Cam Question
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From: Russell,Kansas
Cam Question Alright well i thought i read somewhere that with a 93 and 94 you have to get a vented opti and timing cover for a 95 and up. The cam i want to get is one from thunder racing and its the comp cams extreme 224/230, .502/.510 on a 112 LSA. Do i need to get the opti and timing cover for a 95 and up for this cam? And will i just use the timing chain set for a 93? BTW my car is a 93 Z28.
You should be able to get the cam made for your car if you want to keep everything else stock. You won't have to do any conversion. At minimum I'd say get a new timing chain, though, LT4 ed is an upgraded one.
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From: Catawissa PA
All you need to do is shorten the drive pin to make a 94+ cam work in a 93.
Because the 93 cam gear is splined for the Opti drive there are no easy T.C. upgrades, you would have to switch to a vented set-up.
Your not using that big a cam so you won't need to spin the motor that high that the stock chain will be an issue. I ran the Lingenfelter 211/219 cam with the stock timing chain for years spinning to 6,000 with no issues.
Because the 93 cam gear is splined for the Opti drive there are no easy T.C. upgrades, you would have to switch to a vented set-up.
Your not using that big a cam so you won't need to spin the motor that high that the stock chain will be an issue. I ran the Lingenfelter 211/219 cam with the stock timing chain for years spinning to 6,000 with no issues.
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From: Catawissa PA
Originally Posted by seawolf06
Don't you also need to drill out the hole in the cam and have is splined for the opti? I've never seen a 93-94 opti or cam.
The link below shows the differences between the vented and none vented set-up is you want to see more.
http://para.noid.org/~muttvette/opti.html
JB
