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Old 03-25-2015, 03:56 PM
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I just bought a 2010 camaro ss. I was wondering what would be a good cam to run on it nothing to aggressive but I don't really want a real mild one either.
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Auto or stick car?
2 different engines and knowing which one would help
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It is an automatic.
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do a dod delete while you are in there. If you stay vvt then you will need a vvt cam form mast or Texas speed are really good ones. You could go with the ls3 set up which will give you more options. the choice is yours.
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I went with the Night Fury cam. It's pretty aggressive, but it's fantastic. Great low and high end torque. I have a standard, but I've heard NO bad replies about them.
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IMO stay VVT I got mine from GPI and lets just say I'm making great power low end and top end. Just depends what your looking for I wanted a good cam with good manners and I've out ran cams that claim big numbers in track times. Don't be fooled by cams out there claiming big dyno numbers but run what bolt on cars run
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What are the benefits of doing the vtt and DoD delete kits? And are they bad for the car??
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VVT=Variable Valve timing. Uses oil pressure to vary the timing of your valves by movement of the cam. DoD= Displacement on demand. Someone else will have to explain that. But I think it can be Tuned out... nothing physical. I could be wrong though. And no, they are far from bad for the car.
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Ok now I kinda understand what's going on well at least a little more then I did
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Originally Posted by bigfoxx
Ok now I kinda understand what's going on well at least a little more then I did
I believe the DoD is when you only run 6 or 4 cylinders to conserve gas. A simple tune should turn it off to run all 8 all the time.
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You delete the DOD and keep VVT, been proven to out perform ls3 setups over and over again. Thea fastest all motor 5th gens run VVT cams
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Listen to 62nalide he knows what he is talking about. Keep the VVT and pick a good cam.



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