Camshafts, idle quality, driveability and LSA-REAL WORLD EXP and OPINION
The torque should be more and at a lower RPM. I'll post charts below.
With a tighter LSA you should have more torque at lower rpm. Might not be more OVERALL torque, but just more at a lower rpm. For example (and im pulling this outta my butt) 112 LSA might have 200 ft lbs at 3000 RPM, the 106 will have 200 ft lbs at 2600. It will at least make the same torque, just lower. But generally tighter LSA cams make more overall torque as well. It just all gets moved earlier and ends sooner.
While YR may have his problems with these articles. They give you a general idea of tight vs loose LSA. With the tighter LSA cams you can see how while they generally make more power/torque, it's earlier in the power band. You can also see how they fall off sooner. The crane article is especially good at showing this.
Look at the 104. Peaks torque between 5100 to 5200. While the 110/114 pull to 5400. Horsepower it's very evident. With the 104 plateauing at 6600-6700 then falling off. The 110 falling at 6900. The 114 still going flat at 7000.
That's part of why they chose it. 110 is the middle of the road and does offer a great compromise between max power and streetability. BUT it's also easier to mass manufacture cams when they are all ground on the same LSA core. Easier for mass production and such.
The torque should be more and at a lower RPM. I'll post charts below.
With a tighter LSA you should have more torque at lower rpm. Might not be more OVERALL torque, but just more at a lower rpm. For example (and im pulling this outta my butt) 112 LSA might have 200 ft lbs at 3000 RPM, the 106 will have 200 ft lbs at 2600. It will at least make the same torque, just lower. But generally tighter LSA cams make more overall torque as well. It just all gets moved earlier and ends sooner.
While YR may have his problems with these articles. They give you a general idea of tight vs loose LSA. With the tighter LSA cams you can see how while they generally make more power/torque, it's earlier in the power band. You can also see how they fall off sooner. The crane article is especially good at showing this.
Look at the 104. Peaks torque between 5100 to 5200. While the 110/114 pull to 5400. Horsepower it's very evident. With the 104 plateauing at 6600-6700 then falling off. The 110 falling at 6900. The 114 still going flat at 7000.
That's part of why they chose it. 110 is the middle of the road and does offer a great compromise between max power and streetability. BUT it's also easier to mass manufacture cams when they are all ground on the same LSA core. Easier for mass production and such.