edlt1

Hotcam with Nitrous?

good or bad Idea

I've been told its a bad Idea

just wonder what you guys think

LS1 Eddie

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How many miles are on it? If you have a nice fresh bottom end, go for it. If the miles are high, maybe just do the cam.

streetwarrior96

Bret Bauer Cam and some juice. You'll get more Hp out of his cam than that hot cam. Just tell him what you want

bret@bauer-racing.com

Jditlfm

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my buddy runs a hot cam and nitrous, he dose all right he didnt blow it up yet. His car is slow as hell tho he ran a 12.8 spraying a 75 shot with the cam and supporting mods, and dr i might add. lol

96capricemgr

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I am NOT a fan of the HOT cam BUT that said the 10 degree I/E split would if anything lend it too working well on the bottle.

I would guess the person who told you no is not that familiar with the LT1, it breaks a lot of the old rules the Gen1 guys are used to living by.

edlt1

well whats a good cam I should get for 100 shot?

IRONBULL

Theres alot of cams out there. But whatever you do get a custom grind.

James Montigny

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I agree; with all the time and effort to install a cam, the extra money is well spent on a custom cam.

I don't see any reason you can't run juice on a hotcam or custom cam.
It should be similar to the cam you would run in an N/A car.
The LT1 would easily handle a 75 shot.
I was actually considering a 150+ wet kit for my LE2.1HL setup.

A forced-induction setup on the other hand would "like" something a little different.

sbcgenII

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A Cam isnt going to matter much with a little 100shot.

1970judge

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The cam itself is a nice nitrous cam, but your bottom end may not like it.

Rare96WS6

I went from 12.9 at 109 to 11.9 at 119 with a 75 shot on my Hot cam. I no longer have this set up on the car, but it was fun for a while.

Hambone 7

Yes you will see good results, but the engine is capable of alot more with a more aggressive grind.

jmill96Z

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in the 1/8th mile on the hotcam I was running 8.3's. With a 150 shot on the hotcam I am running 7.10's. Tell me that cam doesn't like the spray.

Rare96WS6

Yes, there are cams out there that are better on juice, but good numbers there jmill96z!

jmill96Z

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Thanks, I'm debating a new cam. What I'm really looking for is a similar profile to the 847 cam, but a little more nitrous friendly. Is that possible?

edlt1

The car is a daily driver though

jmill96Z

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I think the big selling factor of the hotcam is that it comes as a complete package. I think it's a great "middle of the road" cam. Excellent manners for a daily driver, yet aggressive enough that you can tell a difference. Just my .02

LT1BRN

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what he said.

Hambone 7

I also agree, I had it as my daily drivers cam for over a year. There are more agressive cams with street manners though.

97silverTA

I ran an 11.6 @ 119 with the hotcam and a 150 shot. All motor I ran a 12.9 @ 107.7. I think it felt good with nitrous.