can anyone recomend a cam for my gto?
10-21-2008, 06:21 PM
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can anyone recomend a cam for my gto? have a 2004 gto, only mods are k&n cai and short throw shifter. I have a set of 5.3;s heads at the house just getting ready to be ported tog on whe i do the cam swap. I am looking for a "medium" cam i guess, nothing overly exotic and nothing too mundane. Going to be all motor set-up for now. I Dont have headers just yet but they will coming in the future, just trying to get the foundation done. End goal is roughly 400whp and mid 12's and street tires. Any Suggestions? p.s. it rean 13.7 @ 106 with a poor 60' last time out.
10-22-2008, 12:07 PM
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The Streetsweeper HT cam from Flowtech Inductions. His name is Ed Curtis. I am not sure if he is still a sponsor on here or not. Do a search on him here, and at LS1GTO.com
You goals will be easily met with that cam. It is awesome for our GTO's on the street and weekend strip duty. It has loads of torque that comees on damn near off idle, and keeps gaining till redline. Plenty of people have put up over 450whp with heads\ streetsweeper-ht \ and headers.
You goals will be easily met with that cam. It is awesome for our GTO's on the street and weekend strip duty. It has loads of torque that comees on damn near off idle, and keeps gaining till redline. Plenty of people have put up over 450whp with heads\ streetsweeper-ht \ and headers.
10-22-2008, 08:59 PM
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dont go huge on the cam. Megadeath cam.... blah!! Those huge sticks dont do so well on the street, unless u are launching at 4k rpms and staying above it, or have a stripped car weighing 3000lbs.
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10-22-2008, 09:19 PM
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im not sure. I would speak with a kick *** cam grinder, like EDC.
i am running his streetsweeper (236/240) in mine. However, i think i may have gone to large in the cam department. DOnt get me wrong, it drives great, and has more power then u would believe. However, i am curious if the street car version of the streetsweeper (call the HT version) would have had way more ***** down low.
i am running his streetsweeper (236/240) in mine. However, i think i may have gone to large in the cam department. DOnt get me wrong, it drives great, and has more power then u would believe. However, i am curious if the street car version of the streetsweeper (call the HT version) would have had way more ***** down low.
10-22-2008, 10:44 PM
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I dunno.....I don't like how Ed won't tell you what you're getting before he sends something out.....but I can complain about the streetsweeper HT in my car. I like knowing whats going in before doing the buying.
10-23-2008, 05:30 AM
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We have used this Comp grind with very good results. Bob
Comp Cams 54-428-11
# "XFI" 281 Hydraulic Roller CamshaftGen III LS1/LS2/LS6 1997-Present
Lift: .571"/.573" w/1.75 Rockers
Duration: 281°/283°
RPM Range: 2200-7200
The XFI camshafts feature wider lobe separation for decreased overlap, yielding a more efficient combustion process. The XFI lobe profiles were designed to work in conjunction with recent valve train technology advancements, including COMP's Super Clean Beehive valve springs and increased ratio Pro Magnum rocker arms, thus delivering faster valve openings and closings while maintaining complete valve train control. Additionally, the XFI camshafts take advantage of the high velocity EFI-style cylinder head intake ports, intake manifolds and combustion chamber designs. The result: dramatic improvement in performance and durability for today's fuel injected engines.
Comp Cams 54-428-11
# "XFI" 281 Hydraulic Roller CamshaftGen III LS1/LS2/LS6 1997-Present
Lift: .571"/.573" w/1.75 Rockers
Duration: 281°/283°
RPM Range: 2200-7200
The XFI camshafts feature wider lobe separation for decreased overlap, yielding a more efficient combustion process. The XFI lobe profiles were designed to work in conjunction with recent valve train technology advancements, including COMP's Super Clean Beehive valve springs and increased ratio Pro Magnum rocker arms, thus delivering faster valve openings and closings while maintaining complete valve train control. Additionally, the XFI camshafts take advantage of the high velocity EFI-style cylinder head intake ports, intake manifolds and combustion chamber designs. The result: dramatic improvement in performance and durability for today's fuel injected engines.
10-23-2008, 07:34 AM
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I 100% agree with you, Ed did my cam head set up, I is amazing, he does great work, cusom grinds from him is the best. I do not trust anyone else out there to do any flow work for my car.
10-24-2008, 08:33 AM
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The Polluter is a big cam that'll pull like a freight train up top, but it also makes great torque lower in the RPMs than most big cams available. Check out the graphs at the link below:
http://www.tick-performance.com/cata...ain/#camshafts
It'd be great in a heavy application like a GTO.
http://www.tick-performance.com/cata...ain/#camshafts
It'd be great in a heavy application like a GTO.
10-24-2008, 09:14 AM
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04 GTO MEDIUM sized cam? 400Rwhp? Vengeance Racing VRX4... Your car weighs 4000lbs dont be led to believe this big cam offerings are going to be the trick to making your GTO into a fast street car. You need TORQUE and POWER UNDER THE CURVE to get that 4000lbs moving.
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have a 2004 gto, only mods are k&n cai and short throw shifter. I have a set of 5.3;s heads at the house just getting ready to be ported tog on whe i do the cam swap. I am looking for a "medium" cam i guess, nothing overly exotic and nothing too mundane. Going to be all motor set-up for now. I Dont have headers just yet but they will coming in the future, just trying to get the foundation done. End goal is roughly 400whp and mid 12's and street tires. Any Suggestions? p.s. it rean 13.7 @ 106 with a poor 60' last time out.
I know on my first setup I had the HPE-S cam and it was great. Ran a 12.6 untuned with a 1.8 60ft. I think any descent cam will get you into the 12's as long as you can get the power to the ground without spinning.