Looking for reviews on Brian Tooley's cam
04-23-2015, 01:50 AM
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Looking for reviews on Brian Tooley's cam Undecided on go 402 or stay stock cubes with the ls2. Either way. With a tvs2300 at 15 psi.
As a dedicated daily driver can i run
Brian Tooley's stage 1 blower cam with no issues? Or can i stick with the good old
ls9 cam/stock displacement and hope to get 700+ bhp
My worries with the BTR cam is the driveability. I know its in the tune and how much overlap the cam has. But the long duration and high lift have me thinking twice. As long as fuel economy doesnt tank and there is no bucking or surging assuming the tune is spot on then I will jump on it
As a dedicated daily driver can i run
Brian Tooley's stage 1 blower cam with no issues? Or can i stick with the good old
ls9 cam/stock displacement and hope to get 700+ bhp
My worries with the BTR cam is the driveability. I know its in the tune and how much overlap the cam has. But the long duration and high lift have me thinking twice. As long as fuel economy doesnt tank and there is no bucking or surging assuming the tune is spot on then I will jump on it
04-23-2015, 08:43 AM
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i have a custom ground cam from brian that is on the larger side. in my stock bottom end Z06, drive-ability was perfect with my auto and 3.42 gear. last run in the car was a 9.03 @ 146 in 5000' DA. the motor let go at the 1000' mark to top it all off. trust brian, he knows his stuff.
04-23-2015, 09:45 AM
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I'm running the Stage 3 blower cam. Idles great and is smooth power. 3000 stall.
I have listened to a few Stage 3 sound clips on u tube and they are really choppy. Mine is nowhere near that rough.
I have listened to a few Stage 3 sound clips on u tube and they are really choppy. Mine is nowhere near that rough.
04-24-2015, 01:54 AM
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So you guys are running the stage 3? Locally, Redline motorsports runs that cam in their project camaro. I just figured from the stuff I have seen from that particular car that it was a primarily strip set up.
So no driveability issues, not even on cold starts or in stop'n'go traffic? And I know its stupid to ask, but i just gotta how much more gas will this beast consume...
04-27-2015, 09:51 AM
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I tried sending an email. I got a guy named Jared. He just said go stage 2 minimum. And thats it. He hasnt replied to anything else.
So you guys are running the stage 3? Locally, Redline motorsports runs that cam in their project camaro. I just figured from the stuff I have seen from that particular car that it was a primarily strip set up.
So no driveability issues, not even on cold starts or in stop'n'go traffic? And I know its stupid to ask, but i just gotta how much more gas will this beast consume...
So you guys are running the stage 3? Locally, Redline motorsports runs that cam in their project camaro. I just figured from the stuff I have seen from that particular car that it was a primarily strip set up.
So no driveability issues, not even on cold starts or in stop'n'go traffic? And I know its stupid to ask, but i just gotta how much more gas will this beast consume...
Theres no way to say X cam will consume X amount more fuel than the current combo... too many other factors besides the camshaft affect that.
You'll just have to put it together and see what it does.
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04-27-2015, 10:19 AM
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I dont like the stage this stage that talk so much, as i am more of the run whats right for the specific combo at hand and the goals desired. Talk to brian about what you want the car to do and he'll give you his recommendation.
I have seen a good many of his cams in alot of na builds and some
Blower cars and they all have run exceptionally well. Tune is key, last car my friend tuned at his shop runs "stage 4" ls2 cam in a stock longblock ls2 gto. 6 spd it drives well and no cam surge at all, unless your under 5% tps at 6th gear in low speeds, 1200-1500 ish rpm. Very slight. Other than that you cant tell it has a cam except for the power it makes and the sound
No idea on mileage tho.
I have seen a good many of his cams in alot of na builds and some
Blower cars and they all have run exceptionally well. Tune is key, last car my friend tuned at his shop runs "stage 4" ls2 cam in a stock longblock ls2 gto. 6 spd it drives well and no cam surge at all, unless your under 5% tps at 6th gear in low speeds, 1200-1500 ish rpm. Very slight. Other than that you cant tell it has a cam except for the power it makes and the sound
No idea on mileage tho.
