Help....G1 or X1???
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Launching!
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Help....G1 or X1??? Help me decide. Or give me a better choice.
This is a cam only Z06, no heads, CAI, headers and exhaust.
I really don't want to go any bigger.
What will the HP difference be between the 2 and will one idle better than the other?
I'm clueless when it comes to cams....
Thanks!
Dave
This is a cam only Z06, no heads, CAI, headers and exhaust.
I really don't want to go any bigger.
What will the HP difference be between the 2 and will one idle better than the other?
I'm clueless when it comes to cams....
Thanks!
Dave
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Originally Posted by Z06-Dave
Help me decide. Or give me a better choice.
This is a cam only Z06, no heads, CAI, headers and exhaust.
I really don't want to go any bigger.
What will the HP difference be between the 2 and will one idle better than the other?
I'm clueless when it comes to cams....
Thanks!
Dave
This is a cam only Z06, no heads, CAI, headers and exhaust.
I really don't want to go any bigger.
What will the HP difference be between the 2 and will one idle better than the other?
I'm clueless when it comes to cams....
Thanks!
Dave
FYI, I have the G1 and love it, but I have all the usual mods....
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From: San Antonio, TX
Originally Posted by Z06-Dave
Help me decide. Or give me a better choice.
This is a cam only Z06, no heads, CAI, headers and exhaust.
I really don't want to go any bigger.
What will the HP difference be between the 2 and will one idle better than the other?
I'm clueless when it comes to cams....
Thanks!
Dave
This is a cam only Z06, no heads, CAI, headers and exhaust.
I really don't want to go any bigger.
What will the HP difference be between the 2 and will one idle better than the other?
I'm clueless when it comes to cams....
Thanks!
Dave
...idles great at 950rpms and had the tuning done same place as installed [LG Motorsports]. Thread Starter
Launching!
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Originally Posted by Cary
I have the G5-X3 cam ...idles great at 950rpms and had the tuning done same place as installed [LG Motorsports].
...idles great at 950rpms and had the tuning done same place as installed [LG Motorsports].
Originally Posted by Z06-Dave
I've ruled hat cam out, its too big for the stock heads, if I was planning on heads in the future I'd get it, but I refuse to put a cage in my car so there is no need to go that big or get heads. I already run mid 11's I just want the cam to make it easier.
damn it. Then its going to be way to big for my cam only set up as well until I buy those heads. I dont mind putting a cage in my car. I think they look cool when done correctly.
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From: PA
Originally Posted by Crypt keeper
damn it. Then its going to be way to big for my cam only set up as well until I buy those heads. I dont mind putting a cage in my car. I think they look cool when done correctly.
Dave
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Originally Posted by Z06-Dave
I've ruled that cam out, its too big for the stock heads, if I was planning on heads in the future I'd get it, but I refuse to put a cage in my car so there is no need to go that big or get heads. I already run mid 11's I just want the cam to make it easier.
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Formerly MagRedC5
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Originally Posted by Z06-Dave
If you have the stock C5 heads, you will really be pushing it, you will still get tons of power but it will run out of breath (and power) above 4,500rpm. I can get by with it on my Z06 but realistically for the additional 5-10 HP I would get over an X1, I'll just got smaller and increase driveability. I never plan on heads. Did I say never.....
Dave
Dave
You obviously do not know what you are talking about in regard to the G5-X3 cam. My C5 (395.2rwhp/373.8rwtq) does not lose power above 4,500rpms, as a matter of fact it gains more power in the mid-top range.
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Anyway that cam z06 dave speaks of, do you have it installed in your motor with stock heads??? How is it for everyday use?? Great numbers I see you putting down.
Anyway that cam z06 dave speaks of, do you have it installed in your motor with stock heads??? How is it for everyday use?? Great numbers I see you putting down.
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From: San Antonio, TX
Originally Posted by Crypt keeper
Cary do you how have you been buddy??
Anyway that cam z06 dave speaks of, do you have it installed in your motor with stock heads??? How is it for everyday use?? Great numbers I see you putting down.
Anyway that cam z06 dave speaks of, do you have it installed in your motor with stock heads??? How is it for everyday use?? Great numbers I see you putting down.
Thanks Cary. I have seen the numbers on other cars with this cam with heads combination. I havent heard it yet though. Does it have that loppey cam sound or is it under radar??
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Originally Posted by Crypt keeper
Thanks Cary. I have seen the numbers on other cars with this cam with heads combination. I havent heard it yet though. Does it have that loppey cam sound or is it under radar??
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Originally Posted by Crypt keeper
I think you sold me on this cam. I was before but now I am almost 100%!
Make sure the person doing the LS1 Edit tuning knows their chit.
Originally Posted by Cary
If your into mid-top range power & top-end power that seems like will never peak out, this is the cam for you.
Make sure the person doing the LS1 Edit tuning knows their chit.
Make sure the person doing the LS1 Edit tuning knows their chit.
I will be taking it to Tonys Corvette Shop here in Gaithersburg, Maryland. FGrom what I have been told and shown he is the man when it comes to our cars.
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Originally Posted by Cary
If your into mid-top range power & top-end power that seems like will never peak out, this is the cam for you.
Make sure the person doing the LS1 Edit tuning knows their chit.
Make sure the person doing the LS1 Edit tuning knows their chit.
Hmmm, I'm beginning to wonder if the guy doing the tuning on the car I saw knew what he was doing??? I saw the graph, and sure enough the HP fell drastically over 4,500 RPM. He had the T-Rex cam, I assumed they were about the same size but they are not, that cam may be larger???
All my Z06 friends that have the G5X3 also have heads so I have no comparisons there.
Maybe I will go with the G5X3??? Time to do more research....
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From: Angleton/Lake Jackson (South of Houston)
Originally Posted by Cary
I have the G5X-3 [114 lsa] installed in my 2001 C5 Coupe, A4 with stock heads. My C5 is very streetable even with it's Vigilante 2800. It does not take much footravel to move under normal stop light to stoplight conditions. She idles great at 950 rpms. I do a fair amount of highway driving, where this cam is best...the top end power is amazing.
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Originally Posted by Z06-Dave
Hmmm, I'm beginning to wonder if the guy doing the tuning on the car I saw knew what he was doing??? I saw the graph, and sure enough the HP fell drastically over 4,500 RPM. He had the T-Rex cam, I assumed they were about the same size but they are not, that cam may be larger???
All my Z06 friends that have the G5X3 also have heads so I have no comparisons there.
Maybe I will go with the G5X3??? Time to do more research....
All my Z06 friends that have the G5X3 also have heads so I have no comparisons there.
Maybe I will go with the G5X3??? Time to do more research....
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From: Houston
Originally Posted by Dean-o
I have stock heads and no dyno tuning, my numbers are in my sig. I have a MTI G1 cam.
I was always wondering if your car was tuned. 15 rwhp from a cam never sounded like a good investment.