94-6spd

Trying to decide on a cam for the 94 Z-28. It's a 6 speed so I won't be needing a stall. It also has 3.42's in the rear. Who has some dyno or dragstrip numbers with the LT4 hot cam?

urbanhunter44

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with full bolt ons and good mail order tune 350 rwhp can be attained.

remember the hotcam is a small *** cam.. a custom grind would get you more power.

LT1BRN

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TTT, i want to know too.

Quick96ss

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the best i ran back a year ago was with a stock car all i did was the cam and i ran a 13.8

94-6spd

quick96ss what was the MPH? Was that on street tires?

spike30th

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I did one in my 97 ss it ran 12.8 @ 111 mph with a crappy 60ft time. It dynoed 320 rwhp and 330 rwtq.

Steve40th

A friends Corvette, 96 type, six speed with GSC tires ran 12.40 at 112mph. Hot cam isnt all that small. Look at the duration and compare it to the new ZO6 Vette.

Dragframe

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well it is considered small by todays modding standards.

LT1BRN

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any more times guys?

lets have something to bench mark to.

Quick96ss

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My car was completely stock except for the cam kit and i was running stock 3 42 gears. I did however run bfg drag radials this is what my slip looked like.
R/T--.536
60'---2.09
1/4---13.82
MPH---100.80
I liked the cam it ran great but i went with a stroker so i went way bigger. I have a video of the cam in my car if you would like to see it leave me your email address.

96capricemgr

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This is the type of ignorance that drives me nuts. FTW does the duration on a TOTALLY different motor with 77ci more displacement have to do with anything.

My opinion of the LT4 HOT cam is it is favored by those who either refuse to or don't care to do a LITTLE research. It certainly can work but there are A LOT of alternatives that deserve a little look first. Ignorance is the primary driving force behind the LT4 stuff's popularity.

94EvilZ28

Dont get the hotcam...there are so many other good cams out there that you can get better results with...just gotta do your research...

Steve40th

Its just apoint, making a poiint. Slow down on the coffee, and relax. The Hot Cam is a versatile cam, and has more time on a track than 99% of these other cams. The comparison of the hot cam to the ZO6 was to show that it feeds a much bigger motor and does quite well, based on duration.
GM did a lot of research on it as a road racing cam for the LT4 engine it was supposed to go in.
There are cams in GMs history that are quite popular, and good.
Why is it you always come across as the G_d almighty and throw such attitude. How many years do you even have on this planet. There are people that are learning, and those that know, and those that claimi to know. Where do you fit? Sometimes I think its the latter. Grow up and stop throwing assinine comments around.
This is very typical of you throughout this forum.

1994Z28Lt1

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no kidding maybe this guys want to keeps his car streetable without having to swap in 4.10's the hotcam produces good low end torque and good top end power without having to rev the **** out of it and spin bearings

some people dont have enough money to do internals on their motor so they can turn 7000 rpm and be a track queen some people want to still drive their car on the street and from what i have heard the hotcams lobe profile is a lot easier on the valve train compared to some of the other cams on the market and to me 350 rwhp sounds pretty damn good for stock heads on M6 cars and more can be had with some porting

so shut the hell up maybe he has done his research and wants more power with still a bit of reliability

94EvilZ28

Ok...this is started to get heated...which shows diversity...

The specs for a cam on a bigger engine will produce different numbers and acts differently...we all know that...

As far as the hostility...lay off dudes...The hotcam is a 'decent' cam to do for someone with no mods...there all MORE cams out there that outperform that particular cam and still works with stock application...

But he doesnt have to change gears for his cam (its recommended for the power band) but doesnt have too. Im running 3.23's with a T56 and it matches my cam pretty well...(and it says I should have 4.10's...but still hauls ***, and I know it will get better when I get the 4.10s in...but it was put in there for future planning and mods...)

All I will say man...Match your cam for future mods...not just for the time being...you will spend more money that way...

streetwarrior96

There are different levels of streetablility, opinions may vary. but as far as $$$ goes LT4 hot cam is $209.00 http://www.paceperformance.com/index...D&ProdID=22960


you get a custom grind ... $350 and up. Some people are on a budget.

Nothing wrong with getting an LT4 hot cam it does work. I personally categorize it as one of the bigger small cams.

Look at my cam.. it's small for a 383 and I was told I would not see 400 RWHP because of it. Not bad for an off the shelf cam. I know if I get a custom grind I'll probably see up to 30 more HP

96capricemgr

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It is EASY to get a custom Comp for $250 or sometimes less from a number of sources if you care to do a small amount of research.

I am not saying go bigger either I am one of the folks who has tried and likes cams smaller than the HOT for stock heads applications, my current cam with the AI heads and 1.5 point more compression on a stock shortblock(remeber b-body started out lower at 10.0) is a little bigger than the HOT, more like the 503 and is a monster even lowend and the pcm commands the shift around 6K so I am not revving it all that high, bet there are bolton guys with good springs approaching this rpm.

Far as 350rwhp from this cam only I would call that extremely optomistic, someone MIGHT have accomplished it but that person deserves the credit not the cam, something most of you seem to forget. You start quoting the highest number you ever read without considering the average is MUCH lower.

94-6spd

The reason I was looking at the HOT CAM is because you can used ones for around $75.00. Since I have LT1 out and am getting new springs anyway I'd try one. I'll be running headers and will have a tune. I am also looking at the 503. 12's would be nice in this car. My 83 has a 406 sbc that has ran 6.70's in the 1/8th so I'm not looking for all out power but would love to hit 12's though. Thanks for all the opinions and posts. Keep em coming.