Cam selection help! Quick replies needed
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Cam selection help! Quick replies needed As posted on corvetteforum, I wanted to know what you guys think as well. Here's my situation: My car(08 C6) is in the shop apart as we were waiting on my cam kit from Vengeance Racing. Upon arrival, the cam we got was not the Stage III ls3 cam that I ordered(231/243 617/624 115+3), but their "Kaotik" cam. Specs are 235/243 620/623 113LSA. 1st question is... will this fit? Stock heads and oem head gaskets are being used. Second is should I send this one back and wait for the one I ordered, or install this one as it's here and the car is apart? What would be the difference between the two? Thanks !
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Hm, as as for it fitting, your original cam was similar in lift so don't see a problem there. I'm pretty sure you'll get a little more lope. I think.....your powerband will be a little later (i.e. +3 is gone). But thats all I could tell you.
As posted on corvetteforum, I wanted to know what you guys think as well. Here's my situation: My car(08 C6) is in the shop apart as we were waiting on my cam kit from Vengeance Racing. Upon arrival, the cam we got was not the Stage III ls3 cam that I ordered(231/243 617/624 115+3), but their "Kaotik" cam. Specs are 235/243 620/623 113LSA. 1st question is... will this fit? Stock heads and oem head gaskets are being used. Second is should I send this one back and wait for the one I ordered, or install this one as it's here and the car is apart? What would be the difference between the two? Thanks !
As posted on corvetteforum, I wanted to know what you guys think as well. Here's my situation: My car(08 C6) is in the shop apart as we were waiting on my cam kit from Vengeance Racing. Upon arrival, the cam we got was not the Stage III ls3 cam that I ordered(231/243 617/624 115+3), but their "Kaotik" cam. Specs are 235/243 620/623 113LSA. 1st question is... will this fit? Stock heads and oem head gaskets are being used. Second is should I send this one back and wait for the one I ordered, or install this one as it's here and the car is apart? What would be the difference between the two? Thanks !
I apologize for the confusion sir! We have found that the “original” Stage III Camshaft had too much of a split for that high of a duration in an LS3. After much trial and error we developed the Kaotik (new stage III) cam. The only difference between it and the original stage 3 is 4 degrees more on the intake duration and it’s cut on a 113+2 vs. a 115+3 We found that it retains the same drivability while making MORE power across the board plus a much better sound from idle to rev! It averages 480rwhp with headers and tune NA, and 700+ with a blower! Works amazingly in both applications. I will be updating the online store to keep from future instances like this. If you want the original stage III camshaft instead, we can make this happen. Again Kevin, I apologize for the mishap and hope that we can resolve this issue swiftly! Let me know how you wish to handle this sir. Thanks!
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Thanks to the guys at Vengeance Racing for sorting out the mixup. Their Kaotik cam is their new "stage3" cam. When I ordered my kit they were just introducing it to the online store. The Kaotik cam went it earlier today and I just need to install the heads and related parts tomorrow. Will post numbers and sound clips later.
