Cam Question
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Staging Lane
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Cam Question I'm thinking about purchasing a gm hot cam and was wondering how much of a horsepower gain is there after installing it on a 1998 LS1? Also does anyone know how much it would cost to have someone install a hot cam?
You can do it yourself, it's fun! 
Since you will be taking out the factory ones anyway, put some stronger pushrods in there too. I mean you have to take the factory ones out anyway, may as well give yourself stronger pushrods while you're at it
I have the Hotcam in my M6 car. It's a nice cam, it really likes nitrous! The only bad thing about this cam is that it almost requires tuning. Mine is not tuned, and I CAN daily drive it, but it surges a LOT - tries to kill itself all the dang time
I don't really know how much power it will give you but I can give you a comparison
I raced an LS1 SS a few nights ago, we have similar mods except he doesn't have headers or a cam. I beat him about as bad as a stock LS1 would beat a stock LT1. It gives a nice up-top pull. Not to mention it's really lopey
Since you will be taking out the factory ones anyway, put some stronger pushrods in there too. I mean you have to take the factory ones out anyway, may as well give yourself stronger pushrods while you're at it
I have the Hotcam in my M6 car. It's a nice cam, it really likes nitrous! The only bad thing about this cam is that it almost requires tuning. Mine is not tuned, and I CAN daily drive it, but it surges a LOT - tries to kill itself all the dang time
I don't really know how much power it will give you but I can give you a comparison
I raced an LS1 SS a few nights ago, we have similar mods except he doesn't have headers or a cam. I beat him about as bad as a stock LS1 would beat a stock LT1. It gives a nice up-top pull. Not to mention it's really lopey
