Hell Yeah!!! Car is done.... sorta...
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Hell Yeah!!! Car is done.... sorta...
Well, with special thanks to my next door neighbor, my hot cam and Meziere install is complete!!! I still need to wire the Meziere as I completely forgot to order a relay for it. Either way, I did get to start the car last night for only a brief time and it just brought a 
to my face!!! It wasn't as lopey as I expected, in fact I don't think the tone changed at all from the stock cam... it just echos and resonates more. I still like it!!! Can't wait to get it tuned and on the road 
Also wanted to shout a thanks to 96GS#007 and STL94LT1 for all the provided knowledge and assistance!!! You guys are the best!!!
to my face!!! It wasn't as lopey as I expected, in fact I don't think the tone changed at all from the stock cam... it just echos and resonates more. I still like it!!! Can't wait to get it tuned and on the road Also wanted to shout a thanks to 96GS#007 and STL94LT1 for all the provided knowledge and assistance!!! You guys are the best!!!
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Hmm.... Maybe since you didn't have the water pump wired you didn't let it run long enough to settle into an idle. If you're still running the stock idle speed and didn't notice a distinct lope with the Hot Cam, maybe you were short a few plugs wires previously
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Originally Posted by Nathan Plemons
Hmm.... Maybe since you didn't have the water pump wired you didn't let it run long enough to settle into an idle. If you're still running the stock idle speed and didn't notice a distinct lope with the Hot Cam, maybe you were short a few plugs wires previously
the lope will be even less pronounced once you get it tuned and bump up the idle. I like mine it's very streetable cam and it really seems to improve the midrange torque. also Painless makes a nice electric water pump wiring kit. I got mine through Summit. 
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by 99svrcpe
the lope will be even less pronounced once you get it tuned and bump up the idle. I like mine it's very streetable cam and it really seems to improve the midrange torque. also Painless makes a nice electric water pump wiring kit. I got mine through Summit. And to address Nathan's comment... I do believe you are right. I didn't take into consideration that it was cold and idle was 900-950rpms. If I can find a way once the pump is wired, I want to post some sound clips and video of her. I'd be interested to see what people think of the AeroChambers installed in the stock exhaust. I think I may be the only one on this board that has them. I'll keep you all posted...
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My lope actually got better after tuning or at least got more consistent. It does have kind of a different sound than other performance street cams. But still, a lot of people ask what what I've done to the car after they hear it idling. Comments like, "I knew it wasn't stock" and such. Looking forward to hearing more about your results.
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Congrats
I was really happy the first time I turned my key!
It's a lame recording, but here's what it sounds like after getting the motor done - The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
http://www.domesticmisfits.com/therock/Exhaust.wav
I was really happy the first time I turned my key!
It's a lame recording, but here's what it sounds like after getting the motor done - The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
http://www.domesticmisfits.com/therock/Exhaust.wav
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Originally Posted by kwik_ta
I did get to start the car last night for only a brief time and it just brought a to my face!!!
to my face!!!-Mike
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
what kind of exhaust do you have??? Mine doesn't sound anything like that!!! I wonder if I remembered to install the hotcam or if I accidentally stabbed the stock cam back into it 
And trust me Mike... you didn't miss much. without the pump working the car couldn't run very long.
And trust me Mike... you didn't miss much. without the pump working the car couldn't run very long.
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Originally Posted by kwik_ta
what kind of exhaust do you have??? Mine doesn't sound anything like that!!! I wonder if I remembered to install the hotcam or if I accidentally stabbed the stock cam back into it
And trust me Mike... you didn't miss much. without the pump working the car couldn't run very long.
And trust me Mike... you didn't miss much. without the pump working the car couldn't run very long.
I'm running EM LT's , hi-flow Random Tech cats, and Corsa exhaust
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Originally Posted by JB666
Congrats
I was really happy the first time I turned my key!
It's a lame recording, but here's what it sounds like after getting the motor done - The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
I was really happy the first time I turned my key!
It's a lame recording, but here's what it sounds like after getting the motor done - The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
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Originally Posted by JB666
Congrats
I was really happy the first time I turned my key!
It's a lame recording, but here's what it sounds like after getting the motor done - The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
http://www.domesticmisfits.com/therock/Exhaust.wav
I was really happy the first time I turned my key!
It's a lame recording, but here's what it sounds like after getting the motor done - The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
http://www.domesticmisfits.com/therock/Exhaust.wav
Congrats kwik! That ROCKS!!!
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I believe the Ed Wright chip that I bought when I first did my cam had a 950 RPM idle. You could notice the lope but you really had to listen for it. I then installed the flowmaster mufflers and it was more pronounced. Later I installed the long tube headers and it was more pronounced. Eventually I got the stuff to burn my own chips and I had full control of my idle speed. I've got it set up for 700 RPM's now and it sounds pretty mean.
I THINK at the time of this video it was actually set for 800 or 850, it is even more pronounced now.
http://www.wku.edu/~nathan.plemons/video/Exhaust.wmv
Dueling Hot Cam videos anyone?
How funny would it be if somebody could actually make a dueling exhaust video to the tune of dueling banjo's?
I THINK at the time of this video it was actually set for 800 or 850, it is even more pronounced now.
http://www.wku.edu/~nathan.plemons/video/Exhaust.wmv
Dueling Hot Cam videos anyone?
How funny would it be if somebody could actually make a dueling exhaust video to the tune of dueling banjo's?
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Originally Posted by JB666
The Hotcam was a big difference in idle, over stock, for me:
http://www.domesticmisfits.com/therock/Exhaust.wav
http://www.domesticmisfits.com/therock/Exhaust.wav
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Originally Posted by Nathan Plemons
http://www.wku.edu/~nathan.plemons/video/Exhaust.wmv
Dueling Hot Cam videos anyone?
How funny would it be if somebody could actually make a dueling exhaust video to the tune of dueling banjo's?
Dueling Hot Cam videos anyone?
How funny would it be if somebody could actually make a dueling exhaust video to the tune of dueling banjo's?
"The duelling hotcam banjo jamboree" I think you are on to something!!!