For those who have a built lt1 in your camaro what is the specs on the cam shaft you run? Whats your preference and why?

I also heard some videos of your cars runnning if you have videos i would like to hear them....... no real reason just cause I love the sound of a healthy cam.[/align]
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i no its not exactly wat u asked butim building a 383 lt1 itll hav a pretty healthy cam in it around a 234/242 duration and between .610-.620 lift were not totally sure yet because we havnt chose the exact head that were using. o and y do u ask?

 

Just trying to learn . I am going to build another engine for my camaro in the next few months and Im trying to soak up as much knowledge as possible.

 

a lot of your cam choice will depend on what heads you're running which rob hinted at...if you aren't putting better flowing heads on then there are certain cams that will work better, depending on what you're after. are you after big dyno numbers? are you after a track performer? are you after something that just sounds mean?

 

also that size cam that im lookin at is real big for the stock bottom end or 355 the reason i can go so big and it still be streetable is because a stroker motor lik a 383 or 396 eats up duration and lift. so the cam doesnt seem as big and lumpy

 

224/230 .537/.544 w/1.6's 112 lsa

I did do some minor head work as well

 

This is what Im kinda looking for. I plan on a port and polish of my stock heads.

 

this sounds like a good all around LT1 cam. duration may be getting into the larger range but it should behave itself pretty well

 

I plan on running my car in two types of racing next summer. I want to run the qt mile and my dad races auto cross in his vette. After i was out of the house I always wanted to race with him but never could afford it. Now I can so I plan to build a short block and clean up the stock heads before summer. His car has 423hp at the rear tires so Im hoping to close up that gap alittle so he doesnt spank me. I know I wont get anywhere close to what he has in hp with the budget i want to stay in but anything will help. I like a spunge right now. I want to soak up all the knowledge i can get. I hope this doesnt bother you guys.

 

i'll be right back with a helpful link for ya