need advice on a cam!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i need advice about a good middle range cam. i have a stock 2002 ls1 trans-am ws6 with 51,000 miles on it. i am planning to do cam first, then wheels and tires, and then start on more hardcore engine mods. i am dreaming about a twin turbo for my trans am (ws6). anyway i need advice about cam specs, and what would you guys recommend?
i dont want a little cam. i also dont want a real BIG cam. but i want something thats more on the high end of the middle range. i have a good understanding about suspension and car audio, and alot of other stuff. but honestly i really dont know much about engine specs. and i am brand new to the ls1.
so any advice would be greatly appreciated. just remember im new so please explain everything clearly.
thanks guys!
i dont want a little cam. i also dont want a real BIG cam. but i want something thats more on the high end of the middle range. i have a good understanding about suspension and car audio, and alot of other stuff. but honestly i really dont know much about engine specs. and i am brand new to the ls1.
so any advice would be greatly appreciated. just remember im new so please explain everything clearly.
thanks guys!
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You leave a lot of questions to be asked like the goal for the car once the cam is in? is it a daily driver? How high are you willing to spin the motor? Do you even have the supporting boltons yet?
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its daily driver! and probably gonna stay that way for awhile. my goal is a street car with some serious horsepower, like 700+ hp. what kind of bolt-ons would support a cam?
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Lol, I think you need to check a sticky or 2 before you jump into the ocean.
A safe Daily Driven 700rwhp+ car will cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $20k just for engine modification and other odds and ends. You will not be able to do it very easily on your stock bottom end....As a matter of fact, I suggest that you don't. You would be better off going with a larger CID to obtain some sort of stomping ground for a turbo.
Anyway, headers and Intake would be the best place to start, followed by a catback. But you say that you want a turbo....this is where the fork in the road is. You must decide if you want N/A power, or if you want the FI power. N/A 700+ would cost you so much money I don't know if it would really be worth it. There is also no way in hell you could daily drive that. It would be a 440+ CID with full-on race heads and a solid roller cam setup if it was going to be anywhere near an easy task.
500 is reasonable and respectable out of a stroker setup.
PS: Knowledge on car audio is not going to get you anywhere on your 700 dream.
A safe Daily Driven 700rwhp+ car will cost you somewhere in the neighborhood of $20k just for engine modification and other odds and ends. You will not be able to do it very easily on your stock bottom end....As a matter of fact, I suggest that you don't. You would be better off going with a larger CID to obtain some sort of stomping ground for a turbo.
Anyway, headers and Intake would be the best place to start, followed by a catback. But you say that you want a turbo....this is where the fork in the road is. You must decide if you want N/A power, or if you want the FI power. N/A 700+ would cost you so much money I don't know if it would really be worth it. There is also no way in hell you could daily drive that. It would be a 440+ CID with full-on race heads and a solid roller cam setup if it was going to be anywhere near an easy task.
500 is reasonable and respectable out of a stroker setup.
PS: Knowledge on car audio is not going to get you anywhere on your 700 dream.
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Originally Posted by fastgm_silver02ws6
its daily driver! and probably gonna stay that way for awhile. my goal is a street car with some serious horsepower, like 700+ hp. what kind of bolt-ons would support a cam?
Anyway start off by reading a lot here. Start in the external section to learn about the boltons. There is a lot to be learned to make a high Hp car. You have to match everything together the right way to build a car that makes power everywhere, ya cant just slap parts on and expect power(unless you spray!
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Oh yeah, and how the hell are you gonna do the cam first and then move on to "more hardcore engine mods"? I always thought that the cam was the most hardcore mod out there for a naturally aspirated motor. I mean the cam does only control 90% of the engines characteristics.
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Originally Posted by brad8266
Oh yeah, and how the hell are you gonna do the cam first and then move on to "more hardcore engine mods"? I always thought that the cam was the most hardcore mod out there for a naturally aspirated motor. I mean the cam does only control 90% of the engines characteristics.![The Jester](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_jest.gif)
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After all, a cam swap is pretty inexpensive and simple as far as internal engine mods go.
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Originally Posted by blkZ28spt
I suppose he was thinking forged bottom end...yeah, that explains it...
After all, a cam swap is pretty inexpensive and simple as far as internal engine mods go.
After all, a cam swap is pretty inexpensive and simple as far as internal engine mods go.
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lol. thanks guys. i know alot of generalities about cars.but i dont know alot of specifics. up until a year ago i was into more show than go. so i know how to drop a car, car audio, painting (im real good with that one), esthetics, etc. i have switched gears and i want a monster street car.
after reading yalls replys i guess i should ask a whole different question.
so i guess i'll start a different thread.
thanks guys!
after reading yalls replys i guess i should ask a whole different question.
so i guess i'll start a different thread.
thanks guys!