LPE 211/219 Cam
04-14-2016, 05:44 AM
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04-14-2016, 10:33 AM
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The cam is actually pretty tame compared to today's grinds. The idle is not at all choppy. If you have cat(s) you won't hear whatever rough idle it produces. With cats in place the cam will pass a sniffer for those still required. The torque and power curves behave just like stock, only with better numbers/higher plain all the way across the board. I am not sure what kind of results you can expect with stock heads, but with their ported heads and LT headers/ORY/bolt-ons/DR's/3.73 gears I did a 1.75 60', 12.09 @ 115.5 at a sea level track and 3750 race weight in optimal weather conditions. It averaged between 12.1 and 12.3 in the summer. My power peak was 5800rpm (much like stock) and I shifted at 6200rpm.
With their heads/211 cam, Edelbrock shorties, stock y-pipe and cats with 4.10 gears the car ran a best of 12.67 @ 110 with the same 60' and same weight.
With their heads/211 cam, Edelbrock shorties, stock y-pipe and cats with 4.10 gears the car ran a best of 12.67 @ 110 with the same 60' and same weight.
04-14-2016, 01:17 PM
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I wouldn't call it a beast of a cam. It's a really tame cam but it's certainly a step up from stock, would make a daily driver more fun for sure. Depends what you want out of the car and the cam itself. If it happens to be exactly what you want and you can't find it, there are other proven small cams for the LT1 including the Crane 227. I personally think cams in the 220's intake duration are the hot tickets for stock headed LT1's, but we all have different priorities, tastes, etc.
04-14-2016, 01:56 PM
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It's a mild grind, good for folks who want perfect manners and to pass inspection while still realizing a decent gain over stock. There are many more aggressive grinds out there for folks wanting more though.
04-15-2016, 07:49 PM
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A lot of the older cams were meant to meet emissions, drive ability and so on, not necessarily make the most power possible. If you look at a lot of the older stroker packages from the 90s from LPE, MTI, Callaway, (some shop in NC that did a red SS and called their motor packages Hurricanes?) they all had tiny cams in them but really high quality parts. Those motors were all meant to go 50K+ miles with out any more maintenance than a stock car would have required. Understanding those cams you have to understand the thought process of why they were developed.
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04-16-2016, 01:13 PM
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The 211/219 LE cam was good in its day. As mentioned was spec by Lingenfelter back when he was putting his stamp on LT1/4 vehicles. Calloway, Hennessey, SLP, etc all had their "packages" for more performance but also longevity and emission compliance were umbrellas they needed to stay under
I suspect Crane made the LE cam back then.
Fast forward to today....I would get one of Lloyd's grinds for stock heads and a valve spring of his spec to go with it
I suspect Crane made the LE cam back then.
Fast forward to today....I would get one of Lloyd's grinds for stock heads and a valve spring of his spec to go with it
04-16-2016, 08:26 PM
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Cast cam. The noses on several lobes started wearing through to the casting.
Accell, and for an emissions/sniffer legal cam that grind is still one of the best. I'd use it over any of the "hotcam" 21x/22x grinds anyday.
Accell, and for an emissions/sniffer legal cam that grind is still one of the best. I'd use it over any of the "hotcam" 21x/22x grinds anyday.
04-16-2016, 09:03 PM
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04-16-2016, 10:19 PM
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