generalize a larger displacement motor can accept "more" cam than a smaller one when keeping the same RPM powerband. Tuning a 108lsa isn't the real issue, it's keeping the intake lobe small for better engine vacuum. With a roller, this isn't as big of an issue since the advertised duration is less (higher ramp rate). The effort should then be focused on the lsa. I don't think you'll have much difficulty tuning either cam on a 383. Obviously the smaller the cam the "easier" it is to tune because of the increased MAP range. Honsetly, this is only really "easier" to tune because it requires less change to the tune, not that it's easier or harder. More needs to be changed from stock with the larger cam.
Good luck with either.
To generalize a larger displacement motor can accept "more" cam than a smaller one when keeping the same RPM powerband. Tuning a 108lsa isn't the real issue, it's keeping the intake lobe small for better engine vacuum. With a roller, this isn't as big of an issue since the advertised duration is less (higher ramp rate). The effort should then be focused on the lsa. I don't think you'll have much difficulty tuning either cam on a 383. Obviously the smaller the cam the "easier" it is to tune because of the increased MAP range. Honsetly, this is only really "easier" to tune because it requires less change to the tune, not that it's easier or harder. More needs to be changed from stock with the larger cam.
Good luck with either.
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