Thanks to PatrickG....
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Thanks to PatrickG.... Guys just wanted to thank PatrickG with the help on my cam setup
I bothered him,slowhawk,predator for what seems months
Patrick was a complete gentleman and answered ALL of my questions
Even some over and over again
He spec'd me a cam and I was all set to put it in but Comp offered me a great deal on any off the shelf grind in there catalog..It was basically free so I couldnt pass it up..
That being said,Patrick told me for what I wanted to do that the XER273HR14 was the cam..I then saw at least 4 of 5 dyno's using this cam in the last 4 weeks and after getting even more recomendations from Mike Norris,Spinmonster,RyanL I decided Patrick had a winner on his hands and installed in my 06 GTO..
Well it sure was what I wanted,Patrick hit the nail on the head as usual.
Car started right up,held the idle at 795 (I set idle prior to install w/EFI LIVE)
No Surging,no bucking at all..
Just a nice lope and a nice crisp revver,actually loped more than I would imagined...
It drives like stock with no tuning,I cant imagine it needing much more that a tweek to the idle fueling and wot fueling..I have already removed all the codes before I installed it that would cause a SES and so far not one code in 50 miles..
I am dialing the Ltrims now and then we will dyno tune it Thurs..
I cant tell u how happy I am for not putting in something bigger than this cam as its exactly what I wanted in a street/strip setup and my VIG 3200.
I will be adding a Fast and or Weiand to the car along with 3.73's
Thanks again for the cam help Patrick,U are a good guy
Final Cam Specs: XER 224-230 581-592 114+2
I bothered him,slowhawk,predator for what seems months
Patrick was a complete gentleman and answered ALL of my questions
Even some over and over again
He spec'd me a cam and I was all set to put it in but Comp offered me a great deal on any off the shelf grind in there catalog..It was basically free so I couldnt pass it up..
That being said,Patrick told me for what I wanted to do that the XER273HR14 was the cam..I then saw at least 4 of 5 dyno's using this cam in the last 4 weeks and after getting even more recomendations from Mike Norris,Spinmonster,RyanL I decided Patrick had a winner on his hands and installed in my 06 GTO..
Well it sure was what I wanted,Patrick hit the nail on the head as usual.
Car started right up,held the idle at 795 (I set idle prior to install w/EFI LIVE)
No Surging,no bucking at all..
Just a nice lope and a nice crisp revver,actually loped more than I would imagined...
It drives like stock with no tuning,I cant imagine it needing much more that a tweek to the idle fueling and wot fueling..I have already removed all the codes before I installed it that would cause a SES and so far not one code in 50 miles..
I am dialing the Ltrims now and then we will dyno tune it Thurs..
I cant tell u how happy I am for not putting in something bigger than this cam as its exactly what I wanted in a street/strip setup and my VIG 3200.
I will be adding a Fast and or Weiand to the car along with 3.73's
Thanks again for the cam help Patrick,U are a good guy
Final Cam Specs: XER 224-230 581-592 114+2
Thanks for the props Joel. It was truly a team effort for all those involved. When you have a nice ride like a GTO or C6, it's important not to go overboard and overcam. You did good brother!
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
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2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2022 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 S&B CAI, Corsa catback.
2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
Custom LSX tuning in person or via email press here.
hahaha j/kSounds like you are very happy with the cam. Enjoy it now!
Patrick G is the man and he has done awesome work for me and soon will be seeing a great post comparing 5-8 very popular LS7 cams and the one he speced for me is in there and definitely is the most powerful one out of the bunch.
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I ended up running that cam in my LS1 Camaro with AFR 205 heads and made 402/367 at the tire with an A4 (unlocked) and a 9". The driveabilty was like stock as mentioned. It maybe should have made more power on the dyno as many mentioned with similar set-ups but I didn't get discouraged because I don't race dynos. All in all I was very happy with that cam choice for a street car and it exceeded my initial goals of wanting an 11.80 street car. times in sig. Good Luck and enjoy your HP.
Nice thing about this cam is I picked it up NEW at Summit through my wholesale deal for less than 350.00 to my door.
All in all I was very happy with that cam choice for a street car and it exceeded my initial goals of wanting an 11.80 street car. times in sig. Good Luck and enjoy your HP.Nice thing about this cam is I picked it up NEW at Summit through my wholesale deal for less than 350.00 to my door.
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