gm hot cam?
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Re: gm hot cam? I think Joe Dirt needs to keep looking for his parents and stop trying to convince us of his opinions... <img border="0" alt="[bang head]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_banghead.gif" />
Re: gm hot cam? Ya gotta love the hot cam arguments. <img border="0" alt="[punch]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_punch.gif" /> People dog it way too much. It aint that bad of cam. Some people like the lopy idle. The ASA cam would be cool but they are way overpriced.
If you are looking to save money buy a used cam and use stock retainers and pushrods. Get some 918's and your good to go.
If you are looking to save money buy a used cam and use stock retainers and pushrods. Get some 918's and your good to go.
Re: gm hot cam? Users and former owners of this cam, I bought one of these used for a excellent price and 50/50 on using this cam.
I have a m6 DAILY DRIVER live in tx AC a must, have 4:10's and installing a venom nitrous system this weekend. With the duration of this cam an I going to have problems in 100-110 heat of summer with AC on? I really dont want to do a install twice, but I do agree with several others that there are better cams but the 10-15 hp is not worth all the other trade offs to me.
The other cam I was thinking about was a comp or simular 218-224 114.
Can this cam be used a a daily driver AC heat of summer use?
I have a m6 DAILY DRIVER live in tx AC a must, have 4:10's and installing a venom nitrous system this weekend. With the duration of this cam an I going to have problems in 100-110 heat of summer with AC on? I really dont want to do a install twice, but I do agree with several others that there are better cams but the 10-15 hp is not worth all the other trade offs to me.
The other cam I was thinking about was a comp or simular 218-224 114.
Can this cam be used a a daily driver AC heat of summer use?
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Re: gm hot cam? Dragon, I was just elbowin' you a little. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> BTW, 417 isn't so bad for being untuned.
"I was waiting for Joe to give a few recomendation's on a good cam with stock type idle,high power and torque with no tuning and maximum reliability.Then I would like a dyno sheet on his car and a mod list with 1/4 mile time's."
I was asked about a recommendation. I like to have alot of info first that I listed back on page 1. Without info we're just generalizing or making an educated shot in the dark. So, I'll do that if it pleases you. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> The TR "Old Man Cam" really impresses me for a superdriveable cam. Yeah, I know what lobes it has. Get some real springs and you won't have a thing to worry about.
Then you would like a dyno sheet on my car? A mod list? And 1/4 mile times? LOL! Sorry, ain't gonna happen. I'm sure my 4 cylinder Pinto wouldn't impress you much anyway. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Superman- Your brillant and cunning wit simply overwhelms me. I'm truly stricken with awe and amazement. "...needs to keep looking for his parents..." Wow, I'll have to write that one down. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
<small>[ March 24, 2003, 11:37 AM: Message edited by: Joe Dirt ]</small>
"I was waiting for Joe to give a few recomendation's on a good cam with stock type idle,high power and torque with no tuning and maximum reliability.Then I would like a dyno sheet on his car and a mod list with 1/4 mile time's."
I was asked about a recommendation. I like to have alot of info first that I listed back on page 1. Without info we're just generalizing or making an educated shot in the dark. So, I'll do that if it pleases you. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> The TR "Old Man Cam" really impresses me for a superdriveable cam. Yeah, I know what lobes it has. Get some real springs and you won't have a thing to worry about.
Then you would like a dyno sheet on my car? A mod list? And 1/4 mile times? LOL! Sorry, ain't gonna happen. I'm sure my 4 cylinder Pinto wouldn't impress you much anyway. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Superman- Your brillant and cunning wit simply overwhelms me. I'm truly stricken with awe and amazement. "...needs to keep looking for his parents..." Wow, I'll have to write that one down. <img border="0" alt="[jester]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_jest.gif" />
<small>[ March 24, 2003, 11:37 AM: Message edited by: Joe Dirt ]</small>
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From: Bellevue WA
Re: gm hot cam? The Hot Cam isn't a bad cam at all for what it is... I'll be looking at getting this cam for the same reasons a lot of people do. It's cost effective and it's easy on the valvetrain. To me, that makes it very worthwhile... there are a lot of people who don't like it, but hey, to each their own. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
Re: gm hot cam? I want the ASA Hotcam, for the guy who was selling it.. I pm'd you several days ago.. no reply <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Thanks
-Josh
-Josh
Re: gm hot cam? Well, I thought I'd post how mine performed with the hc, lid, Borla, 4.11's, and superchips tuning. On stock gscs I ran 12.50's at 112.4 at one track, 12.62 @ 114.2. Needless to say, mine is a daily driver and I leave from work at 6pm to get there by 730 so I aint messing with no dr's. The car ran 13.30 107.78. It worked ok for me and I was on a serious budget. Spanked many others. Hey joe, what do you run and what cam do you have?
