98camaropower

Hi guys I have a 98 Camaro I bought it all stock it currently has 60k on it I have added all bolt ons including one and 7/8 headers y pipe gmmg cat back, fast 92intake and tb, underdrive pully built 4l60e with yank ss4000 an 3.73 gears.

. I am inexperienced with internals on this car but to get down to it I am looking for the biggest cam I can go for the most power torque and sound the nastiest lol

I have seen Texas Speed offers Cam Kit for about 700 bucks and of course I am trying to keep the cost low so what do you guys recommend..????. This is a weekend toy car only I would like to do the strip once or twice a year and just have fun on the street

HCI2000SS

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You do realize that the biggest cam might not make you as fast as a smaller one right?

98camaropower

Thanks for pointing that out.. the most powerful cam is what I'm interested in

HCI2000SS

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I'd call places like TSP and Cam Motion. They will get into better detail and get you what you want. You will get varying opinions on here as what cam is best. With that said I'd personally shoot for something like a high 220's on the intake side and low to mid 230's on the exhaust side, with around a 112 LSA. I think you'll find the best overall cam for your setup will be in this general area

98camaropower

Awesome I am speaking with Texas speed right now thank you very much for your opinion and advice

HCI2000SS

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No problem. Keep us posted and let us know what they say

98camaropower

Texas Speed is recommending either the V4 or the tsunami camshaft they are telling me the tsunami may make another 3 or 4 HP and kicks in 120 RPM later then the V4

98camaropower

I post it on F body Empire Facebook I have a lot of people recommending BTR stage 3 or 4

HCI2000SS

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I'm surprised they are recommending a cam that big considering that you're running the stock heads. Those two cams will make a few more hp up top but will suffer a tad everywhere else. All things being equal i don't think you'd be any faster with those cams, but they will sound a little more aggressive. If you had better flowing heads I'd say sure, but since you don't these bigger cams won't necessarily make you any faster, and in fact can sometimes make you a little slower. That's just my personal opinion. No wrong answer here, just personal preference

98camaropower

I just spoke with BTR and they recommended stage 4 he told me with my specific converter I should not have much surging at all in town

HCI2000SS

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Yeah good tuning with the right stall will help a lot, but the fact still remains that these cams are a bit big for a stock head LS1, and will not necessarily be any faster than a smaller cam setup. I've seen this happen many times before. I'm not saying that will definitely happen in your case, but it is very possible

98camaropower

Would it make more sense if I said in the future I would like to do heads or at least Port the ones I have

HCI2000SS

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Yes that definitely would help

98camaropower

Lol ya I should brought that up.. so now I'm at a dilemma .. btr says stage 4 an Texas speed says if I want all I can get go with tsunami..

Texas Speed Tsunami 235/240 .629"/.615"

btr LS1/2 Stage IV Cam 235/242 .621"/.592" 111+3

HCI2000SS

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Let me give you an example of what I'm talking about. In my case compared to yours I have more cubes, more compression, better flowing heads, Fast intake, 4.10 gear, and I run a cam very similar to the BTR stage 4 or Tsunami cam. Even with my setup I would not want something much bigger at all. Just something to think about

tech@WS6store

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Honestly like hci2000 is saying a smaller mid range cam is probably better for your situation like our High Lift ASA cam. Itll have a very aggressive idle and lots of mi range and top end, perfect for your setup but not the biggest bump stick you can shove in there that would be like a light switch.
Our cam kit is $580 with cam, springs, and pushrods!

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=8670

black sky

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Not that you haven't gotten very good advice so far, but I would definitely give Cam Motion a call as well. Its always good to have multiple opinions... On a side note, I am a huge fan of the WS6 Store. That new high lift ASA cam looks like a great option lately, along with an amazing package price. Remember , your in the driver's seat. Lay it all out for them regarding the present and future needs.

98camaropower

Yes I don't with WS6 store when I bought the fast 92 intake and Nick Williams 92 throttle body they had the lowest price and customer service is very good...

98camaropower

Tech@ws6store Thanks for your input I actually had already looked at that cam on your website would you be able to give me a ballpark on what rear wheel horsepower to expect given my specific setup

tech@WS6store

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Id expect no less than 400 with 98 806 heads. Some 243s should be in the 430 440 range.