cam

[metalmulisha777]

thinkin about gettin a cam/springs/rocker arms..... i want a cam obviously to give me more power but i want to be able to drive it every day .. also i want it to have a lope but not too much so that its not a daily driver... any suggestions.. i was thinkin about the ls1 hot cam or somethin like that just wantyin some suggestions... prob not gettin it for a while but i wanna do some research first

[Zick]

CAM Page

[chrisj6]

I would recommend the LS6 cam, great driveability and youi cant even tell its in there at idle. I picked up 41hp with just the cam/springs and retune for it on 93 octane. I did lose 16 ft lbs of torque but the torque curve is very flat and has more of an upward slope to it instead of falling off after peaking like before.

Chris

[pewter99]

I was looking at the cam page, and what exactly is meant by poor drivablity? Is it related to how much lope the cam has?

[RedHeartbeat]

means it is rough off of idle.

[vv8]

hell i drive 300 miles a week with my cam 223 225 564 571 114 no problems at all. idles fine.

[farmtruc]

Originally posted by pewter99@Oct 24 2005, 10:24 AM
I was looking at the cam page, and what exactly is meant by poor drivablity? Is it related to how much lope the cam has?

It's very hard to say a cam has poor drivability, it's about what the driver is willing to put up with and what you consider giving up drivability.
For example, a 228cam with a stock stall will be just fine if you're willing to put up with a bit of pull at stop lights by having a slightly higher idle. Sure the stock stall won't compliment the torque curve, but it will haul ass.

If you want a badass idle, get an electric cutout, it'll make it sound tuff.

vv8's truck is a great example, big cam in a 5.3L and runs great for a daily driver.

I think there are better choices than the hotcam out there.

A cam upgrade is a great modification, you'll enjoy it!


later,

allen

[metalmulisha777]

what do you suggest???? ls2 cam ? ls6 cam?......

[04Grill]

i wouldnt put a ls6 cam in a 4x4 truck unless you have a stall.. sure its gonna pull big time up top above 4k, but its gonna have low tq below. With 4x4 you want some tq down low

a 206/212 114 is nice
i have the 210/218 114 and its fine but I lost a tad down low. I need a 2600 stall roughly and ill be good to go

a 206/212 should idle fine.. my 210/218 surged so i had to get nelson to tune my idle.. you can hear the 210/218 but its not that WOW to everyone or myself.. big sound doesnt come out untill you get up around 220's in cam size

[stssilverado]

I made Allen pick my cam ( specs in my sig. ). Little bit larger than the Z06 cam. Idles nice, but still has a noticeable lope to it. It was 50+ hp stronger on the dyno.