abates

Can a cam hit a mean lick and have great drivability at the same?

MattSapp95_T/A

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HUH? Hit a mean lick?

call lloyd Elliot and tell him what your looking for and he will set you up with a cam that will work best for you..

Gojira94

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"hit a mean lick" = "have excellent performance characteristics"

How "mean" do you want, and how far down the scale do you define "great driveability?"

Some people find a cam with mid-240s duration just fine on the street. Some folks don't like the performance of cams in the 218-224 degree range. Have a look at the sticky at the top of this forum, by member StealthFormula. It's a good guide to choosing a cam for your goals.

Welcome to the forum, BTW.

abates

Thanks for the welcome!

I'll definately check out the sticky. I've already spoken to both LE & AI, but I didn't think to ask them about having a racy idle but yet still having good low end & great midrange.

trilkb

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obviously the cc503 is a great canidate for that.

But yea, custom grinds are the way to go!

Verz

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i really like my cam its a lloyd 226/234 grind good power from about 2300 on up and gets around in traffic smoothly

badass383formula96

my 230/244 540/576 112lsa has amazing drivabillity even with the ac on

Verz

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what is this ac you speak of?

SoxXpupPeT

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hahaha!

i have LE's 223/230 cam. great low-mid range power. i rev mine to 6600rpm. pulls very hard.... when my car doest misfire

badass383formula96

lol air conditioning, ive seen a few cammed cars lately that stumble around an almost die at red lights with the ac on lately.

DVS LT1

I agree with the custom cam/LE route. You'll be able to get the best cam for your overall setup.

I've been thoroughly impressed with my XFI280 cam. This stick has a decent chop at idle and its totally streetable - hell this cam idles and runs better than my old hot cam'd 355 setup did. But if you're looking for good low end and mid range power this might not be the right cam - this stick has strong mid-range torque but likes the high revs. It spins my 383 up to 7000k pretty quick.

smellmygas

what kind of times and numbers have been seen with the LE packages? And all the supporting bolt ons as well. I was looking at the LE2 package for over winter.

RamAir95TA

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LE2 stuff dynos anywhere from 370whp to 400whp+, depending on alot of variables.

abates

I have a forged 383 short block sitting on the engine stand. I'm just undecided about if I want it to have a smooth idle, or choppy, or racy. With the exception of being able to see the Borla exhaust tips my car looks completely stock. I still have the salad shooters on her.

I do know that I want dadgum good drivability. I've had to large of a cam before & don't want to go that route again.

hitmanws6

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My cam is driveable even with the stall and 2.73s at the moment

Verz

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^^^any sound clips of that cam with the gmmg?

well the previous owner decided this car didn't need it but i never use it even in my dd.

with a 383 you can go larger cam than us stock cube guys and still get similar driveability

hitmanws6

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If my motor had blown up a few months later than it did I would have bought a 383 setup with a GM 847 on 1.7 RRs and LE3 heads, it would have been a mild 383 with an easy 400rwhp

hitmanws6

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and yes, youtube.com/hitmanws7

Bersaglieri

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And if you do it right I've seen 440-460rwhp in many 383's. Same with AI, PortPros, GTP, etc.

-Dustin-

moehorsepower

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Try 648 RWHP with the AC on, Forced Inducted of course