Help with cam choice...
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Staging Lane
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Help with cam choice... I have a 93 LT1 with a small sleeper cam, but want to go big...
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...wap-guide.html
Wouldn't hurt to talk to some people who does custom grinds. If your willing to spin the stock block to where it gets pretty hairy and dont mind cam surge and don't need amazing drivability then something big like the GM847 would probaly work real well in terms of off-the shelf.
Wouldn't hurt to talk to some people who does custom grinds. If your willing to spin the stock block to where it gets pretty hairy and dont mind cam surge and don't need amazing drivability then something big like the GM847 would probaly work real well in terms of off-the shelf.
First off all big cams will sound like big cams. Large duration, tight lsa's will sound like a race car. All sleeper cams are ****** when compard to other specs for other popular options. So you cant really go big with a sleeper.
Now heres an option.
Ls1speed has a custom they do fot LT1's. they call it the Cadallic cam i think. But in any case, it put down good numbers with very little mods and it was said to sound stock at idle. But the car didnt have headers on it, only a aftermarket muffler and no cat. It sounded a little noticeable when you went WOT but not too bad.
they said they put it into another car with LT's and it didnt sound too mean at all. When i blew my headgasks at 121k i was going to do Speeds custom Cadallic at the some time i rebuild the top end. But i was too worried about spinningt a bearing. But i realized it would be too short lived and a small shot of nitrous may be better. But i will stoptalking about me.
On both cars ls1speed did use 1.6rr's, so your 1.5's will not make the same amount of lift. I would ditch them for 1.6's.
But if you really want to do a sleeper i would do heads instead of a cam. Run a quiet muffler and a cat. It would sound like a bolt on car. Its going to cost 600-700 for a cam swap when your all said and done. You could get Le1's for a little more (750). Now the heads wont provide the power the cam will but it will be silent as ****. Le1's with 1.6rrs for some added cam lift, that should make some good power and be quiet while doing it.
Now heres an option.
Ls1speed has a custom they do fot LT1's. they call it the Cadallic cam i think. But in any case, it put down good numbers with very little mods and it was said to sound stock at idle. But the car didnt have headers on it, only a aftermarket muffler and no cat. It sounded a little noticeable when you went WOT but not too bad.
they said they put it into another car with LT's and it didnt sound too mean at all. When i blew my headgasks at 121k i was going to do Speeds custom Cadallic at the some time i rebuild the top end. But i was too worried about spinningt a bearing. But i realized it would be too short lived and a small shot of nitrous may be better. But i will stoptalking about me.
On both cars ls1speed did use 1.6rr's, so your 1.5's will not make the same amount of lift. I would ditch them for 1.6's.
But if you really want to do a sleeper i would do heads instead of a cam. Run a quiet muffler and a cat. It would sound like a bolt on car. Its going to cost 600-700 for a cam swap when your all said and done. You could get Le1's for a little more (750). Now the heads wont provide the power the cam will but it will be silent as ****. Le1's with 1.6rrs for some added cam lift, that should make some good power and be quiet while doing it.
Last edited by slomarao; Nov 29, 2008 at 12:01 AM.
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Staging Lane
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Thank you for all the info, but I have a sleeper cam now...and I want to get something that has a noticeable idle and puts down good power with stock heads, bottom end...
tore the motor apart today and I'm ready to order...
tore the motor apart today and I'm ready to order...
xe224/230 all day. 350rwhp with a m6 car and all the bolt ons.
gm847- 350+rwhp but it needs revs, so if you dont take it to 6800rpms you not really going to see the extra power.
with the 224/230 you only need to rev it to 6400-6500 rpms. But both cams will want 3.42/3.73 gears.
gm847- 350+rwhp but it needs revs, so if you dont take it to 6800rpms you not really going to see the extra power.
with the 224/230 you only need to rev it to 6400-6500 rpms. But both cams will want 3.42/3.73 gears.
I have a 93 LT1 with a small sleeper cam, but want to go big...
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
If you're going to reuse the valve springs you have, make sure to have them checked.
I have a 93 LT1 with a small sleeper cam, but want to go big...
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
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im in the same boat as the op.. i have 373's lt's, 3500 stall and have no idea what i want to run for a cam with stock heads.. im going to run the double beehives with 1.66 rr also... and i dont mean to threadjack but
I have a 93 LT1 with a small sleeper cam, but want to go big...
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
right now stock heads, stock bottom end.
I want to stick with that for now..
I have 1.5 rr crane golds. What is the best cam for me
I have a 4k stall, electric water pump...and the list goes on whats the biggest cam I can go with with the stock duration rr's 1.5 but they are crane gold and it looks as if I have dual valve springs?? please let me know thanks!!!
Im goin with a custom grind, but if your wanting to go with an off the shelf cam that makes decent power and sounds awesome id go with the CC503.. Like the thread up top says, "its know to be the Biggest cam you can go with on stock heads"
I was actually lookin for this cam before I decieded to go with a custom...
You can go to YouTube and type in "Stealthformula" and see how his sounded.. with a full exhaust, catback..etc..(he actually posted on here, lol)
I was actually lookin for this cam before I decieded to go with a custom...
You can go to YouTube and type in "Stealthformula" and see how his sounded.. with a full exhaust, catback..etc..(he actually posted on here, lol)
