LS1 Cam selection help
LS1 Cam selection help I know there are many threads about this but I have read many and still can't make a choice. I have been researching cams forever and have been thinking 228R, Torquer V2 or V3 on 112 lsa. Car will be an 89 Camaro IrocZ swapping LS1 T56 and will be running 3.90 gears or 4.10s in the rear. Milled 243 heads measured 62.5cc on the chambers thought about getting them milled more depending on cam selection but I don't want to cut reliefs in the pistons. Will most likely get better heads down the road. Use of the car will be more geared towards street, autox, every now and then the strip. Would rather pull out of corners harder rather than dyno queen or drag strip. Already have a 01 Trans Am WS6 already setup for the drag strip.
I have LS6 intake, double springs, TSP oil pump, Underdrive pulley, Double roller timing chain, 85mm MAF and arp rod bolts.
I have LS6 intake, double springs, TSP oil pump, Underdrive pulley, Double roller timing chain, 85mm MAF and arp rod bolts.
So many people get caught up in the custom cam propaganda that they settle on a custom cam from the cam OZ behind the curtain, only to read a post from another up and rising custom cam grinder wizard that is more up to date on lobes than the OZ cam guy so they sell the OZ cam for 100$ brand new on this site or Ebay! These are the cams I buy! Research the approximate cam you need and capitalize on the idiots that are so caught up in the cam lobe anomaly that they loose sleep over it then sell there cam for less than half they paid for it! In street cars custom cams VS off shelf grinds you will never see not feel a true differance!
IMO, if you truly know what you want and accurately convey that info to whoever is going to spec the cam a custom grind is a better choice, IF there's no shelf grind that offers very similar specs. Otherwise, yeah a custom grind is no better than a shelf grind.
You also have to keep in mind that a shelf grinds aren't always necessarily the best grinds, they just might be the most popular. Sometimes they're the same thing but not always. Furthermore, to know the approximate cam you need to first understand what the different cam specs mean and know what deviating from those spec does. This will increase the odds you'll get a cam best suited to your needs/wants, regardless of whether it's a shelf or custom grind. Myself if I see that one (or more) of the sponsors offers a shelf cam very close to what I would spec for a certain application then I'll likely recommend it, but if not I will recommend custom specs I feel are a better choice for that application.
You also have to keep in mind that a shelf grinds aren't always necessarily the best grinds, they just might be the most popular. Sometimes they're the same thing but not always. Furthermore, to know the approximate cam you need to first understand what the different cam specs mean and know what deviating from those spec does. This will increase the odds you'll get a cam best suited to your needs/wants, regardless of whether it's a shelf or custom grind. Myself if I see that one (or more) of the sponsors offers a shelf cam very close to what I would spec for a certain application then I'll likely recommend it, but if not I will recommend custom specs I feel are a better choice for that application.
So many people get caught up in the custom cam propaganda that they settle on a custom cam from the cam OZ behind the curtain, only to read a post from another up and rising custom cam grinder wizard that is more up to date on lobes than the OZ cam guy so they sell the OZ cam for 100$ brand new on this site or Ebay! These are the cams I buy! Research the approximate cam you need and capitalize on the idiots that are so caught up in the cam lobe anomaly that they loose sleep over it then sell there cam for less than half they paid for it! In street cars custom cams VS off shelf grinds you will never see not feel a true differance!
