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02-06-2008, 02:57 PM
#22
I'd have to go with the bigger cam on that one. If I'm putting a large stroker in my car, I'm assuming it's because I want to race it, and in that case, I'll take the bigger power where it counts for racing. Even the bigger cam makes plenty of torque down low.
Just because the bigger cam makes less torque down in the daily driver range doesn't mean it doesn't make enough to "get out of its own way", as a fellow LS1Techer put it while trying to explain to me why he wants all that power in the non-racing section of the graph.
That's pretty close to the G5X3. Why not go with something a little more in the middle of the two cams you guys already did?
EDIT - Whoops, just read the whole thread and answered my questions.
Just because the bigger cam makes less torque down in the daily driver range doesn't mean it doesn't make enough to "get out of its own way", as a fellow LS1Techer put it while trying to explain to me why he wants all that power in the non-racing section of the graph.
That's pretty close to the G5X3. Why not go with something a little more in the middle of the two cams you guys already did?
EDIT - Whoops, just read the whole thread and answered my questions.
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02-06-2008, 03:44 PM
#23
I'd have to go with the bigger cam on that one. If I'm putting a large stroker in my car, I'm assuming it's because I want to race it, and in that case, I'll take the bigger power where it counts for racing. Even the bigger cam makes plenty of torque down low.
Just because the bigger cam makes less torque down in the daily driver range doesn't mean it doesn't make enough to "get out of its own way", as a fellow LS1Techer put it while trying to explain to me why he wants all that power in the non-racing section of the graph.
That's pretty close to the G5X3. Why not go with something a little more in the middle of the two cams you guys already did?
Just because the bigger cam makes less torque down in the daily driver range doesn't mean it doesn't make enough to "get out of its own way", as a fellow LS1Techer put it while trying to explain to me why he wants all that power in the non-racing section of the graph.
That's pretty close to the G5X3. Why not go with something a little more in the middle of the two cams you guys already did?
You really need to pay attention. Read the whole thread and you will understand your own questions.
02-06-2008, 05:36 PM
#26
I would agree with that recommendation.
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2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
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02-07-2008, 05:57 PM
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Yall think about how much time the car spends from 6k-7k vs from 3k-5500rpm on the street... I would take the smaller cam vs a peaky one.. unless the car is strictly a track car. 
Considering the fact that the run over 6-7k only takes about a split second and most of yall spend more time in the lower rpms.
Considering the fact that the run over 6-7k only takes about a split second and most of yall spend more time in the lower rpms.
02-07-2008, 08:10 PM
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Yall think about how much time the car spends from 6k-7k vs from 3k-5500rpm on the street... I would take the smaller cam vs a peaky one.. unless the car is strictly a track car.
Considering the fact that the run over 6-7k only takes about a split second and most of yall spend more time in the lower rpms.
Considering the fact that the run over 6-7k only takes about a split second and most of yall spend more time in the lower rpms.
02-07-2008, 09:28 PM
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Yall think about how much time the car spends from 6k-7k vs from 3k-5500rpm on the street... I would take the smaller cam vs a peaky one.. unless the car is strictly a track car.
Considering the fact that the run over 6-7k only takes about a split second and most of yall spend more time in the lower rpms.
Considering the fact that the run over 6-7k only takes about a split second and most of yall spend more time in the lower rpms.
02-09-2008, 08:49 AM
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02-09-2008, 09:39 PM
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We are going to go tighter than 112 and feel very confident in our choice. This G5X3 cam is so smooth and has gobs of torque down low it still amazes me. I can harldy wait to see how this next cam works. We should have some numbers late this week if everything goes well. Stay tuned. I will post all 3 dyno numbers on top of each other for you guys to compare.
02-10-2008, 12:05 PM
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We are going to go tighter than 112 and feel very confident in our choice. This G5X3 cam is so smooth and has gobs of torque down low it still amazes me. I can harldy wait to see how this next cam works. We should have some numbers late this week if everything goes well. Stay tuned. I will post all 3 dyno numbers on top of each other for you guys to compare.