whats next..?
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whats next..? hey guys my first lt1 so far i have got the simple bolt ons: 1.6rr crane nsa with hard pushrods/guide plates, cai, pace setter long tubes with pace setter y pipe 3in just dumped, im putting together my nitrous stuff i want to push 100 shot but make atleest 350whp before i spray..im looking into cams and i really like a xfi series cams in specific xfi 466 from comp..i know i will need a tune which is okay and i know i will need to change to beehive valve springs, i am concerned about not having a usuble power band because i do not want to rev the **** out of my motor..above are my only mods no gears or stall yet, input wud be appreciated thanks..
My car has full bolt ons plus the hotcam. The previous owner had it dynoed with just boltons and cam and got over 350 rwhp from it. Since its had a ls1 lid conversion and some mild head work. He got some good numbers from it at the track. 12.01 @ 115 with boltons plus cam. With the lid and head work should easily be in 11s with good weather.
The hotcam has a very usuable power band on a stock bottom end.
The hotcam has a very usuable power band on a stock bottom end.
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I like the hotcam its just im going to this this cam swap once so im going to try to grab a really nice cam incase i upgrade to heads down the road the xfi 466 isnt ideal for stock heads but i just wana put it in so later idnt have to thru it again..how are the cam swaps on these cars? Ive read around seems pretty straight forward
How much later are you planning? You might aswell put in a cam that has usable power for your set up. Cams are fairly cheap so you can always get a different one later down the road when you do heads. What are your goals?
Full boltons and the driver mod should give you mid 12s, with good suspension and a solid rear a cam should get you high to mid 11s, and with a 100 shot low 11s. At that point a well set up suspension to stop wheel hop and a solid rear to take hard launches are critical to good times.
