Daily driver cam, bolt-on 02 SS
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Daily driver cam, bolt-on 02 SS 2002 Camaro SS
SS Induction Hood
Stock MAF
SLP lid + smooth bellows
Potz P+P throttle body
Stock LS6 intake
Stock 241 heads, injectors, internals...
Kooks longtube headers, offroad Y, open 3" cutout
Keeping everything else the same, what would a good daily driver cam look like? I want a noticable power increase and that chop sound, but I dont want to sacrifice driveability.
SS Induction Hood
Stock MAF
SLP lid + smooth bellows
Potz P+P throttle body
Stock LS6 intake
Stock 241 heads, injectors, internals...
Kooks longtube headers, offroad Y, open 3" cutout
Keeping everything else the same, what would a good daily driver cam look like? I want a noticable power increase and that chop sound, but I dont want to sacrifice driveability.
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A 224 cam would get you to your power goal and on a 112 lsa be choppy enough to notice. A 228 with a good tune will also have decent street manners and out power the 224. It's all about how aggressive you're willing to go, just don't go with too small of a cam and start wishing you went larger.
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A 224 cam would get you to your power goal and on a 112 lsa be choppy enough to notice. A 228 with a good tune will also have decent street manners and out power the 224. It's all about how aggressive you're willing to go, just don't go with too small of a cam and start wishing you went larger.
I'd do an EPS 226/234 113+2. Would make great power with the stock heads, be good for when you upgraded the heads, and would drive nice and sound cammed.
You'd be over 400rwhp with that cam.
Plus, I like the EPS lobes... endurance type so they are milder on the valvetrain and they use Cam Motion billet cores.
You'd be over 400rwhp with that cam.
Plus, I like the EPS lobes... endurance type so they are milder on the valvetrain and they use Cam Motion billet cores.
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I had the same goal in mind when choosing my setup and I couldn't be more pleased with the end result. Here's a link to my little build..https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...228r-241s.html
I have a great 225/228 .612/.571 112+3 camshaft on the shelf. It works very well in a DD application, sounds great at idle and has plenty of grunt under the curve.
Pretty much in layman's terms it translates into a 4600-4800rpm torque peak and a 6000-6200rpm horsepower peak. Shift point of roughly 6500-6600rpm and an operating range from 2000-6500rpm.
Hope this helps.
Pretty much in layman's terms it translates into a 4600-4800rpm torque peak and a 6000-6200rpm horsepower peak. Shift point of roughly 6500-6600rpm and an operating range from 2000-6500rpm.
Hope this helps.
Got some dyno results from a cam I did.
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Pacesetter 1 3/4 headers
3" exhaust (not sure on the quality of bends)
Cold air
Untouched heads, intake and tb
BTR springs
BTR pushrods
226/234 .615/.583 111+4 bullet cam
390rwhp/380rwtq
300rwtq@2500 Rpms
350rwtq@3000 Rpms
It peaked at 6200 and carried to 6500-6600 and they stopped the pull. It still had 300rwtq@6500 Rpms.
Very nice streetable cam and on very stable lobes that are great on valve springs.
04 gto
Pacesetter 1 3/4 headers
3" exhaust (not sure on the quality of bends)
Cold air
Untouched heads, intake and tb
BTR springs
BTR pushrods
226/234 .615/.583 111+4 bullet cam
390rwhp/380rwtq
300rwtq@2500 Rpms
350rwtq@3000 Rpms
It peaked at 6200 and carried to 6500-6600 and they stopped the pull. It still had 300rwtq@6500 Rpms.
Very nice streetable cam and on very stable lobes that are great on valve springs.
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So with the powerband sliding up, amd HP/TQ peaking higher, do you have issues shifting/cruising an low RPM?
This is for a DD, so realisically, ill nevet be over 3k rpm.
This is for a DD, so realisically, ill nevet be over 3k rpm.
Got some dyno results from a cam I did.
04 gto
Pacesetter 1 3/4 headers
3" exhaust (not sure on the quality of bends)
Cold air
Untouched heads, intake and tb
BTR springs
BTR pushrods
226/234 .615/.583 111+4 bullet cam
390rwhp/380rwtq
300rwtq@2500 Rpms
350rwtq@3000 Rpms
It peaked at 6200 and carried to 6500-6600 and they stopped the pull. It still had 300rwtq@6500 Rpms.
Very nice streetable cam and on very stable lobes that are great on valve springs.
04 gto
Pacesetter 1 3/4 headers
3" exhaust (not sure on the quality of bends)
Cold air
Untouched heads, intake and tb
BTR springs
BTR pushrods
226/234 .615/.583 111+4 bullet cam
390rwhp/380rwtq
300rwtq@2500 Rpms
350rwtq@3000 Rpms
It peaked at 6200 and carried to 6500-6600 and they stopped the pull. It still had 300rwtq@6500 Rpms.
Very nice streetable cam and on very stable lobes that are great on valve springs.
I'd go with the TICK cam Martin suggested. With 2.5* of overlap you'll a clearly noticeable cam sound, but the overlap is still low enough it should DD nice!
Gears aren't required but I'd still recommend going with a set of 3.90 or 4.11 rear gears for more DD enjoyment!
http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/
Gears aren't required but I'd still recommend going with a set of 3.90 or 4.11 rear gears for more DD enjoyment!
http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/