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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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ok..i need some suggestions on a new cam. its all stock except for exhaust. i dont really want a huge cam but something that will wake it up and make it run good. its my daily driver also. any suggestions??
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I say the F13
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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MS3 I hear that they idle good at 1k.

j/k!

But to answer your question: f11, f13, or f14 even would do the trick. upgrade your valvetrain with whatever you choose though.
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Old Jan 1, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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LOL I was suriously more shocked at that then the having no oil pressure come up.
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so i should upgrade springs as well or all of it?
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springs, oil pump, and timing chain are the minimum that you have do. you can do retainers, pushrods and everything but is not needed for a cam swap.
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Pushrods needed pretty much indeed.
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Old Jan 2, 2006 | 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Z28_Ninja
springs, oil pump, and timing chain are the minimum that you have do. you can do retainers, pushrods and everything but is not needed for a cam swap.
y would i need an oil and timing chain??

so oil pump, springs, and chain and possibly pushrods....man this is gettin expensive..lol
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Originally Posted by 99TransAmM6
y would i need an oil and timing chain??

so oil pump, springs, and chain and possibly pushrods....man this is gettin expensive..lol
Yep $$ and it never ends. LOL. Sure is fun though! At a minimum, valve springs, push rods, oil pump, and timing chain.
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Originally Posted by 99TransAmM6
y would i need an oil and timing chain??

so oil pump, springs, and chain and possibly pushrods....man this is gettin expensive..lol
HP=$$$
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Take a look at Futral Motorsports line of cams. The F6 cam on a 114 LSA would work pretty well for what you want. If you don't already, you really should get a set of long tubes before or the same time as the cam install. To get the best gains with a cam, LT's are a must. You could also look into the Cheater cam. It's around 211/230 with a wide LSA. It'll sound like stock and would work ok with the stock manifolds.

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Originally Posted by Camaro99SS
Take a look at Futral Motorsports line of cams. The F6 cam on a 114 LSA would work pretty well for what you want. If you don't already, you really should get a set of long tubes before or the same time as the cam install. To get the best gains with a cam, LT's are a must. You could also look into the Cheater cam. It's around 211/230 with a wide LSA. It'll sound like stock and would work ok with the stock manifolds.

Jason
oh i aint going for anywhere near stock sounding..i like a nice loud lope at idle...but i dont want to put a cam bigger than what the stock heads can handle if that makes sense i guess...still learning the ls1...but i want power and good strong "unstock" lope
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