I think we have all found that not even lids are plug and play.

 

Could that be the difference before an LS6 GenIII hotcam which are discontinued now or the typical LS1 Hotcam

 

I doubt it. The benefits to that cam are in the specs. Make it any more stock-tune friendly and it would pretty much be a stock cam.

 

:umm:

 

do you have a cam card for your HC? i've got a cam pro print out from a HC and im curious to see if theres any difference from your "ls6" HC?

 

My Hotcam required extensive tuning but it was in an auto. From my experience almost any cam will require tuning to reach its full potential. What most of you seem to be leaving out when you say that you can buy a "better" cam for nearly the same price is that more than likely you will have to buy springs and possibly pushrods. I think the hotcam is a great option for those who don't want to drop $500-$700 on a cam swap. I got my hotcam for $150 used and used the 02 LS6 springs that I had on the car from the previous cam. I had a total of about $200 bucks invested in my hotcam swap and it took me to 11.63's @ 115 with the stock LS1 intake and stock heads. I race my car very often and I was very pleased with the hotcam's performance at the track. Also a recent Car Craft article showed an increase of 49 HP at the crank with the hotcam. The majority of the people that will tell you this cam is crap are the ones who have never had it in their car. They are just regurgitating what they read about it on the internet. If you are cheap like me and like to go as fast as possible for as little money as possible, Then the hotcam may be for you. I recommend it for people on a budget. That's my .02.
-Josh

 

Saving money is always good and The BANG/BUCK Argument always comes into play no matter what cars your talkin about. LOL I agree with Josh though either way. When I pull the cam and sell it. It's probably gonna be for 200 bucks. After 2 solid years of happy use though. I've been more then pleased with it. I haven't run recently with my mods but I have no doubts I'm low 11's as well.

 

I've had the cam for over 2 years now so I doubt I still have the cam card.

 

i have the hotcam in my car aswell, it is an auto and i have 0 problems with idle. and this is off of a mail order tuned computer that i bought from a different person that i bought my hotcam from. and i really do wonder about all you hotcam haters... how many of you have actually had the cam in your car?!? so if you havent had it, then how do you have any personal knowledge of it?

 

Dude first off. You rock for puttin an LS1 in a 68 bird. and 2nd of all I couldn't agree with you more. I mean come on dude. I just figured it out today. I've been running that cam well over 2 years now. With NO IDLE PROBLEMS OR DRIVEABILITY OR STALLING ISSUES..

PLus it makes very good power for a driveable cam. I just wish I would have got it as cheap as everyone else. but I bought it at the dealer during the rebuild. LOL Well either way it's stayed in the engine through the rebuilds and all the other mods...
It's been great to me and has done me very well

 

The hot cams the way to go if you don't want to have to spend a lot of extra money on springs and other stuff.

 

yep. I rest my case.

 

I also sold my hotcam for $50 more than I paid for it on ebay. Ran great times and made money on the deal. What more can you ask for.

 

I have a LS1 m6 out of a -98 camaro with 45k on it, putting it in a 1950 Chevy pickup.
keeping it completaly stock including the exhaust manifolds, BUT! want meaner idle and some more power of course, would the hot cam be the thing to do? the truck will be my daily driver, so driveability and gasmilage is also important, do I have to change the stock valvesprings? anything else? or could I get away just the cam and some gaskets and have more power and the sound of a sixties musclecar? would'nt that be great!
Thanks for any input
Lasse Sweden

 

You need to upgrade the valve springs to at least ls6 springs for the Hotcam. That's the bare minimum. While you're in there, you may want to upgrade pushrods and retainers.

 

Dude you can buy a used hotcam with ls6 springs, retainers, pushrods, etc etc used for like 200-300 bucks from someoene as a complete kit.
It's definately what your lookin for and would give your truck the sound, power, and driveability it you want.

 

I was going to install a Hotcam in my 02 Z06 for all the same reasons you guys have mentioned. But, the gains from a stock Z06 cam to a hotcam wasn't worth the effort. So after much debate I said, "Screw it!" and I went with a Comp XER grind and AFR heads and now I'm making 440 at the rear wheels. I'm glad I went this way because the difference from 360 to 440 is moderate at the seat of the pants level. I'm sure if I had installed the hotcam I would have been disappointed.

Changing springs is really not that hard. Plus, I enjoy working on my car and seeing what different changes do to the performance. I don't care if I have to change the springs every year or two. Bottom line, get the biggest cam you can live with, because as soon as you install it you'll more than likely want more!

 

Well to go from a Z06 cam to a hot cam wouldn't have been that big of a difference for you.
People have to realize that Seat of the pants feel isn't in the HP though. The "FF" or fun factor is in the TQ our cars make. LOL
AFR heads are pricey though and worth every penny!

 

I originally put the Hot Cam and kit in my hot rod (1935 Ford Sedan, stock LS-1 with LS-6 intake). I took it out after 10 miles......just a little too "bumpy" for what I intend to do with the car. It made good power though!

 

Looks like the hotcam and a lot of others are pretty much the same in terms of power, and 1/4 mile times. Why not do a comparo to show just how much a difference the larger cams would make and let people determine if its worth to change the springs every 10k miles?