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Re: gm hot cam? Man I tell you that my hotcam that's in my car now sounds very good, I could not believe it!!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Re: gm hot cam? The LS6 cam is another decent upgrade. Good power, and basically stock LS1 idle. It wont give you the biggest power gains, but it is a good cam if you wanna be somewhat stealthy, and still put down some decent #s.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by CW 99 Z:
<strong> LS1 engines were being tested in 94 vettes if you didnt know. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And i have NEVER heard, nor seen an LS1 in a 94 vette. Maybe GM tested them in C4s to see what the cars were capable of @ GM, but i highly doubt LS1s saw their way into production C4s. Hell, they still had the LT5 in 94, along w/ the LT1, i dont think they really needed another motor choice for customers, but they MAY have tested the motor in some spec cars, just to see what it was capable of. But, i've never heard that GM put LS1s into any Corvette before the C5.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by CW 99 Z:
<strong> LS1 engines were being tested in 94 vettes if you didnt know. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">And i have NEVER heard, nor seen an LS1 in a 94 vette. Maybe GM tested them in C4s to see what the cars were capable of @ GM, but i highly doubt LS1s saw their way into production C4s. Hell, they still had the LT5 in 94, along w/ the LT1, i dont think they really needed another motor choice for customers, but they MAY have tested the motor in some spec cars, just to see what it was capable of. But, i've never heard that GM put LS1s into any Corvette before the C5.
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Re: gm hot cam? He never said Chevy sold the C4's with an LS1 and he is correct about their using the C4's to test the new motor. Pick up a book (All Corvettes Are Red) and check out the making of the C5. It's a miracle that it even happend
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"we are talking about the best bang for the buck ,the hot cam is a good deal"
I agree. For some reason that fact keeps getting lost in people's frustrations. It is cheap and makes descent power. That means a good bang for the buck.
"but i think i'll save a few more dollars and go with something thats going to make me happy in the end after all a cam change is not that easy and companies like LGM,THUNDER,ETC sell some fine cams for decent prices"
I think you are looking at this very wisely. How many times do we see people swapping out 2800-3000 converters for 3500-4000 converters? MOST everyone ends up with a converter that is 3500+ eventually. Why didn't they do it to begin with? They just didn't know any better. That's what we're here to do. Help people make better informed decisions so that they don't waste their money redoing stuff later on when they realize that they aren't satisfied. The same goes with cams. Doing it right once is always cheaper than doing it twice. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
<small>[ March 21, 2003, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: Joe Dirt ]</small>
I agree. For some reason that fact keeps getting lost in people's frustrations. It is cheap and makes descent power. That means a good bang for the buck.
"but i think i'll save a few more dollars and go with something thats going to make me happy in the end after all a cam change is not that easy and companies like LGM,THUNDER,ETC sell some fine cams for decent prices"
I think you are looking at this very wisely. How many times do we see people swapping out 2800-3000 converters for 3500-4000 converters? MOST everyone ends up with a converter that is 3500+ eventually. Why didn't they do it to begin with? They just didn't know any better. That's what we're here to do. Help people make better informed decisions so that they don't waste their money redoing stuff later on when they realize that they aren't satisfied. The same goes with cams. Doing it right once is always cheaper than doing it twice. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
<small>[ March 21, 2003, 11:16 AM: Message edited by: Joe Dirt ]</small>
