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Thats not exactly how VVT works. If your interested in a cam, I'd suggest taking a look through the builds section, and the "What ya got" threads. We've had many members who've done these swaps with l92 (GenIV) motors, and all types of cams.

Whether or not you "lose" torque will depend on the choice and spec's of the cam. A huge lift cam will always prefer higher rpm, and make peak HP. That doesn't mean you'll have a gutless wonder around town. Just the same, you could spec a super torque-y cam and have guys complain that they are "losing" power up top. Your not losing anything, as your dyno #'s in both categories will still be higher than stock.

Driveability has more to do with your converter and tune than it does the cam itself. Even a high lift +super low LSA car can be made to run smoothly around town. The reason folks complain that wild/big cam cars are hard to drive is the cam surge and part throttle response. As long as the combination of parts isn't completely wacky, all the driveability stuff should be handled by the tuner.

IMO I'd suggest looking at what our other members have done already. There is a huuuuge amount of knowledge floating around between us, and pretty much every combo mild-wild has already been tried at some point.

Define your goals, what you want to do in the longrun, and a budget.