lt4 hot cam
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RE: lt4 hot cam
It's like installing any other cam. You should get matched valve springs and at least headers, you should also look into a torque converter at some point as well. You will also need a re-tune. BTW you might want to do a little research on that cam, there are better choices out there that will get you more power. If you going to bother with a cam swap at least put one in there that will make more power.
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RE: lt4 hot cam
ORIGINAL: JD1969
It's like installing any other cam. You should get matched valve springs and at least headers, you should also look into a torque converter at some point as well. You will also need a re-tune. BTW you might want to do a little research on that cam, there are better choices out there that will get you more power. If you going to bother with a cam swap at least put one in there that will make more power.
It's like installing any other cam. You should get matched valve springs and at least headers, you should also look into a torque converter at some point as well. You will also need a re-tune. BTW you might want to do a little research on that cam, there are better choices out there that will get you more power. If you going to bother with a cam swap at least put one in there that will make more power.
If you don't have bolt-ons already done you need to do them before you do any internal work or you'll never see the power from the internal mods.
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RE: lt4 hot cam
That is an extremely vague question, and I'm not trying to demean you, but it appears that you do not know much about cam profiles etc. I would recommend doing some research on how cams work and how the different stats of a cam effect power and torque and decide what you want to do with the car. We would also need to know what year the car is, what you're planning on doing with the car now and down the road.
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RE: lt4 hot cam
agreed. one thing you could do is call someone that custom grinds cams and tell them what you plan to do with the car and what your goals are, and they can design a cam to your specific needs
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RE: lt4 hot cam
these guys are spot on. Too many people buy a cam for the sound and end with a car that is slow because of it. These lumpy, cool sounding cams can make great power AT HIGH RPM's, but you lose out down low and end up with a car that is a pain to drive, have poor manners, and is no where near as fast as it should be.
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RE: lt4 hot cam
your right i dont know alot about this stuff. im here trying to learn. i have found the camaro to be a loving project. i basically just want a fast street car. no track runs. its a 96 z28. i would like to reach a max of 350hp.
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RE: lt4 hot cam
what i thought about putting in my car when i thought about cam only was either a cc503 or a crane 227 cam. the 227 was more of a sleeper cam and the 503 has good power throughout. i hope you understand that you will need springs, rockers, possibly valves, pushrods, and maybe guideplates depending on what rockers you choose