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Daily Driver Camshaft: Hotcam vs XE502
12-08-2010, 11:45 PM
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Daily Driver Camshaft: Hotcam vs XE502 Time for a good old fashioned cam vs thread!
I bought a 1995 M6 daily driver car last year and since then I threw on a set of Hooker LT's and welded up some 3" X-pipe duals. It came with a 1LE elbow, SLP CAI, and TPIS airfoil, so it's got your basic bolt on's.
In my typical gotta screw with everything mindset I'm tossing around the idea of putting a lil cam in there for some extra power. I want low and midrange more than anything else. I'm thinking the XE502 would win that battle. There maybe other TQ cams out there but I'm really only looking at these two cams since I can get a deal on one or the other but feel free to suggest.
So I can pick up a Hotcam [218/228 .495/.495 112LSA] $75, not bad since a LT4 spring kit is $90 and I have pushrods lying around. All that's left is some roller rockets and maybe a stock timing chain.
Then I got to thinking, those XE lobes have some better more modern ramps and the XE502 [218/224 .495/.503 112LSA] seemed like a decent performer over the years. So I found one for $150. I can pickup springs for around $100-125. The rest is a wash.
So what do you guys think? $85-100 more for a XE502?
I'd actually prefer a little less lope than what the Hotcam puts out, but you could probably find a base Hotcam tune lying around the internet somewhere for free. Not to mention the Hotcam lobes are so lazy the valvetrain would be on vacation.
Let's hear the comments, opinions, gripes, drunk posts, etc...
Oh and there's a poll
-Dustin-
I bought a 1995 M6 daily driver car last year and since then I threw on a set of Hooker LT's and welded up some 3" X-pipe duals. It came with a 1LE elbow, SLP CAI, and TPIS airfoil, so it's got your basic bolt on's.
In my typical gotta screw with everything mindset I'm tossing around the idea of putting a lil cam in there for some extra power. I want low and midrange more than anything else. I'm thinking the XE502 would win that battle. There maybe other TQ cams out there but I'm really only looking at these two cams since I can get a deal on one or the other but feel free to suggest.
So I can pick up a Hotcam [218/228 .495/.495 112LSA] $75, not bad since a LT4 spring kit is $90 and I have pushrods lying around. All that's left is some roller rockets and maybe a stock timing chain.
Then I got to thinking, those XE lobes have some better more modern ramps and the XE502 [218/224 .495/.503 112LSA] seemed like a decent performer over the years. So I found one for $150. I can pickup springs for around $100-125. The rest is a wash.
So what do you guys think? $85-100 more for a XE502?
I'd actually prefer a little less lope than what the Hotcam puts out, but you could probably find a base Hotcam tune lying around the internet somewhere for free. Not to mention the Hotcam lobes are so lazy the valvetrain would be on vacation.
Let's hear the comments, opinions, gripes, drunk posts, etc...
Oh and there's a poll
-Dustin-
Last edited by Bersaglieri; 12-09-2010 at 12:03 AM.
12-08-2010, 11:57 PM
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Custom grind. Call LE and have him spec you one around your wants. For LSA if you want less lope you could do a 114 or 113. Or have him spec you the equivalent of a cheaTR cam for an LS1. Supposed to be a sleeper cam, mild duration, high lift on a 117
12-09-2010, 01:43 AM
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That's the stop modding and buy an LS motor...
No just go ahead post up a suggestion. I know some guys are going to say the Crane 227 and the LPE 211/219, but I was trying to throw one in there on the cheap. I kinda wanted to run a Lunati LT1 cam but I haven't seen any for sale used.
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No just go ahead post up a suggestion. I know some guys are going to say the Crane 227 and the LPE 211/219, but I was trying to throw one in there on the cheap. I kinda wanted to run a Lunati LT1 cam but I haven't seen any for sale used.
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