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Old Feb 1, 2005 | 10:31 PM
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I was wondering if i'd be alright on a stock tune with a hotcam. 2001 A4.
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you need to do a search, there is a four page discussion about this cam on the second or third page.

but yes it will work, how well will you like it, i dont know? you could get by, but it will be so much better after you get it tuned!
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 09:49 AM
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i had this cam..... hated it. it doesnt make the power.
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Originally Posted by 98Z28MrO
I was wondering if i'd be alright on a stock tune with a hotcam. 2001 A4.

The hotcam is one of the only cams in that size area you wont be "alright" with on stock tune.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 10:48 AM
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I second that, my car would hardly run until I tuned it. I was able to get it cranked but it was miserable to drive until it was properly tuned.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 98Z28MrO
I was wondering if i'd be alright on a stock tune with a hotcam. 2001 A4.
The Hotcam is a good choice in a stock tune situation,you should be fine! If you want more there is a ton of choices out there and lots of opinions,one that we sell alot of besides the Hotcam is the ZO6 CAMSHAFT!You would need a tune for that one and other mod's,but worth it!
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dazman
i had this cam..... hated it. it doesnt make the power.
Huh? I have never heard that one before.
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by crow@sdpc
The Hotcam is a good choice in a stock tune situation,you should be fine! If you want more there is a ton of choices out there and lots of opinions,one that we sell alot of besides the Hotcam is the ZO6 CAMSHAFT!You would need a tune for that one and other mod's,but worth it!
It's ok with an M6, but an A4 does require tuning... there's a couple of guys in my local area with A4s and Hot Cams, and they didn't run well at all without a tune.
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Originally Posted by crow@sdpc
The Hotcam is a good choice in a stock tune situation,you should be fine! If you want more there is a ton of choices out there and lots of opinions,one that we sell alot of besides the Hotcam is the ZO6 CAMSHAFT!You would need a tune for that one and other mod's,but worth it!
The Z06 camshaft is MUCH milder than the Hotam. Why would he need a tune for the Z06 but be ok with the Hotcam?
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Another hotcam thread? A subject that LS1techies never seem to tire of ... gotta love it. Let the battle begin ... again ...
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just get a mail order tune, i bought my hotcam, and computer from two different people. the computer was already tuned and i must say it runs great! no stallin or studdering or anything
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Old Feb 2, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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Another hotcam thread? A subject that LS1techies never seem to tire of ... gotta love it. Let the battle begin ... again ...
its the cam that never dies.


you need a tune, HC i installed for a local guy would barely run and stay idling. in gear idle w/ the a4 is like 550rpm, m6 is 750.
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Aight... i have hp tuner, but dont really use it much now.. so i was thinkin about selling it for the cam.
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Originally Posted by LSUxBlake
The Z06 camshaft is MUCH milder than the Hotam. Why would he need a tune for the Z06 but be ok with the Hotcam?
OPPS~ was not thinking on this!~sorry! I will say this regarding the HOTCAM,we have several cars out there that were non-tuned,some of which have had some idle issues W/O tuning we have drilled 0.080" hole in the throttle blade to help the idle!Since I was way off on that,I will say we did a 2000 t/a with stock gears,hotcam,and a crane tuner and it made great HP! IT even picked a little more when we installed KOOKS headers.
We understand that valve lift is not the key,as where i goofed in my reply,duration is it!
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