cam for stock engine
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From: North richland hills texas
cam for stock engine what is the most power i can get with a cam with a stock engine.
what is the cam i need to get with a stock engine.
if any one can help i greatly appreciate it.
what is the cam i need to get with a stock engine.
if any one can help i greatly appreciate it.
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Joined: Sep 2002
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From: west coast
You might want to move over to the Internal Engine section. Some real cam experts there. I have been looking at a cam called the OLD MAN over at Thunder Racing. No computer tuning needed. Makes more power than an LS6 cam. Stock idle and RPM range. I'm in California so I have to think of emissions test.
As stated, old mans cam, LS6 cam. These specs are about as high as I would recommend on stock springs, rods, etc and no tuning:
Dur@.050 212-218 | Lift .522-.529 | LSA 114 | RPM Range 1200-6000 From Comp Cams.
And in my opinion that lift of .529 is really pushing things. You wouldn't want to rev over 6200 - 6500 rpms on stock springs, rods, etc.
But to be honest you wouldn't be happy with it. You may pick up 10 to 20hp out of it. But then again maybe not even that. Depends on your others mods too.
I would honestly save the Cam for the last thing to be done. Do all the bolt ons first. Intake, LS6 intake manifold if 98 - 00 model F-body, underdrive pulley, upgrade clutch if M6, higher stall if A4, 3.42 or better gears, cat-back exhaust, Y-pipe and Long Tube Headers (if emissions is an issue, look at midlengths or shorties) suspension mods, 85mm MAF (some would despute the MAF, all depends on where you want to take your car, if 400hp or less is the goal, the stock MAF should work just fine) Then purchase LS1 Edit and have the car dyno tuned where it stands.
With all that you should be around the 350rwhp ball park.
Then focus on the cam and go average to wild!! Like a 224/224 or stronger based cam. You will have to change the springs, rods etc at that time but it'll be worth the trouble. With a 224/224 cam and bolt ons, stock heads, you should see around 360 to 370 at the wheels from other dynos I've seen on this site. Set of heads and it should dyno alittle higher.
Stock heads, try the new Magic Stick v3 from Texas Speed. I don't recall the specs on it, however on a bolt on A4 with 4400 stall TCI converter they pulled 402rwhp!! On the M6 they pulled 419rwhp!!
Hope that helped some. And yes look at the internal section, there is alot of gurus out there with LOADS of information!!
Dur@.050 212-218 | Lift .522-.529 | LSA 114 | RPM Range 1200-6000 From Comp Cams.
And in my opinion that lift of .529 is really pushing things. You wouldn't want to rev over 6200 - 6500 rpms on stock springs, rods, etc.
But to be honest you wouldn't be happy with it. You may pick up 10 to 20hp out of it. But then again maybe not even that. Depends on your others mods too.
I would honestly save the Cam for the last thing to be done. Do all the bolt ons first. Intake, LS6 intake manifold if 98 - 00 model F-body, underdrive pulley, upgrade clutch if M6, higher stall if A4, 3.42 or better gears, cat-back exhaust, Y-pipe and Long Tube Headers (if emissions is an issue, look at midlengths or shorties) suspension mods, 85mm MAF (some would despute the MAF, all depends on where you want to take your car, if 400hp or less is the goal, the stock MAF should work just fine) Then purchase LS1 Edit and have the car dyno tuned where it stands.
With all that you should be around the 350rwhp ball park.
Then focus on the cam and go average to wild!! Like a 224/224 or stronger based cam. You will have to change the springs, rods etc at that time but it'll be worth the trouble. With a 224/224 cam and bolt ons, stock heads, you should see around 360 to 370 at the wheels from other dynos I've seen on this site. Set of heads and it should dyno alittle higher.
Stock heads, try the new Magic Stick v3 from Texas Speed. I don't recall the specs on it, however on a bolt on A4 with 4400 stall TCI converter they pulled 402rwhp!! On the M6 they pulled 419rwhp!!
Hope that helped some. And yes look at the internal section, there is alot of gurus out there with LOADS of information!!
