What cam is best
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What cam is best I want to install a cam but don't know which one to get and what else i should upgrade along with it. I am wanting a reasonable amount of power and don't plan on turbocharging or nitrous. Also can you replace the cam without pulling the heads? Thanks
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If it's a daily driven car, I'd say go with a Comp XE 224/230. People seem to be making very good numbers with them and they are not too radical of a cam to drive on the street every day.
Originally Posted by Vendetta
If it's a daily driven car, I'd say go with a Comp XE 224/230. People seem to be making very good numbers with them and they are not too radical of a cam to drive on the street every day.
IM with him on this one. I had that cam with lt headers boltons except for throttle body and I was traping 113-115 and put down 350/350 with some bad fasle knock retard like 10 degrees of it. Awesome lil cam though
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Originally Posted by 97M6Formula
IM with him on this one. I had that cam with lt headers boltons except for throttle body and I was traping 113-115 and put down 350/350 with some bad fasle knock retard like 10 degrees of it. Awesome lil cam though
i think its an awsome dd cam, i love it....has enough power to take out sc'd gts and cobra
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Verdad Gallardo its smaller than a 306 and 847 but bigger than a 305...I was shifting at 6500 also with no fall off in power maybe like 5hp...I had long tube headers no ac1.6 roller rockers and thats about it
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Originally Posted by 97M6Formula
its smaller than a 306 and 847 but bigger than a 305...I was shifting at 6500 also with no fall off in power maybe like 5hp...I had long tube headers no ac1.6 roller rockers and thats about it
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I agree with him. Thats the cam i bought.
Originally Posted by Vendetta
If it's a daily driven car, I'd say go with a Comp XE 224/230. People seem to be making very good numbers with them and they are not too radical of a cam to drive on the street every day.
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Originally Posted by Vendetta
If it's a daily driven car, I'd say go with a Comp XE 224/230. People seem to be making very good numbers with them and they are not too radical of a cam to drive on the street every day.
Originally Posted by satinleafct
Can anyone throw out a rough estimate to get this cam and all the compnents that need to be replaced?
Originally Posted by 97M6Formula
Call cmotorsports and tell them you want the cam kit for lt1 including the rockers and timing chain just like they sell in GPs on the site. Talk to terry or dave
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what kind of numbers are we talkin with this cam cuz im hoping to buy a 94 z with cai and 3" duals and hooker headers aand ported intake and would really like to make upwards of 350 and hopefully 400 sorry to ***** the thread