Help picking Cam for Thirdgen Powered LS1
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Help picking Cam for Thirdgen Powered LS1
Alright been searching for a cam for some time now, but have finally gotten to the point where i got the money to get one. I have most of all the bolt-on's (LT, 2 1/2 y-pipe, random cats, pulley, Ported TB) I'm planning on installing some gears, either 4.10, or 4.30 depending on the cam i decide on. I also have katech rod bolts installed.
My car is driven daily from about may till September, i go to the track about 3-5 times a year, and i want a cam that will perform decent at the track and will be a beast on the street. I want something that will pull hard from about 3k-about 6600-6800 rpm's). My car is lighter then most 4th gens since i have a 3rd gen(about 3200-3300 lbs) so i'm thinking with gears and my weight i don't need a real torquey cam. I was looking at like a ms3/torquer/trak cam, but let me know what you guys think.
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P.S. - i know i have to get this tuned, and will planning on getting it done at A&A corvette
My car is driven daily from about may till September, i go to the track about 3-5 times a year, and i want a cam that will perform decent at the track and will be a beast on the street. I want something that will pull hard from about 3k-about 6600-6800 rpm's). My car is lighter then most 4th gens since i have a 3rd gen(about 3200-3300 lbs) so i'm thinking with gears and my weight i don't need a real torquey cam. I was looking at like a ms3/torquer/trak cam, but let me know what you guys think.
Thanks a lot
Justin
P.S. - i know i have to get this tuned, and will planning on getting it done at A&A corvette
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Seems like you've done your homework. My only questions are will you be using stock or ported heads and what casting number? I saw that Trak cam and it looks pretty interesting with the lift but I haven't seen a whole lot of results yet. Based on your criteria and the gears you'll be running it sounds like you want something at least 232/234 big. Don't forget about the LG cams, they've been making good power G5X4. Best bet is to check through the dyno section and peoples' sigs. until you come across a setup that looks like something you'd like. Also check the sponsor websites ----> and give a few of them a call, they'll guide you in the right direction.
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will be using stock heads right now(243 pretty sure) but prolly be upgrading to either ETP or AFR next summer. I i've looked through the dyno section for some time now just wanted to get my own feedback. I've looked at the LG cams and i like them but they're like 70 more, and not sure if the 70 more is worth it.
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the only one I have experiance with the one's you mentioned is the trak cam in my t/a , it's a good cam and pulls hard 3000-6800. my best time so far is a 11.40 1.60 @121mph and 10.70 1.60 @130mph on a 100 wet shot, I would like to put it in my third gen ls1 powered also but I rather try something like a ms3. Your third gen should be fast with any of those 3 cams you mentioned and should be making over 400 wrhp on a good tune.
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thanks for the input, i'm basicly looking for somthing that will be a blast to punch at about 3000 on the street, and will also perform well when i head to the track. Can you notice a big difference below 3k when just normal driving around town with a big cam like that? and with my weight and gearing would my bottom end really suffer at all.
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k, been searching some more and basicly have narrowed it down to the ms3/g5x3/trak, which cam do you guys think will give me the most power from 3k-6700 rpm. hoping to get some responses back from guys who are running them, and if any of you the dyno sheet of it that would be great.
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Originally Posted by ThirdGenLS1
k, been searching some more and basicly have narrowed it down to the ms3/g5x3/trak, which cam do you guys think will give me the most power from 3k-6700 rpm. hoping to get some responses back from guys who are running them, and if any of you the dyno sheet of it that would be great.
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with only 4 month's of daily driving I wouldnt mind daily driving any of these big cams at all, he says he only drives it from around may-setember. it's all in the tune that well make his car more streetable.
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yea starting this next year, i'm not allowed to have a car on campus where i'm going to be going to school. So while i'm in boston, my car will be garaged in MI for most of the year.