how much will a cam help et
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Staging Lane
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From: Mansfield tx
how much will a cam help et Could some of you experts give me an ideal how much a cam would help my ET. Right now I run a 1.70 60ft and a best of a 1/8 @ 8.045. The cost of cam package is about a $1000, by time you by push rods cam, spring and new timing chain and the time to put it in. I would like an ideal on how much it will lower my ET. If everyone would give me some feet back on there ideals would be appreciated
LS1 SONOMA
LS1 SONOMA
Re: how much will a cam help et Somewhat depends on your current mods and the cam. But, most sizeable cams can add 30+ HP to an LS1. Most of the time, you also get a much longer powerband to work with. So you have more power and it lasts longer. I think you'd be happy with a cam.
BTW - nice truck.
BTW - nice truck.
Re: how much will a cam help et wow... 4.56:1 gears..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> .....you can go with a monster cam (remember piston-to-valve clearance) and still be streetable. Consider holding off untill you can do heads and headers also. You will get much more out of you time and effert (you have to pull the headers to do heads and pulling the heads makes the cam easier).
I have a "little" TR 224/224 on a 112 LSA with 1.08/1.60 valves and its entirely streetable with the 3.73s.
Your first gear must be almost useless for anything besides smoking the tires (with my "little" 3.73s I had problems when the engine was stock).
Chris
I have a "little" TR 224/224 on a 112 LSA with 1.08/1.60 valves and its entirely streetable with the 3.73s.
Your first gear must be almost useless for anything besides smoking the tires (with my "little" 3.73s I had problems when the engine was stock).
Chris
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Re: how much will a cam help et </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 2001CamaroGuy:
<strong> wow... 4.56:1 gears..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> .....you can go with a monster cam (remember piston-to-valve clearance) and still be streetable. Consider holding off untill you can do heads and headers also. You will get much more out of you time and effert (you have to pull the headers to do heads and pulling the heads makes the cam easier).
I have a "little" TR 224/224 on a 112 LSA with 1.08/1.60 valves and its entirely streetable with the 3.73s.
Your first gear must be almost useless for anything besides smoking the tires (with my "little" 3.73s I had problems when the engine was stock).
Chris </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don’t have enough room for headers so there no use in doing the heads. But for as my 1st gear being useless on the track I hardly spin any (remember my tires are 30” tall and 13.5 wide) so this should put me back down equal to the camera with 3.73 gears. I am at 5400 rpm @ the end of the 1/8 in third gear. I shift at 5800 rpm. Does this seem about right for as the rpm at the end of the 1/8.
I was thinking about buying the 224/224 112 cam
thanks twsikes
<strong> wow... 4.56:1 gears..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> .....you can go with a monster cam (remember piston-to-valve clearance) and still be streetable. Consider holding off untill you can do heads and headers also. You will get much more out of you time and effert (you have to pull the headers to do heads and pulling the heads makes the cam easier).
I have a "little" TR 224/224 on a 112 LSA with 1.08/1.60 valves and its entirely streetable with the 3.73s.
Your first gear must be almost useless for anything besides smoking the tires (with my "little" 3.73s I had problems when the engine was stock).
Chris </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don’t have enough room for headers so there no use in doing the heads. But for as my 1st gear being useless on the track I hardly spin any (remember my tires are 30” tall and 13.5 wide) so this should put me back down equal to the camera with 3.73 gears. I am at 5400 rpm @ the end of the 1/8 in third gear. I shift at 5800 rpm. Does this seem about right for as the rpm at the end of the 1/8.
I was thinking about buying the 224/224 112 cam
thanks twsikes
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Re: how much will a cam help et </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BigTex:
<strong> Somewhat depends on your current mods and the cam. But, most sizeable cams can add 30+ HP to an LS1. Most of the time, you also get a much longer powerband to work with. So you have more power and it lasts longer. I think you'd be happy with a cam.
BTW - nice truck. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">i have no mods other then the free mods. the rear end is a 8.8 ford with 4.56 gears and i am running 30 x 13.5 et streets. it is a 6 speed
<small>[ March 02, 2003, 12:53 PM: Message edited by: twsikes ]</small>
<strong> Somewhat depends on your current mods and the cam. But, most sizeable cams can add 30+ HP to an LS1. Most of the time, you also get a much longer powerband to work with. So you have more power and it lasts longer. I think you'd be happy with a cam.
BTW - nice truck. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">i have no mods other then the free mods. the rear end is a 8.8 ford with 4.56 gears and i am running 30 x 13.5 et streets. it is a 6 speed
<small>[ March 02, 2003, 12:53 PM: Message edited by: twsikes ]</small>
