help selecting cam please
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help selecting cam please
I am just wanting a baby cam for a ls1 that sounds really good and just takes changing to some 918 springs and i dont want a ls6 cam.. thank you for your help
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You will have a hard time finding a baby sized cam that lopes much. Lope comes from having more overlap, which is from larger durations and lower LSA's. To a lesser extent slower ramp rates give more lope.
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ok thanks i guess i will do that first then but then what do you all prefer for a good cam not very big cause all i will have is the stall headers and full exhaust
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the stall in my sig was probably the best mod as far as times go. i picked up 5 tenths on sh*tty nitto's.as far as cams go ,go big the first time. i have the tr230 and already want more
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Look into the Comp 216/220. Great drivability, can hear some lope, and has a very broad powerband. I have this cam. Very pleased with it. Oh yea, and you wont be needing to change springs every 25k. just a thought.
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I have that cam also and really like it. It lopes through the cutout, or can be disguised pretty well through the magnaflow. If you want a small cam that sounds good, then the hotcam would probably fit. The hotcam sounds really good for a small cam. The lope of the hotcam is much more audible than the 216/220. With either the hotcam or 216/220, spring changes will be few and far between.
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Look into the Comp 216/220. Great drivability, can hear some lope, and has a very broad powerband. I have this cam. Very pleased with it. Oh yea, and you wont be needing to change springs every 25k. just a thought.
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Does the Comp 216/220 have mild ramp rates similar to the Hot Cam? Also, at what duration/lift does the Comp start getting into what's termed as "aggressive" spring eating ramps?
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The 216/220 has "lazy" lobes like the hotcam, and is part of the reason I chose it. You probably won't have to swap springs as long as your engine lasts.