need help choosing a cam!!!

[scoutsniper]

im clueless when it comes to understanding cams. so im trying to find the best came for my set up

stock long block LT1
LT headers, ORY, 3in catback
CAI, elbow, airfoil
1.6RR with behive 918's

(possible a set of advanced induction heads, but thats down the road)

im looking for a nice agressive idle but with good street driving and power from 2000-6000rpm range. i really want that choppy cam sound.

if anyone can help that would be very much appreciated. thanks

[meissen]

I'd look into whatever cam Joel got. I was a firm believer of the CC503 until I saw Joel's car dyno.

[prorac1]

Never pic a cam on sound. Do you want to sound fast, or do you want to BE fast. I agree, I would PM Joel, or he will probably chime in here. I also dont recomend picking a cam based on future mods, everything has to match very closely, espically since you have a 6 speed and dont have a converter to fall back on. Im trying to pick a cam for my 6 speed build, its tough to find that balance between low rpm streetability, mid range torque, and high end hp. I would call Lloyd Elliot or AI and tell them what you have and what you are looking to acomplish. Good luck. Eric L

[Darren]

I agree with both of these guys here and Joel would probably be the best car to compare too. His cam sounds great and it has proven to perform even better then it sounds. He is a 6 speed as well.

[ThreeHonks]

Ai 226/234 would be a great choice. (same as Joel)

[JoeliusZ28]

*Finally chiming in*

Merry Christmas!

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt...ery-happy.html

and here are some more clips for ya

[scoutsniper]

What kind of numbers are you putting down with that cam?? also how bad of a tune does it need to drive on?

[JoeliusZ28]

What kind of numbers are you putting down with that cam?? also how bad of a tune does it need to drive on?

the answer to that question and a dyno sheet is within the ls1tech link i gave you

I drove it around for 2000 miles untuned. Then i just made some guesses here and there on the VE tables and it made the numbers it did

[DETROITMUSCLE]

lets be honest here I wouldn't ever go around and recommend that people drive around with an untuned cam car. IMHO I would gather all the parts for the swap, install it all, then immediately plan a tune for the car. Some run "ok" on a stock tune but your going to be leaving power on the table bigtime and the car is not capable of self adjusting enough for a cam swap so it won't run "safe" enough for me to drive on it a lot. Tuning is so underestimated and overlooked its sickening, tuning a bone stock car can show great gains in not just power but drivability and mpg as well.

[JoeliusZ28]

lets be honest here I wouldn't ever go around and recommend that people drive around with an untuned cam car. IMHO I would gather all the parts for the swap, install it all, then immediately plan a tune for the car. Some run "ok" on a stock tune but your going to be leaving power on the table bigtime and the car is not capable of self adjusting enough for a cam swap so it won't run "safe" enough for me to drive on it a lot. Tuning is so underestimated and overlooked its sickening, tuning a bone stock car can show great gains in not just power but drivability and mpg as well.

Completely agree. I was just stubborn and wanted to learn how to tune on my own rather than take it to a tuner. A cam swap should ALWAYS be tuned.