Maggie Cam Selection
07-17-2006, 07:33 PM
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Maggie Cam Selection I am having a Maggie put on a stock 05 GTO w/auto trans and would also like to install a nice daily driver cam that I can occassionally also drive on 6hr road trips. What cam specs should I be looking at and what gains should I expect over the 100-120hp gain from the Maggie? I need to decide if it is worth it and if it is what specs should I look at or maybe a custom blower cam?
07-17-2006, 09:49 PM
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DD w/ maggie: Lingenfelter GT2 cam. However, it's only slightly bigger than LS6/LS2 cam, so stick with the stocker. If you want a few more hp, you could always get a smaller pulley and up the boost 1 or 2 lbs.
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The stock cam is pretty good for boost. If you just want the nice small chop a cam can give you try the TSP Custom 224/224XE, .566"/.566" lift and get it on a 115LSA. Nice cam for a maggie and easy on the valve springs for long trips. Makes lots of torque and hp. Its almost the exact cam I had with the Maggie.. Here's my before the Maggie and after with the Maggie at 6.5psi of boost and a 224/224 .581 lift on a 115LSA on a hot 102* day..
07-17-2006, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by chriswtx
The stock cam is pretty good for boost. If you just want the nice small chop a cam can give you try the TSP Custom 224/224XE, .566"/.566" lift and get it on a 115LSA. Nice cam for a maggie and easy on the valve springs for long trips. Makes lots of torque and hp. Its almost the exact cam I had with the Maggie.. Here's my before the Maggie and after with the Maggie at 6.5psi of boost and a 224/224 .581 lift on a 115LSA on a hot 102* day..
07-18-2006, 08:43 AM
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I have a custom CompCams grind 230/230 .595 114. My C6 makes 550 rwhp with the Magna at 5 lbs boost, that cam, and longtubes without cats. The rest is stock.
Drivability is just fine, these LS2s can take a little more cam than an LS1/6 and be drivable still.
Drivability is just fine, these LS2s can take a little more cam than an LS1/6 and be drivable still.
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Originally Posted by 4MMM
How much do you feel you gained with the cam after the Mag? I understand what you mean about hot days, it was 106deg here today. I would also appreciate it if you could PM me about the shop that did your work.
Also, I do all my own work. No one but me has touched my car...
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Keep in mind:
-Single pattern cam will idle better
-Intake duration over 230 should be avoided unless you are doing a converter, but a 230/230 would be a good cam. I'd also consider a 228/228 or 224/224.
-If a cam increases your engine hp say by 30hp, then you rely less on boost to make that power. So a 380rwhp engine + 8 psi will perform like a 350rwhp + 10 psi.
-Single pattern cam will idle better
-Intake duration over 230 should be avoided unless you are doing a converter, but a 230/230 would be a good cam. I'd also consider a 228/228 or 224/224.
-If a cam increases your engine hp say by 30hp, then you rely less on boost to make that power. So a 380rwhp engine + 8 psi will perform like a 350rwhp + 10 psi.
