Newbie with a good start, i think
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Newbie with a good start, i think Hey guys, i have a 95 lt1 six speed camaro, it has a 383 stroker kit cheap headers and intake. Nice exhaust and a stage three clutch. Full ignition and a hotcams lt4 cam.Think its not right or i just want much more from it, where do i go next . I have super comp headers to, put on it, want to put an air fuel gauge and do some tuning. Im new to these motors and dont know where to start. Underdrive pullys? Roller rockers? Bottle feed : )? Any help would be great.
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Wat crank rods and pistons is in it. Ramair is sayin that its just a **** poor setup. Not doing ur setup. Just dont know why som1 would build a stroker and use the hotcam. That cam is tiny for a stock motor. Im gona say the heads are stock. Plus the crank is a cast steel. Which the stock crank is better. If thats all true. You will come out better. To sell the motor and start all over.
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Hes saying because it has a hot cam in it, which is a extremely bad choice for a 383. Its not even a good choice for the stock engine.
So if he put a hotcam in it, who knows what internals are in it. He could of replaced it with a cast crank which is weaker than the stock crank.
The best thing to do would be tear the engine out and open it up and see what has been done to it. Most likely you will have to pull the crank/rods/pistons and replace them. Have to send the heads out to be worked, or buy new heads, since as stated they are probably stock which is choking the engine of air.
So if he put a hotcam in it, who knows what internals are in it. He could of replaced it with a cast crank which is weaker than the stock crank.
The best thing to do would be tear the engine out and open it up and see what has been done to it. Most likely you will have to pull the crank/rods/pistons and replace them. Have to send the heads out to be worked, or buy new heads, since as stated they are probably stock which is choking the engine of air.
That's just his standard answer, he does have some of the best posts though. Just drive it for a while, hang out on the forum and learn, there is a ton of good info on here (and some not so good).
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Sweet i now have a cam shaped paperweight lol. I know the kid that built the car cobbed... Thats why im redoing most of it, if i can use any of it great , if not ill bench build somthing beatiful. we have a dyno day coming up the end of april so i dont wanna pull it appart till after that. actually who do i talk to about throwin up a thread for that, some forums get mad if you try and advertise or sell stuff.
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Do you know what heads on it are? Because if you dyno it and its got untouched heads it will seriously under perform my guess with the cam would be around 350rwhp.
Remember adding cubes without allowing more air in out nets you nothing.
Remember adding cubes without allowing more air in out nets you nothing.
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Engine came out of a wrecked car from jersey.. Kid from college put the cam in ( jegs special prob) he said it dynoed out at 420 to the wheels in the wrecked car but i find it real hard to believe