Its time for a cam, cam gurus come in
01-31-2009, 10:36 AM
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Its time for a cam, cam gurus come in Well I decided the next thing I'm going to put in my car is a cam. I don't have headers or an upgraded intake manifold and at this point I don't care. I feel that if i put a cam in my car, it will be just as much power as putting headers and a full exhaust on for less money, and I can always add those later anyways. Plus everyone does that first and I just want to try something different.
I will be doing all the work myself, with the help of my brother and dad, so the cost of installation is no there.
I was looking at a few site and I found some package deals with the cam,pushrods, and springs for ~$600 pretty much everywhere. And i will then get a new timing chain, and other supporting cam installs. I will either be using ls1edit or hptunes to tune the car myself.
Im just wondering what cam you guys thing would be best, im looking for the nice lope, with drive-ability, and all the power under the curve, i dont want to spin it to the moon, i probably want to keep the rev limiter at about 6000 like stock.
http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=175&catid=49
i was looking at that with possibly a 228r cam?
and also getting an ls2 timing chain.
Would i need to get an ls6 oil pump?
I will be doing all the work myself, with the help of my brother and dad, so the cost of installation is no there.
I was looking at a few site and I found some package deals with the cam,pushrods, and springs for ~$600 pretty much everywhere. And i will then get a new timing chain, and other supporting cam installs. I will either be using ls1edit or hptunes to tune the car myself.
Im just wondering what cam you guys thing would be best, im looking for the nice lope, with drive-ability, and all the power under the curve, i dont want to spin it to the moon, i probably want to keep the rev limiter at about 6000 like stock.
http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=175&catid=49
i was looking at that with possibly a 228r cam?
and also getting an ls2 timing chain.
Would i need to get an ls6 oil pump?
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01-31-2009, 10:41 AM
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they do that first because it lets the cam breathe better. if you just put a cam on without better headers and intake your restricting the cam from the extra air its suppose to breath in and let out.
01-31-2009, 11:02 AM
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yeah ive heard good things about the tr224, i was also looking into the cheatr, only problem with that one is that it sounds stock.
01-31-2009, 11:06 AM
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yeah i understand that, but you will gain about the same from a cam, as you would full boltons, and its less expensive that way. and i can add headers any time i want after that.
yeah ive heard good things about the tr224, i was also looking into the cheatr, only problem with that one is that it sounds stock.
yeah ive heard good things about the tr224, i was also looking into the cheatr, only problem with that one is that it sounds stock.
01-31-2009, 11:13 AM
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im just wondering which route to go, with the intent of putting an intake and headers on later.
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01-31-2009, 04:24 PM
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I would do headers/intake first as you can easily run those without any tuning. Then when you do the cam and get a tune, the tune will be optimized with the headers/intake factored in.
If you start with cam, get a tune then get headers/intake later, you are leaving some hp on the table as the headers/intake was not factored into the original tune with the cam.
Just my .02
If you start with cam, get a tune then get headers/intake later, you are leaving some hp on the table as the headers/intake was not factored into the original tune with the cam.
Just my .02
01-31-2009, 05:02 PM
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I disagree with you that it is cheaper to do a cam w/ supporting mods than it is to do headers and intake, but whatever its your car. Do you need an LS6 pump? No, I currently have my stock pump on due to issues with the LS6 pump and im running 40 psi at idle and 60 psi while driving. I will however be replacing the pump just for peace of mind when the issues get resolved. Either way, good luck with your build, Id go with the 228r IMO.
01-31-2009, 05:46 PM
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are you high?
every body does bolt ons first for a reason not just to be the same, if it was more efficient to do a cam first then everyone would be doin it. your setting yourself on fire kid. but what ever i hate being a keyboard warrior so im done.
every body does bolt ons first for a reason not just to be the same, if it was more efficient to do a cam first then everyone would be doin it. your setting yourself on fire kid. but what ever i hate being a keyboard warrior so im done.
01-31-2009, 07:09 PM
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while i understand why others do headers first, is so the engine can breath. same thing with the intake. but either route i go, i will end in the same place.
i figure with longtubes, and full exhaust with an ls6 intake, i would net about 40hp.
if i put a cam on without those bolt ons it will net me about 50hp roughly (just throwing it out there)
i figure with longtubes, and full exhaust with an ls6 intake, i would net about 40hp.
if i put a cam on without those bolt ons it will net me about 50hp roughly (just throwing it out there)
01-31-2009, 08:21 PM
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can you not understand what i am saying, i understand you want something different but if it is not more efficient to do the cam first then why waste your time. if you just want to have it lope get a freakin hot cam on a 110 lsa and call it quits.