Suggest a cam for my hunk of crap
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Staging Lane
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Suggest a cam for my hunk of crap Hello,
I'm looking into a cam for my 01 M6 Z28 but there are some factors that will effect my choice. Also, assume the car will have every bolt on with stock heads. (I.E longtubes, lid, all that garbage)
1. the car will very much so be a daily driver. Sometimes 100+ miles a day. Mostly highway.
2. the car will NEVER see the track
3. The car will probably never even see drag radials
4. I want it to sound as lopey as possible
5. since i havnt done gears yet, I can get 3.73's or 4.10's to work with the cam
so basically i want something that sounds as insane (as possible), and will work for occassional highway romps and stoplight smoke shows. all without ill effect to daily driving (again, if possible)
Thanks for any input!
I'm looking into a cam for my 01 M6 Z28 but there are some factors that will effect my choice. Also, assume the car will have every bolt on with stock heads. (I.E longtubes, lid, all that garbage)
1. the car will very much so be a daily driver. Sometimes 100+ miles a day. Mostly highway.
2. the car will NEVER see the track
3. The car will probably never even see drag radials
4. I want it to sound as lopey as possible
5. since i havnt done gears yet, I can get 3.73's or 4.10's to work with the cam
so basically i want something that sounds as insane (as possible), and will work for occassional highway romps and stoplight smoke shows. all without ill effect to daily driving (again, if possible)
Thanks for any input!
The TR 224 is a great choice for a daily driver although I'm not sure it will lope like you want it to. The gm hotcam would lope for you and give great valvespring life, but it won't put up the numbers that the tr224 will although you'll still get a good gain with it.
Definately go with futral. My buddy has the f-11 and while its quite nice, we were expecting more lope from it. Id say to look at the f-13. If I was doing a cam swap today on my daily driver, thats the cam Id get.
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i think what u want lies in a 94' honda civic or something similar that can be driven millions of miles on 1 tank of gas, then get whatever cam u want for the ls1 man.
doubt that 100 mile ride is going to be a lot of fun with a big lopey cam. just my .02
doubt that 100 mile ride is going to be a lot of fun with a big lopey cam. just my .02
Originally Posted by GuitsBoy
Definately go with futral. My buddy has the f-11 and while its quite nice, we were expecting more lope from it. Id say to look at the f-13. If I was doing a cam swap today on my daily driver, thats the cam Id get.
ps-ill take your hunk of crap if you dont want it
God i hate these FMXX cams. List the Fing specs. What the hell are the specs on the FM11/13/what ever the hell else they have in the FMXX cams DAMN. IF you want some insain idle go with the TSP233/233 cam.
Originally Posted by goober35
God i hate these FMXX cams. List the Fing specs. What the hell are the specs on the FM11/13/what ever the hell else they have in the FMXX cams DAMN. IF you want some insain idle go with the TSP233/233 cam.
If wicked idle is the number one criteria get a the gm asa cam or grand cup cam. nothing idles rougher than them.
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Originally Posted by goober35
God i hate these FMXX cams. List the Fing specs. What the hell are the specs on the FM11/13/what ever the hell else they have in the FMXX cams DAMN. IF you want some insain idle go with the TSP233/233 cam.
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Originally Posted by ZMC_Racing
i think what u want lies in a 94' honda civic or something similar that can be driven millions of miles on 1 tank of gas, then get whatever cam u want for the ls1 man.
doubt that 100 mile ride is going to be a lot of fun with a big lopey cam. just my .02
doubt that 100 mile ride is going to be a lot of fun with a big lopey cam. just my .02
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I don't think length of ride with or without a lopey cam is any different. Once you're at cruising speed, the lope is gone. I had a 69 Grand Prix that had such a radical cam in it you'd think it was going to stall on the low side. I used to drive that from Long Island to Oneonta (270+ miles) and back regularly.
Gotta say... nuthin like that "Rump Rump Rump" sound and feel sitting at a light.
Gotta say... nuthin like that "Rump Rump Rump" sound and feel sitting at a light.
