Best brand cam??
Im not claiming to be a tech here but lets face it man, at that mileage I would be doing preventative work like rebuilding or new engine before I sought performance gains...Maybe that's just me...
well that was my intention, to do a valve job, new lifters and replace the cam. Thats preventative maint. but if I am going to do that why not change the cam too. Thats why I keep saying I want a MILD CAM and who makes he best cam. I;m not looking to build a race car I just want to fix this one before somthing bad happens. Like break a timing chain and just totally ruin the motor. Because if you break the chain bye bye pistons and bye bye motor and tons of money. Maybe i'll just go with the stock z06 chevy cam.
i would look into the gm hot cam. you can use your yellow springs and wont have to turn the motor as high as you would with the z06 cam. i think the hot cam specs are 219/228 .525 .525 lift, i believe. not to say that the z06 is a bad cam, but you have to really get it into the upper rpm's before it will shine and with that many miles, i just wouldnt do it. the hotcam will bring your power in a lot sooner, sound good, and give you a boost in performance.
i would look into the gm hot cam. you can use your yellow springs and wont have to turn the motor as high as you would with the z06 cam. i think the hot cam specs are 219/228 .525 .525 lift, i believe. not to say that the z06 is a bad cam, but you have to really get it into the upper rpm's before it will shine and with that many miles, i just wouldnt do it. the hotcam will bring your power in a lot sooner, sound good, and give you a boost in performance.
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From: Mobile Al
Cam I ran 6.8 @94 MPH 1/8 mile the other night with 125 shot of NOS.
This cam works great on just gas or spraying for me.
Car is a daily driver and I can see issues with a biger cam. Might get a faster time with more cam and turn more heads at idle but is not worth tuning and driveabillity issues to me. TSP did the home work for me and maybe for you
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Compromised means you will give up substantially in one of the following categories: Power, fuel economy, or drivability (in relation to power gained). It also means you are spending a lot of time and money for a small gain, unless you are just after a rough idle. If you are willing to change springs, you can have it all. Our CheaTR V3 cam would give you approx. a 60HP gain with near stock drivability on a car with long tubes and an LS6 intake.
Shane
Yea!! I bought my cam today from a sponsor yes. I got the 5803 Z06 like I wanted. I'm not really looking to race anything, I just really like my car my wife says It's my 1st love. I don't understand why a women would be jealous of a car. lol Now I need some cash to get all this stuff installed and can't wait. A little more power is all i need. Thanx guy's for all of your input.
