LS6 Cam vs. Hot cam Misconceptions
10-23-2004, 05:54 PM
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ok, let me tell yah, the hot cam is not the cam you are looking for if you need an emmisions cam... its 49 state legal for a reason
Originally Posted by screamin00ss
there are big cams that give great power under the curve, in every area over the hotcam...if youre just doin it for sound then get a hotcam and leave it untuned...but if youre gonna go through that trouble then why go for such a small cam...its kind of a waste unless youre doin it for emissions reasons, but thats my opinion, and opinions are like buttholes
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10-23-2004, 08:15 PM
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this is what i want...lumpy idle...30+gains hp & tq...low, mid & high...this is what i have...4.8, 5-sp, shorty's, k&n fipk, superchips....in a Regency RST Limited Edition Silverado...i dont want the sensors flipped & lights goin off...dont care bout emissions...dont care bout the neighbors...i already have a spring wrap prob & will soon have NO leaf springs...and i have a soft clutch problem...here's the deal...my rich-*** friends CAN NOT outrun me...rules are...gotta keep the 4.8
10-24-2004, 12:21 AM
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why not try the gm perf parts asa cam 226/236 duration .525/.525 lift 110 lobe sep. offers great durability and more power over the hot cam and will drive fine with a tune. the torque curve is very nice too. with some good flowing heads and free flowing exhaust you could make a stong running combination.
10-24-2004, 02:03 AM
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why would you buy a cam for just the sound? thats a lot of money and effort when, as JRP has stated, you could just lower your idle. and bryan ttm, i think you need your own thread for that bud.
10-24-2004, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by God of Thunder
why would you buy a cam for just the sound? thats a lot of money and effort when, as JRP has stated, you could just lower your idle. and bryan ttm, i think you need your own thread for that bud.
10-24-2004, 03:24 PM
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how come EVERY Hotcam thread turns out this way?
why don't we all just get the same cams and have the same mods, runs the same times and make the same power on the dyno!
people get different cams for different reasons... don't flame them for it!
why don't we all just get the same cams and have the same mods, runs the same times and make the same power on the dyno!
people get different cams for different reasons... don't flame them for it!
10-24-2004, 03:34 PM
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Just sold a hotcam only car
~3480lbs raceweight, 1248 ft. da, 16" wheels, no skinnies. 4.10 geared 10 bolt. NOT DYNO TUNED (never seen a dyno). Stock TB in place.
The new owner made one and ONLY ONE pass on his way home. 12.08@116.8 on a 1.87 60ft.
What a POS huh. Point me to all the other cams that are less aggressive than a T-rex or G5X-2, etc., that run THAT MUCH BETTER with a similar setup.
The ones that run quicker typically have skinnies, or lower raceweight, or in a better DA, and a dyno tune, etc. etc.
Haha, internet-hype is still alive and doing well in the cam debate I see.
~3480lbs raceweight, 1248 ft. da, 16" wheels, no skinnies. 4.10 geared 10 bolt. NOT DYNO TUNED (never seen a dyno). Stock TB in place.
The new owner made one and ONLY ONE pass on his way home. 12.08@116.8 on a 1.87 60ft.
What a POS huh. Point me to all the other cams that are less aggressive than a T-rex or G5X-2, etc., that run THAT MUCH BETTER with a similar setup.
The ones that run quicker typically have skinnies, or lower raceweight, or in a better DA, and a dyno tune, etc. etc.
Haha, internet-hype is still alive and doing well in the cam debate I see.
10-24-2004, 04:01 PM
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hey god of thunder...i got kids older than you BUD...show some respect & check that smart mouth...i'm new here and learnin...if i make mistakes which i will, then correct me...but lay off the attitude til we know each other better, OTAY
10-24-2004, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mgreen
Just sold a hotcam only car
~3480lbs raceweight, 1248 ft. da, 16" wheels, no skinnies. 4.10 geared 10 bolt. NOT DYNO TUNED (never seen a dyno). Stock TB in place.
The new owner made one and ONLY ONE pass on his way home. 12.08@116.8 on a 1.87 60ft.
What a POS huh. Point me to all the other cams that are less aggressive than a T-rex or G5X-2, etc., that run THAT MUCH BETTER with a similar setup.
The ones that run quicker typically have skinnies, or lower raceweight, or in a better DA, and a dyno tune, etc. etc.
Haha, internet-hype is still alive and doing well in the cam debate I see.
~3480lbs raceweight, 1248 ft. da, 16" wheels, no skinnies. 4.10 geared 10 bolt. NOT DYNO TUNED (never seen a dyno). Stock TB in place.
The new owner made one and ONLY ONE pass on his way home. 12.08@116.8 on a 1.87 60ft.
What a POS huh. Point me to all the other cams that are less aggressive than a T-rex or G5X-2, etc., that run THAT MUCH BETTER with a similar setup.
The ones that run quicker typically have skinnies, or lower raceweight, or in a better DA, and a dyno tune, etc. etc.
Haha, internet-hype is still alive and doing well in the cam debate I see.
I will say this cam runs good..the Idle has alot more lope than a LS6 cam....
10-24-2004, 04:41 PM
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I like my cam and every thread that mentions it ends up like this oh well to each his own about the only cam I have thought about replacing it with is the ASA cam, soon as my 918 springs show up I will be putting in some HS 1.8 Rockers, thats my only advice put in some higher lift capable springs, so if you ever decide to go bigger and increase lift you won't be changing springs.
10-25-2004, 12:38 AM
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I like mine, I am going way way bigger but that is with a new set of ported heads, so Hot cam not a bad choice with stock heads and I have no tune and the car runs 12.3's but I am trying to get her over the 400hp mark because i dynoed 370/368 with out a tune and LS1 intake, now I have the LS6 intake and ported TB will be getting a pulley and Dyno tune, so 400rwhp and a car that hopefully will run 11's and not only a cam only car but the hot cam only car that gets dogged day and night! It may not be the best but it is NOT the worst! and you'll save 300-400 dollars compared to the others.
but I am going bigger, It did everything I wanted, had a buget wanted a cam picked it up for a few hundered bucks the rest is history..
but I am going bigger, It did everything I wanted, had a buget wanted a cam picked it up for a few hundered bucks the rest is history..