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05-18-2015, 03:15 PM
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I dont like the stage this stage that talk so much, as i am more of the run whats right for the specific combo at hand and the goals desired. Talk to brian about what you want the car to do and he'll give you his recommendation.
I have seen a good many of his cams in alot of na builds and some
Blower cars and they all have run exceptionally well. Tune is key, last car my friend tuned at his shop runs "stage 4" ls2 cam in a stock longblock ls3 gto. 6 spd it drives well and no cam surge at all, unless your under 5% tps at 6th gear in low speeds, 1200-1500 ish rpm. Very slight. Other than that you cant tell it has a cam except for the power it makes and the sound
No idea on mileage tho.
I have seen a good many of his cams in alot of na builds and some
Blower cars and they all have run exceptionally well. Tune is key, last car my friend tuned at his shop runs "stage 4" ls2 cam in a stock longblock ls3 gto. 6 spd it drives well and no cam surge at all, unless your under 5% tps at 6th gear in low speeds, 1200-1500 ish rpm. Very slight. Other than that you cant tell it has a cam except for the power it makes and the sound
No idea on mileage tho.
05-19-2015, 04:51 PM
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Go with the Stage 3
05-20-2015, 12:37 PM
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Using the stage 3 in a 383 with a 3.4 whipple in a c5z
Idle sounds healthy but not too crazy for such a big stick
Drives great around town with 3.42s and picked up power everywhere over the old "blower cam" that was in it before
It'll have even better manners in a 402, if I were you I'd give brian a call and see if that's what he recommends, he'd be the one to talk to about his cam
Idle sounds healthy but not too crazy for such a big stick
Drives great around town with 3.42s and picked up power everywhere over the old "blower cam" that was in it before
It'll have even better manners in a 402, if I were you I'd give brian a call and see if that's what he recommends, he'd be the one to talk to about his cam
05-20-2015, 01:11 PM
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Using the stage 3 in a 383 with a 3.4 whipple in a c5z
Idle sounds healthy but not too crazy for such a big stick
Drives great around town with 3.42s and picked up power everywhere over the old "blower cam" that was in it before
It'll have even better manners in a 402, if I were you I'd give brian a call and see if that's what he recommends, he'd be the one to talk to about his cam
Idle sounds healthy but not too crazy for such a big stick
Drives great around town with 3.42s and picked up power everywhere over the old "blower cam" that was in it before
It'll have even better manners in a 402, if I were you I'd give brian a call and see if that's what he recommends, he'd be the one to talk to about his cam
Is a forged stock displacement ls3 with PRC 255cc heads. My main concern is the compatibility of the cam with these heads.
Btw how where the street manners with your tune? How was fuel economy? Terrible or acceptable?
05-20-2015, 02:17 PM
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What heads are/were you using on the c5. So far where i am at
Is a forged stock displacement ls3 with PRC 255cc heads. My main concern is the compatibility of the cam with these heads.
Btw how where the street manners with your tune? How was fuel economy? Terrible or acceptable?
Is a forged stock displacement ls3 with PRC 255cc heads. My main concern is the compatibility of the cam with these heads.
Btw how where the street manners with your tune? How was fuel economy? Terrible or acceptable?
Big blower doesn't care much how big the runner is
It fills it up...lol
Compression on the car is only around 9:1 so it's not the snappiest out of boost
The pd blower makes power just about instantly with any throttle input so it's not so bad.
The car has a big whipple spun way passed its effieceny. It makes probably close to 1000wheel, it has a nasty clutch, giant tires, stiff *** suspension, etc
It's not really a street car but it can be driven without too much effort.
The cam itself would be fine to daily drive with, it's just the rest of the car that would get annoying pretty quick
05-20-2015, 03:42 PM
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05-20-2015, 03:43 PM
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What heads are/were you using on the c5. So far where i am at
Is a forged stock displacement ls3 with PRC 255cc heads. My main concern is the compatibility of the cam with these heads.
Btw how where the street manners with your tune? How was fuel economy? Terrible or acceptable?
Is a forged stock displacement ls3 with PRC 255cc heads. My main concern is the compatibility of the cam with these heads.
Btw how where the street manners with your tune? How was fuel economy? Terrible or acceptable?
The compatibility with those heads is fine.... put it together in run it...