Please help ASAP! Quick pre-purchase question.
I have to think this was a case of more money than brains and would wonder what other terrible choices were made.
Things like the Aeromotive regulator and braided lines sound like great parts but in reality are more proof of wild ignorance, stock regulator and lines are fine for a lot more power than this will make.
Far as more perspective on the cam I turn a 228 duration cam to 69-7000rpm
Things like the Aeromotive regulator and braided lines sound like great parts but in reality are more proof of wild ignorance, stock regulator and lines are fine for a lot more power than this will make.
Far as more perspective on the cam I turn a 228 duration cam to 69-7000rpm
Last edited by 96capricemgr; Sep 27, 2015 at 07:42 AM.
High RPM power will be pretty strong....BUT....the upper power range of this cam is a bit BEYOND what a stock PCM will handle (7K+ RPMs). So you wouldn't even get all the power that the cam is capable of.
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KW
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Well, fellas, I went to look at it. Drove 4 hours. It was gorgeous. Great condition. BUT, it had some issues. Things that were more than I wanted to tackle. Driveability was so-so. Felt slow. Sounded amazing, though! Thanks for your help, guys!
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Most of the problems were more than likely related to having such a large cam... You could have bought it put a smaller cam in... If your looking for fast/streetable I would recommend a custom grind. IMO the perfect street cam would probs be somewhere around 224/236 with 111 maybe 112 LSA. The power band would be perfect for the street for a good punchy feeling midrange.
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What are you used to driving? Just wondering for reference.
Ever ride an old 2 stroke dirtbike? At low rpm they were slow as hell, until you got it screaming at high rpm. That's what a huge cam on stock compression, stock gears and stock heads feels like. No power down low, no power midrange, then you hit the powerband and it goes. Problem is the stock rod bolts will stretch and fail at 6500, well before you can rev that thing high enough to make any power. If you kept it below 5000 on your test drive, that's why it felt slow.
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Ever ride an old 2 stroke dirtbike? At low rpm they were slow as hell, until you got it screaming at high rpm. That's what a huge cam on stock compression, stock gears and stock heads feels like. No power down low, no power midrange, then you hit the powerband and it goes. Problem is the stock rod bolts will stretch and fail at 6500, well before you can rev that thing high enough to make any power. If you kept it below 5000 on your test drive, that's why it felt slow.
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Felt slower than the LT1 WS6 I used to own with a couple minor bolt-ins. You're right though, I didn't rev it crazy high. Right now I drive a 381hp Sequoia, but it also weighs 6000lbs! My Sequioa feels just as fast.
He's actually going to fix a few things and I may look at it again. It was so incredibly clean and well cared for, it's hard to pass up.
I just need to find a new friend that can teach me how to install a cam! Will I need to retune it if I do?
He's actually going to fix a few things and I may look at it again. It was so incredibly clean and well cared for, it's hard to pass up.
I just need to find a new friend that can teach me how to install a cam! Will I need to retune it if I do?
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Felt slower than the LT1 WS6 I used to own with a couple minor bolt-ins. You're right though, I didn't rev it crazy high. Right now I drive a 381hp Sequoia, but it also weighs 6000lbs! My Sequioa feels just as fast.
He's actually going to fix a few things and I may look at it again. It was so incredibly clean and well cared for, it's hard to pass up.
I just need to find a new friend that can teach me how to install a cam! Will I need to retune it if I do?
He's actually going to fix a few things and I may look at it again. It was so incredibly clean and well cared for, it's hard to pass up.
I just need to find a new friend that can teach me how to install a cam! Will I need to retune it if I do?
