Hot cam kit guys in here
02-05-2007, 12:58 PM
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Hot cam kit guys in here It seems like a good kit for the money. Are you happy with the power it makes? What does the idle sound like? Got one forsale?
02-05-2007, 01:15 PM
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I purchased my LT4 Hot Cam kit (from summit or jegs) before I looked into ALL the available options; it's better than stock, but I cannot say anything other than that. I do know this; the guys from Texas Rear Turbos told me there are better cams to use with my Squires kit.
Tuning is almost required even when you change spark plugs! PCM 4 Less did a nice job for me! Bryan Herter smoothed out the idle on my 96 quite nicely.
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Tuning is almost required even when you change spark plugs! PCM 4 Less did a nice job for me! Bryan Herter smoothed out the idle on my 96 quite nicely.
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02-05-2007, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by the_merv
It's not the best out there..but I am happy with it. It's got a nice sound to it, and not too much is needed to run it.
02-05-2007, 07:38 PM
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I like it. Just the right amount of power I was looking for. A slight lope @ idle - enough to know it's not stock. Factory PCM will run it fine, but a tune is always in order anytime you change something getting air/fuel in or out of the motor.
02-05-2007, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SnakeOiler
I like it. Just the right amount of power I was looking for. A slight lope @ idle - enough to know it's not stock. Factory PCM will run it fine, but a tune is always in order anytime you change something getting air/fuel in or out of the motor.
02-05-2007, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by slick1851
Get somthing that will make better power, hotcam is a small...
02-05-2007, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by the_merv
Just had to change out springs every 20,000 miles.
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02-05-2007, 08:31 PM
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I ran the hot cam kit in my car when I first got it. with my home ported heads it put down over 335rwhp on a mustang dyno. HP was still going up at 6200 where a had the rev limiter set at.
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Originally Posted by Quick96ss
I agree the cam is good but there is so much better. I got bored of mine in 3 months and had it out.
02-05-2007, 08:37 PM
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The hotcam kit is the best for the money. You're getting the cam, rockers, springs, retainers, locks, and shims for less than $600. You can't beat that with a stick when it comes to dollar/hp.
The results are not bad at all. I put down 334/348 through my 3000 stalled car with the hotcam kit and a mailorder tune.
On the bottle my car is trapping 118 -- with a moderate tune and conservative a/f. Bang for the buck, I'm extremely happy with the results at this point.
The results are not bad at all. I put down 334/348 through my 3000 stalled car with the hotcam kit and a mailorder tune.
On the bottle my car is trapping 118 -- with a moderate tune and conservative a/f. Bang for the buck, I'm extremely happy with the results at this point.