auto trans cam question

[socostsi]

i have a 92 tsi awd auto i cant find a good solid answer anywhere. Would i gain by using a manual cam in either the intake or exhaust sides.The reason i ask is i was reading a thread and someone said you gained if you used manual cam on exhaust but ended with he wasnt sure and would check but never returned. I have manual cams in now but still have my auto cams and am switching back to the autos for the low end. I want more low end because I dont drag just SCCA parking lot runs where I am so it never sees top end anyway. Thanks for any input you guys can toss my way.

 

[joe_mopar]

Normally automatic cams have less duration. They are designed to have a little more bottom end power band to help the torque convertor get the car moving. If you are running a higher stall speed torque convertor it moves up the rpm that the trans engages. This allows you to run a cam with more duration, more like a manual trans camshaft. So, yes a cam with more duration, if designed right, will make more horsepower. Some of the guys are running one 264 cam and one 272 cam. I personally don't like running different durations.

 

[DSMITHGSX]

run crowers 272 272s