Do I need a stall with cam? LS1
Well the bigger the cam the more a good stall is needed, but it should be plenty drivable in the meantime. You're just leaving a lot on the table performance wise in the meantime
Baby cam will be fine. Big rowdy cam will suck with factory stall. It’ll drive like **** and be a dog for the first six hundred feet of any race and just plain **** you off
Stall should be your first mod. Not a fix for the mountain stick you want everyone to hear. Zero races have been won by sound intimidation
Stall should be your first mod. Not a fix for the mountain stick you want everyone to hear. Zero races have been won by sound intimidation
Both a cam and a converter will require a tune. You may want to do them both at the same time to avoid getting the car tuned twice. If you can only afford one, I'd opt for the converter and a good tune. I am much more of a fan of manual transmissions, however a well tuned, stalled auto is very fun to drive. I had one years ago and loved it. The car would be in it's powerband right off the get go and on the freeway as soon as I even thought about giving it some throttle it would seamlessly already be in the right gear.
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I chose to do a converter before I did my cam and let me tell you I do not regret it one single bit I went with the yank 4000ss and I would recommend it to anyone out there do not be afraid of the stall I was going to go with a 3600 at first but then read alot of the guys that went with the 3600 wish they would have went to the 4k right off the rip so thats how I made my choice along with watching some driveability videos on youtube just make sure you buy a lock up converter and dont by a cheap converter you get what you pay for!
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The reason a stall is recommended with a larger cam is that it will really push on the brakes at a stop. The tuner will be raising the idle so it won't stall and it will be annoying. On top of it the cam will raise the power band higher which will make it sluggish in the low rpms.
I really think big cams are overrated unless tracking the car. Everyone is different, but but on the street useable horsepower is much more enjoyable than peak numbers. Hence the phrase "donkey dick cam"
I really think big cams are overrated unless tracking the car. Everyone is different, but but on the street useable horsepower is much more enjoyable than peak numbers. Hence the phrase "donkey dick cam"
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The reason a stall is recommended with a larger cam is that it will really push on the brakes at a stop. The tuner will be raising the idle so it won't stall and it will be annoying. On top of it the cam will raise the power band higher which will make it sluggish in the low rpms.
I really think big cams are overrated unless tracking the car. Everyone is different, but but on the street useable horsepower is much more enjoyable than peak numbers. Hence the phrase "donkey dick cam"
I really think big cams are overrated unless tracking the car. Everyone is different, but but on the street useable horsepower is much more enjoyable than peak numbers. Hence the phrase "donkey dick cam"
i dont get the logic of bragging about power under the curve and all that if you end up racing someone on the street or track your staying in an rpm range where said donkey dick cam is making all its power and little said to be more enjoyable cam was done awhile ago making its power
i dont get the logic of bragging about power under the curve and all that if you end up racing someone on the street or track your staying in an rpm range where said donkey dick cam is making all its power and little said to be more enjoyable cam was done awhile ago making its power
Not saying you're wrong, there are plenty of cases that it works out your way too.