Should I go bigger ?
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Should I go bigger ?
So i havent had my cam that long, but the more I search I wish I went bigger...
Its a 05 cts-v , LS6
I went with a comp 220-224 0.530 int./0.534 exh. lift and 112 lobe.
The low lift bothers me, stock ls6 cam is 204-216 but with .550 lift.
My main question is, would the HP gain of upgrading to a 228 or low 230s cam with just under .600 lift be worth it?
Or should i just stick with what I have and spend my money else were ?
I already have the springs and pushrods to support it. It would be a matter of just swapping the cam..
What do you guys think ?
Its a 05 cts-v , LS6
I went with a comp 220-224 0.530 int./0.534 exh. lift and 112 lobe.
The low lift bothers me, stock ls6 cam is 204-216 but with .550 lift.
My main question is, would the HP gain of upgrading to a 228 or low 230s cam with just under .600 lift be worth it?
Or should i just stick with what I have and spend my money else were ?
I already have the springs and pushrods to support it. It would be a matter of just swapping the cam..
What do you guys think ?
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You can definitely pickup a good bit of power going with more camshaft. We have some 225/227 camshafts which we have dyno tested next to several different 220 camshafts with great results. I also have a few 229/236 camshafts sitting here that can be bought off our dyno testing section.
If you buy one of our dyno test blowout camshafts for $300 you could easily sell your camshaft & be out next to no money. It'd be hard not to do for that price!
If you buy one of our dyno test blowout camshafts for $300 you could easily sell your camshaft & be out next to no money. It'd be hard not to do for that price!
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2005 Twin Turbo C6
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994rwhp/902lb ft @ 22 psi (mustang dyno) www.Texas-Speed.com
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Do you realy think im making good power?
My kooks headers are going on this sat, and ill dyno shorty after.
I see most guys with my mods, a ~228 cam and headers put down just over 400...
....But with the cam now on the stock headers I put 360hp 349tq, you think headers will give me 40 hp ?
Cause I though my numbers were kinda low...
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on the stang dyno your doing pretty good. like stated above you would be at about 390 on a dynojet. I think if you milled your heads to get max compression without flycutting you could make pretty good power. Going to a bigger cam will move you power up in the powerband but keeping that cam and adding good heads and more compression will keep the power lower and make monster torque.
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ahh ok, I dynoed at slow hawk in M.A. not sure how generous his mustang dyno is compared to a dyno jet.
I ran short on cash when it came to buy the headers, but I got them now . They will be going in on this sat.
1 7/8 kooks with cats.
I guess its just hard to compare numbers with other ppl cause seems like every dyno reads diffrent. Even some of the mustang dynos read hhigher or lower then others...
I ran short on cash when it came to buy the headers, but I got them now . They will be going in on this sat.
1 7/8 kooks with cats.
I guess its just hard to compare numbers with other ppl cause seems like every dyno reads diffrent. Even some of the mustang dynos read hhigher or lower then others...