what cams do you run in your auto?

[cyclonekid77]

I was wondering what cams you guys are running in your automatic cars. I have a set of DKS 272/272 cams and I think they might be a little big. The car has NO low end power and is embarassing off the line even with brake boosting as high as the stock converter will let me. It comes on strong around 3000 rpm but it seems to take forever to hit that point. My best time Ive gotten out of the car so far was a 15.495 at 97.09mph. The track had all the track sensors turned off except for r/t, e/t, and mph so I have no clue what my 60ft was or anything. Any help/sugesstions are greatly appreciated.

 

[xreaction122]

how much boost are you pushing on the 16g?
are you spinning off the line? thats what im assuming since there are no 60ft. avaliable
your traps are deff. where it should be
but your E/T looks a little high
i have no clue about auto DSMs but you should be in mid 14's with decent street tires

 

[cyclonekid77]

It doesnt spin at all off the line. I was running ~15psi. I was expecting mid 14's also but was pretty let down.

 

[Bluefire16]

Yea tires r good and the trip box from EagleTIM on here, i use it and love it. Much faster for my auto now. Cams, you should problly go 272/264..... i am. Oh and injectors and something to tune.. and afpr with that wally. Your probally running pig rich and thats why...

 

[cyclonekid77]

I have fic 650's, 2gmaf, and a stage 3 chip by jeff so i shouldnt be running rich.

 

[Bluefire16]

K you have your car chipped, but you still need adjustable fuel pressure regular.

 

[TunaTalon]

With only four gears to get to the same top end as the manual, the auto cars need a wider power band. For my DD I went all the way toward low end power.

After growing up driving V8's the low end performance of my Talons always bugged me. The plan for my stroker project was to make all compromises in the direction of better low end and off boost torque while staying with proven components.

The 2.3L stroker with 264/264 cams, 8.8:1 pistons, the E3 16G turbo, and high stall torque converter has turned my DSM into a fun daily driver.

If you want to drag the car go with bigger cams, but stay less aggressive than for manual transmissions.