How many of you have a H/C daily driver?
07-17-2002, 12:44 AM
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How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I as just wonderin'. I'll probably be doing the G5 cam soon, with computer tuning and such i figure it will have decent drivability. Just wonderin'
07-17-2002, 12:47 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I do.
I can't tell you how the heads/ cam'ed A4 cars do for daily driving. But I'm sure it's not that bad.
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I can't tell you how the heads/ cam'ed A4 cars do for daily driving. But I'm sure it's not that bad.
Peace,
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07-17-2002, 09:29 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? Mine is my daily driver and my only vehicle for the most part, Tomcat has been good to me so far with upwards of 7k miles with the heads/cam <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> It all depends on the setup of course, my car is in full street trim with a mild package, but I know a lot of guys go much more extreme and still drive their car around on a daily basis.
07-17-2002, 09:33 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I will eventually. If I could just make **** stop coming up every week I'd be able to get a cam and go <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> . Ah well, lookin at about 1.5 months out.
07-17-2002, 09:42 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I do. Never had custom tuning on the car, been through four cams so far and all have been just fine on the street.
07-17-2002, 10:09 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? Mine is a daily driver as well. Still have some ignition and fuel issues to sort out. But it drives nice when the ignition doesn't act up.
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07-17-2002, 11:04 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I do and my gas mileage didn't change much either if I stay off it. No heads, just cam. And no programming yet
07-17-2002, 11:09 AM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I do and my gas mileage didn't change much either if I stay off it. No heads, just cam. And no programming yet
07-17-2002, 02:02 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I do. Every day. Heads/reverse split cam/nitrous/Yank ST3500. Drive 15k miles per year. 15 mpg city 21 hwy. This is my 2nd heads/cam LS1. Key to daily drivability is in proper tuning and cam selection. Also, don't skimp on valve springs...get good ones.
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07-17-2002, 09:19 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I put about 18,000 on mine a year and I drive it everywhere. It's my one and only means of transportation. Patrick G said it though, it's all in the tuning. Good luck with it and remember sometimes simple is better. If I had it to do over again I'd go with a different cam instead of the hotcam.
07-17-2002, 09:28 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? Patrick, what do you consider "good" valve springs? I'm researching getting a h/c setup for my car but I don't know enough yet so excuse my ignorance. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />
07-17-2002, 10:16 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by IHateNairbs:
<strong>Patrick, what do you consider "good" valve springs? I'm researching getting a h/c setup for my car but I don't know enough yet so excuse my ignorance. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">comp cams 918's.
<strong>Patrick, what do you consider "good" valve springs? I'm researching getting a h/c setup for my car but I don't know enough yet so excuse my ignorance. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">comp cams 918's.
07-17-2002, 10:19 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? i have cam and headers with custom programing. i also drive the car 6 days a week (i usually find a day that i dont drive the TA) but i dont drive much distance. i have one of the largest cams on the board (230/230 on a 111 LSA) and it is not too bad. with my moser 4.10 gear i still get 24 miles a gallon on highway trips. i love the MN6!
07-17-2002, 10:51 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I drive mine everyday. MTI X1 cam and Stage II LS6 heads. With some good tuning, you'll be fine.
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07-17-2002, 10:56 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I would consider the Crane 99893 dual springs to be absolutely outstanding. After running them for a year, they showed very little loss in spring pressure. At 1.46", they need special machining done to the heads and clearancing to the underside of the stock rockers. Other than that little prep, they're gems! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
07-30-2002, 05:42 PM
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Re: How many of you have a H/C daily driver? I do, no problems since I had the tuningdone, even with the AC. Car is a M6.It does use more gas, but I didnt build it for economy! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />