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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 06:05 PM
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Default GM847 vs LT4 HotCam

just like the subject says on a medium to heavily modded street car
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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GM847 is a beast compared to the LT4 hotcam
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 08:18 PM
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not a real good comparison if you ask me i mean the hotcam is 218/228 is it not? and the gm847 is something like 234/244 with higher lift numbers on a heavily modified car i would definitely go with the gm 847 lots more potential
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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I think the poll will answer your question perfectly.
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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If you just wanted a little lope the hot cam is for you, but if you wanted something that could put the power down its the GM847 hands down. GM847
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Old Jan 4, 2006 | 08:39 PM
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This isnt for me its for my friend who thinks his hotcam is hot stuff haha what a pun HotCam HotStuff lol , just wanted to show him that the gm847 is better, he just got it about a week ago.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 08:38 AM
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hotcam is old technology
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kind of a dumb comparison like someone else said these cams are no where near the same why would you even try to compare them? gm847 is a beast vs the hotcam is an oldschool very mild cam
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 11:26 AM
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all in what he wants out of the car.
personally i wouldnt get either of them, i'd get a custom cam.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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I dont think he will have the car for much longer cause he has had 5-6 cars in the past 2 months! He wrecked his 04 Cobra he had and then a bunch of other stuff, now he has this and a diesel ford truck, but like I said I dont think he will have either for more than 1 more week.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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I own a hot cam and I see it as a apples to oranges comparison. I like my hot cam, i almost went 11's (12.084) on it with stock suspension, auto, 10 bolt, nittos, 3705 race weight at a crappy track. I get decent gas milage, emissions friendly, and street friendly power band.

The GM847 is the opposite of the hotcam.

I wanted something in the middle (cc305, cc503, gm846 etc etc) I ended up getting a Bret Bauer cam due to my criteria (restrictions)
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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Hotcam if you want a mild cam and if you want to go wild then the GM 847 is your cam.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Number in sig, go with the 847.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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no offence man but i did 344/356 with shorty edelbrocks, stock head and hot cam.

just dont think stock heads and a big cam are going to make anymore power then a small cam with stock heads.
once you get ported heads thats where the bigger cam will shine
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Plus most of the big cams make a lot of their power up top on the power band. Unless your valve train can handle the RPM load your just pissing in the wind.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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true that, match your cam to your heads and supporting mods. Why leave power on the table and sacrafice other things like driveability and gas.
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by blkchevyz
no offence man but i did 344/356 with shorty edelbrocks, stock head and hot cam.

just dont think stock heads and a big cam are going to make anymore power then a small cam with stock heads.
once you get ported heads thats where the bigger cam will shine
No offence to either of you, but the little Crane 210/224 has made 340+ rwhp with stock heads and intake. As you said, "just dont think stock heads and a big cam are going to make anymore power then a small cam with stock heads."
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Old Jan 6, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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I dont think he will have the car for much longer cause he has had 5-6 cars in the past 2 months! He wrecked his 04 Cobra he had and then a bunch of other stuff, now he has this and a diesel ford truck, but like I said I dont think he will have either for more than 1 more week.
Like I said he totalled it this afternoon, he is a dumbass.
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Old Jan 7, 2006 | 01:32 AM
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That sucks.LOL, how the hell is he doing this?
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