Give me some ideas for fastest cam only options
10-16-2011, 08:22 PM
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Give me some ideas for fastest cam only options So this winter ill be dropping the motor to fix my oil pan leak and i figure while its out ill go ahead and do something to it. Right now i have the cc503 cam. I have only managed to get a 13.5 with a 3.23 gear. Now i know when i do a 4.10 it will be considerably quicker but does anyone have some suggestions on a cam. My intentions are going for the quickest i can possibly be with only a cam. i have home gasket matched heads and full bolt ons. Or just go custom cam.
10-16-2011, 10:18 PM
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What else do you have done? Is it tuned? Full boltons are going to put you into high 12s. Do you have suspension done? You can have 600 hp but it doesn't mean crap if you cant put it to the ground.
How many miles are on your car? Any bigger of a cam you will be wanting to bulks your bottom end.
How many miles are on your car? Any bigger of a cam you will be wanting to bulks your bottom end.
10-16-2011, 10:18 PM
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What else do you have done? Is it tuned? Full boltons are going to put you into high 12s. Do you have suspension done? You can have 600 hp but it doesn't mean crap if you cant put it to the ground.
How many miles are on your car? Any bigger of a cam you will be wanting to bulks your bottom end.
How many miles are on your car? Any bigger of a cam you will be wanting to bulks your bottom end.
10-16-2011, 10:58 PM
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The motor has 50,000 miles... Its has a k&n cai, 58mm professional products tb, intake gasket matched on both ends and heads are gasket matched, all new valvetrain but stock lifters, cc503 cam, 1.6 pro mags, msd cap and rotor, the thinner head gaskets, mcleod clutch, stock flywheel, t56 swap, 3.23s, mail order tune from madz28.com, pacesetter longtubes through a pacesetter y pipe to a 3 in cat back.
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10-17-2011, 01:09 AM
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The 4.10 gears will help, but I am thinking you had traction problems on that 13.5 run.; a cc503 car should be in the 12s. You would also be faster if you would have stayed with the A4 and put a 3600 yank converter in. Custom cam would be the best choice, but that cc503 should run good.
10-17-2011, 05:32 AM
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So this winter ill be dropping the motor to fix my oil pan leak and i figure while its out ill go ahead and do something to it. Right now i have the cc503 cam. I have only managed to get a 13.5 with a 3.23 gear. Now i know when i do a 4.10 it will be considerably quicker but does anyone have some suggestions on a cam. My intentions are going for the quickest i can possibly be with only a cam. i have home gasket matched heads and full bolt ons. Or just go custom cam.
10-17-2011, 08:11 AM
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and if you bothered to research FIRST you would have found nobody reputable recommends just a gasket match. You made a fat spot in the middle of the combine intake manifold and head port completely screwing up airspeed.
On top of the fact I don't think anyone else calls gasket matched head and intake "cam only".
You also haven't told us where you are? If in Denver the 13s are still a little slow, but if Cecil MD is your home track the car is catastrophically slow for what is done already and a new cam isn't going to help any.
The 503 is a pretty good off the shelf cam, I wouldn't look at changing it till you get the thing to tickle 11s at a low altitude track.
On top of the fact I don't think anyone else calls gasket matched head and intake "cam only".
You also haven't told us where you are? If in Denver the 13s are still a little slow, but if Cecil MD is your home track the car is catastrophically slow for what is done already and a new cam isn't going to help any.
The 503 is a pretty good off the shelf cam, I wouldn't look at changing it till you get the thing to tickle 11s at a low altitude track.
10-17-2011, 10:41 AM
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Im in SW ohio. My brother did the head work because it seemed to help my fathers ls car. I really hope what 96caprice said isnt the problem. Im going to swap in a spare 3.73 rear end i have and buy some lcas before the season ends i hope.
10-17-2011, 03:31 PM
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Where were you shifting? The car can be mechanically fine, but still trap pitifully low if you are short shifting every gear.
I also wouldn't assume the tune is spot on either. I picked up 30rwhp through an auto with a Dyno tune over a mail order.
I also wouldn't assume the tune is spot on either. I picked up 30rwhp through an auto with a Dyno tune over a mail order.