Gas Mileage after Cam?
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Gas Mileage after Cam?
I was curious as to if anyone paid attention to their gas mileage after a cam swap. I have been reading about the Stealth cam and wonder if that would make the smallest difference.
I would love to get every ounce of power out of my new ls1, but the main reason i bought one was becuase of the driveability (my mustangs blew)
right now the car is 100% stock, but did come with all the SLP options.
i want to get some longtubes, and ORY pipe, but wondered if the addition of a cam would make a noticeable difference.
Any comments would be appreciated!
I would love to get every ounce of power out of my new ls1, but the main reason i bought one was becuase of the driveability (my mustangs blew)
right now the car is 100% stock, but did come with all the SLP options.
i want to get some longtubes, and ORY pipe, but wondered if the addition of a cam would make a noticeable difference.
Any comments would be appreciated!
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While I saw no decrease in highway MPG with my Stealth II cam (a slight increase in highway mileage in fact), I did do stage II LS6 heads and raised the compression ratio up a point at the same time which probably had something to do with it. Still, it proves that this cam must not be too bad for gas mileage.
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That is good to hear, does anyone have any good references for cam installs, and any of the upgrades required. IM trying to learn as much about my new LS1 as fast as possible.
I would like to say, i sure do like the change after 8 mustangs!
Eventually i would like to do Headers and ORY, (would love to get some hookers.) But will adding the cam without the exhaust yield more gains???
And i did partially by an LS1 becuase of the gas mileage. With 4.56 in my Mystic Cobra, i was lucky to get 21mpgon the highway , i got 31 with my ls1
I would like to say, i sure do like the change after 8 mustangs!
Eventually i would like to do Headers and ORY, (would love to get some hookers.) But will adding the cam without the exhaust yield more gains???
And i did partially by an LS1 becuase of the gas mileage. With 4.56 in my Mystic Cobra, i was lucky to get 21mpgon the highway , i got 31 with my ls1
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Originally Posted by 93CobraPwr
I would love to get every ounce of power out of my new ls1, but the main reason i bought one was becuase of the driveability (my mustangs blew)
And yes, a cam will yield more HP increase than any other one item, for the reason I mentioned above.
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My car with a big cam got around 14-15mpg around town (Atlanta traffic - city only no highway) and that was with 4.30 gears. That was with tunning of course. Now that I have put my car back to stock while I switch my setup - I am getting like 12-13 mpg around town, back to the stock computer setup as well. I felt that I was driving the car a lot harder with the cam so I guess I can say I actually saw an improvement around town.