Hey guys. I need a new cam.
I'll probably get one professionally spec'd for my application, but I'm curious as to what you all recommend?
I'm fairly new to all this, so any advice is welcome.

Setup is as follows,
Ls1 stock aside from flycut pistons (previous owners doing)

Advanced Induction ‘HCR” 219cc ported 241’s milled to 58.5cc
FAST 102 ported by Tony Mamo
Nick Williams 102 TB
1 7/8" long tubes
3" ORY into a 4"Flowmaster Y merge (smooth merge), necked back to 3" to the muffler.

Not really looking for max effort or anything. Still wanting something that has good street manners.

 

Why not call places like Tick Performance, Texas Speed, etc...Back when I had my Torque V2 cam I really liked it as a nice middle of the road cam

 

Why do you need a new cam? Is there something you don't like about what you have or is it ruined?

What cam do you currently have?

 

Old cam was trashed, so I need a new one.

Previous cam was an AI cam 230/234, 0.600/0.601” 112 +3

Made good power, and had great street manners.
As some of you know, it was another members build, not mine. I would be fine with replacing with the same spec cam, just trying to explore options.

 

Sounds like the cam you had was perfect for what you are wanting lol

 

Agreed. Something along the same lines should be great for the combo.

Kip at Cam Motion or Geoff at EPS should be able to fix you right up with a new cam of similar spec on one of the aircraft steel Cam Motion cores.

 

Yeah, I have to agree as well. No need in trying to reinvent the wheel here.

 

So ...what is it that you'd like different, more low-end power, mid-range power, top-end power, smoother idle(less overlap), rougher idle(more overlap), ..?

 

just get a copy of the cam you are pulling out ,then you don't have to retune it .

 

Previous setup detonated, so I'm going to have the tune gone through anyway.

 

I can't complain about the previous setup any. I really don't think I'll change much, if any at all. Really just curious what you guys thought about it.
I suppose the only thing that i could definitely say, is more overlap. However that's the immature side of me saying I want that big cam sound. Lol.

 

I remember that car and it made awesome power. What caused it to blow up?

 

IMO for a little bit more overlap, but very similar try a 230/234 111lsa +2 same IMO, you might not notice the difference, but it will be different. IMO, see what BTR, TICK, EPS and Cam Motion suggest before making a final decision on your new cam specs.

 

Well, it's hard to say. There was detonation, which destroyed a piston. Trash then went through the motor.

As to why it detonated, there are a handful of reasons it could be.

Bad fuel
Tune
Driver error (more than likely)
Heat
Pcv failure?

Considering that it happened right after I bought the car, I tend to think it's something I did differently.
Phil at bluecat has such a good reputation, that I don't doubt the tune.
My guess is either I lugged it around too much, or else I got lower quality fuel in it.

 

I just tuned the 205/210 cam with -11* overlap (iirc) that's in my truck to chop at idle.

Get the cam for what you want it to do, the tuner can make it idle more smooth or choppy.