Maybe someone can answer this question for me cause I have searched and searched for this. Has anyone ever heard of Speedtek making there W1 Cam in a 112 LSA? I checked the sight and they only have the 116 LSA offered, but I was told that on repuest they make it in smaller LSA's. And if anyone has this cam how does it perform compared to the 116 LSA Cam? Also is this a good mid range or high rmp power making camshaft? Any info on this cam would be helpful so I know what Im getting mysefl into.

 

I work for Speedtek. They are Lunati grinds. This cam acts like the LS6/Z06 cam. I am not sure why it was put on a 116, but to answer your question they only make them in that pattern. You can make better power with a more thought out cam though.

 

Explain to me how a ls6 cam acts like a cam that has 578/589 of lift. The person that told me that there w1 cam is on a 112 lsa said they purchased the cam from speedtek.
The entire specs of the cam are 227/234 578/589 on a 112 lsa. And if speedtek sells this camshaft why would you say I could find a better thought out cam. I have herd great things about this camshaft for cars that are on spray. And seeing how I have a 150 shot I think that includes me.

 

You don't need a cam with a crazy split like that for a 150 shot. Most cams are gonna act the same way that one will with nitrous under 200. The site says one thing and they will tell you another thing and Lunati tells them another thing as well. They feel that they are concealing the true identity of the cam....which is stupid. They have had 2 revisions of that cam in the last 3 years. That is the older version. And I believe that the S1 and F1 are also on 112 and 114. That cam might look like it is going to be aggressive, but it doesnt act like it.

I would never run a speedtek cam. The last several that we have installed have lost power or gained nothing but about 10-15. They specialize in SBC and BBC for the most part. They are not that involved into the LS1 world. Therfore you will not find the most helpful place to be Speedtek. Why do you think that they are not a sponsor on here? They aren't going to be able to answer the questions that people call in and ask.

 

The person who had that cam ground, had it ground for a reason. Hes intelligence far surpasses anything that you can rebuttle I promise. it was a nitrous setup in mind...That it did very well. Changing it to a 112 LSA defeats the sole purpose this cam was ground for. Excellent DCR and valve events for dope.

for the size of that cam, we made great power in both prototype cars it went into. The first cam went into John D's LS1 Fairmont station wagon, the 2nd cam went into my car. Both cars made sick power for stock heads on bottle. John made 580 through the stock 4l60E, I made 630 and 900 ft lbs through a t400 and 9"...stock heads, stock shorts, cam only with bottle setups....Both nitrous kits were Mustang style in which we added fuel pressure via a vacuum port on an adjustable FPR from Aeromotive. i was quite surprised at making 396 through my t400 NA...It ran decent NA as well with a 7.13 @ 97 at its best pass...

If you're going after a 112 lsa, you dont even remotely have a clue on what valve events do what for making power. Seek professional help. Not someone that works on a sale counter for any particular speed shop. Patrick G, J-Rod, EDC are the names that come to mind that are respectable and opinion count in this event at hand. Give them what you want to do with the car, and you will get a grind in return.

Id love to sit and explain all of the events and how the effect DCR, SCR, etc but they have done it over and over on putting it in terms that even a newbie can understand.

If you want to spray, and make big power with efficiency, get the W1. Dont change the LSA because you think it should be changed...it hits PLENTY hard on a 116....LSA does little for choppyness sounds...Duration has more role then anything on how a cam sounds...

 

That cam you have in hand, was a one off grind that we wanted to test out to see how it behaved. It ran well for what it was...6.9 @ 101 NA in a Z28 it was installed in. he then swapped to a MS3 and went 6.8 @ 101 and a high 6.7 at about the same mph...it performs well with the right TC and was ground for an NA setup...It did just what we had hoped for...went 6.9's NA. If you want to know anything more about these cams..PM myself or Sam88GTA on here and we will both answer your questions..

The 112 LSA is not the cam grind ideal for you...It bleeds off some cylinder pressure and doesnt have as high DCR that could be used to make more power on bottle with the 116lsa...

 

Okay finally someone that knew what I was talking about. Thank you so much for your help and guidance. This is the kind of help I was hoping for.

 

Are you the one who bought the cam from MonicaZ28? She inherited after Jake (6secNALS1) pulled it from his car to swap to the MS3...

Like I said. Its a one-off grind and is not the cam that made the sick power on bottle....The 116lsa version that speedtek has proprietory (sp) rights on is the one that made the power on my car and Johns wagon. ALthough, im not sure that its still ground by Comp...I think Keith may have switched to Lunati grinds which arent the same lobes we used with Comp....I believe the guy at Comp that Sam spoke to is no longer with that company as well. I know they spent a few weeks on the phone together coming up with the events and numbers they wanted. When we got the cam, we were very pleased....I quoted the numbers above. This was a cam that used for the 04 Thunder Event...I was still on an old F1 cam from them and loose hobart converter (5300..LOL was claimed to be a 4000 unit) I went 10.5's and John went 10.2's and then had to be towed home. The stock 4l60E took a dump.

 

Yes that is me. Do you believe this cam to still be in good shape?