Luedy239

Hey guys. Im looking to put a cam in my LT1, with i pulled out of my 94 camaro to rebuild. Does anyone know which cams i could use that wouldn't require may other upgrades? Im running on a tight budget, so i don't want to spend much. Does any one know how good the CC304 or CC305 cams are? And what would they require to run properly? Thanks

RamAir95TA

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To do a cam swap properly you need to establish a budget of at least $1000. If you've got that to spend then we can talk further.

guppymech

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Read this thread for an alternate view on things:
http://www.ls1lt1.com/forum/lt1-|-lt...am-budget.html

IronOutlaw

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I've ran the hotcam and it was a very nice little street cam. You could run it with stock rockers and just change to some cheap howards or lt4 springs. Get a mail order tune.

rich5368

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Here's the thing about tight budgets and working on cars. Take what you think it's going to cost and add a 30-40% buffer just incase for extra parts replacement, stuff you break on accident, etc... Like said above plan to spend around $1000 to do this right. I wouldn't even attempt it unless you've got the funds. Trying to stay within a budget can easily lead to jimmy rigging and poor maintenance.

Luedy239

I'm on a tight budget cause i wasn't expecting to be rebuilding my engine. But i was hoping that i could do something to add some power while i had the engine out and apart. If not a cam, any other opinions on cheap/safe upgrades? I was thinking about porting my heads a little bit...stupid idea? I appreciate the help guys

F0x Slaughter

I had to do the valves on my car and I wanted to do a cam swap well I didn't have the money so it got put back together stock. Its not that hard to tear it back apart. Specially after you do it a couple times.

englundjd

if those are your only 2 options id run the cc305... i got the 304 and its alright. works great to daily drive. its not very noticable at all but that also means there isnt much horsepower to be gained... its a pretty weak cam to be putting in if your going to spend the money on it. If i was you i would look at a cc305 or maybe a cc502 or 503

RamAir95TA

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Self-porting as a novice usually does more harm than good, not to mention the gains you'd see even if done right would be minimal on the stock cam.

SS RRR

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I guess it depends on what is considered minimal gains. I picked up 5mph through the traps with done right ported heads. Only thing different was Edelbrock shorties into the stock exhaust with cats in place. I dunno...

RamAir95TA

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I just don't see ported heads on an otherwise stock engine providing gains proportional to the investment. Meh.

SS RRR

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IMO it depends on what the person wants. If they want stock behavior, like I did since I was into street racing at the time, it's a fantastic investment. I even bead blasted the powder coating off the LT4 because at the time everyone thought LT4 was like ZR1 is today. Like Uncle Johnny Lingenfelter did, I still believe well ported heads alone will outperform any cam on stock heads.