Another Op[inion on Cam question!!
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Another Op[inion on Cam question!! Been looking at Cams for quite some time, But have held off as I have been looking at upgraded the entire engine to an LS3. In the event I decide to stick with my 350 LS1, I was thinking of giving this cam ago, Car is a daily driver, currently Auto, but will be swapped out to a tricked up manual. Has the LS6 intake, and full exhaust on long length headers. If its kept will also receive a nice set of eldebrock 215s ported, and forged bottom end in the long term future, for now this is a Cam only upgrade, but will see rocker, springs and chain upgrades at the same time.
The Cam I have in mind is the Voodoo 3 BOLT 267/273 from Lunati. I believe it will perform ok on a stock motor, then in the future will work well with the heads. Doing it a bit backwards I know ( get cam to suite the heads), but the porters believe head will perform well with the cam.
HYDRAULIC ROLLER: Great street/strip camshaft. Good mid-high rpm power. Requires computer tuning.
Hyd\Hyd
1800-6400
60513 part number
VDLS-267
267/273
.549 lift, 113 degree separation
I have looked at other cams like the F13 and a few others have used, but think there a little to cranky for me, I use this as a daily driver, that will be used for the strip on occasions, and tow a offroad buggy. Buy the time it tows, it will have a 3.73 ratio with the manual.
So opinions fella's, good and bad ones all read and thought about.
Tappet
The Cam I have in mind is the Voodoo 3 BOLT 267/273 from Lunati. I believe it will perform ok on a stock motor, then in the future will work well with the heads. Doing it a bit backwards I know ( get cam to suite the heads), but the porters believe head will perform well with the cam.
HYDRAULIC ROLLER: Great street/strip camshaft. Good mid-high rpm power. Requires computer tuning.
Hyd\Hyd
1800-6400
60513 part number
VDLS-267
267/273
.549 lift, 113 degree separation
I have looked at other cams like the F13 and a few others have used, but think there a little to cranky for me, I use this as a daily driver, that will be used for the strip on occasions, and tow a offroad buggy. Buy the time it tows, it will have a 3.73 ratio with the manual.
So opinions fella's, good and bad ones all read and thought about.
Tappet
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That is a good little cam shaft that should make the power in the area you want to use it....you dhould notice a good low end gain, but when it comes to the heads you might want to look st one with a slightly smaller runner than the 215, maybe more like a 205 or so to keep the port velocity up as high as possible to complement tour low end even more.....I Tele it this is going in a truck since you talked about towing too?
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Na, its a Ute, Basically your GTO with a ute rear end on it. not chasing a heap of low end, mainly want to improver power overall, but keep it drivable and usable for what I call an everyday driver. I would like to have fun on the strip now and then, recently I was told to look at a cam coming in at 2200, I think the tuner was a little off forgetting I will need to still tow with it. Thanks for the advice.
Basically this
Basically this
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Cheers Fellas, will look into the 205's, Just got to find that combo that suites me well, so many option's available
Also had a look at the Comp cams XR269HR with 1.72-1 rockers, would it be worth changing the rockers to a higher ratio to gain a tad more valve opening?
I love a mean idle like the rest of us, but I don't want to be revving its **** out just to get moving. I spoke with a tuner last week and he wants me to go a fair bit bigger, with 3.92 diff gears, says it will add an extra 2-300 rpm at high way speeds over the 3.73.
Most times I cruize at about the 1900 RPM mark with the stock ratio, hence why I chose the Lunati cam that comes in at 1800. A few have told me that a cam that comes in at 2000 will still be a great daily driver.
A while back I had rounded down to one of these 3 cams, I was a bit worried about vacuum for the brakes with the Blower cam, the Second cam I don't mind at all. I was going to run one of these with a set of heads from Richard at west coast cylinder heads.
Nitrous/Blower
20540723 60523 Rpm2200 - 6800 .651/.651 227/239 278/290 112/108 Hyd/Hyd.
I like this one due to the Fact a blower could be seen in quite a few years
on the Ute, saves me pulling it back down, and it likes Nitrous.
20540711 60511 Rpm2000 - 6600 .567"/.567" 222/228 272/278 113/109 Hyd/Hyd
Should see a great Daily driver with plenty up its sleeve.
20540717 60517 2200 - 6800 .651/.651 227/231 278/282 112/108 Hyd/Hyd Still
drivable, but getting cranky.
Cheers
TH
Also had a look at the Comp cams XR269HR with 1.72-1 rockers, would it be worth changing the rockers to a higher ratio to gain a tad more valve opening?
I love a mean idle like the rest of us, but I don't want to be revving its **** out just to get moving. I spoke with a tuner last week and he wants me to go a fair bit bigger, with 3.92 diff gears, says it will add an extra 2-300 rpm at high way speeds over the 3.73.
Most times I cruize at about the 1900 RPM mark with the stock ratio, hence why I chose the Lunati cam that comes in at 1800. A few have told me that a cam that comes in at 2000 will still be a great daily driver.
A while back I had rounded down to one of these 3 cams, I was a bit worried about vacuum for the brakes with the Blower cam, the Second cam I don't mind at all. I was going to run one of these with a set of heads from Richard at west coast cylinder heads.
Nitrous/Blower
20540723 60523 Rpm2200 - 6800 .651/.651 227/239 278/290 112/108 Hyd/Hyd.
I like this one due to the Fact a blower could be seen in quite a few years
on the Ute, saves me pulling it back down, and it likes Nitrous.
20540711 60511 Rpm2000 - 6600 .567"/.567" 222/228 272/278 113/109 Hyd/Hyd
Should see a great Daily driver with plenty up its sleeve.
20540717 60517 2200 - 6800 .651/.651 227/231 278/282 112/108 Hyd/Hyd Still
drivable, but getting cranky.
Cheers
TH
