LT1 camshaft recommendations
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Burning Brakes
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LT1 camshaft recommendations
I've just had my heads and intake ported/polished and gasket matched. The car is going to be street driven with the occasional drag strip appearance. The engine should sound stock and be realiable, steetable in everyday traffic.
(95 coupe, 6spd, C5 brakes, stocke exhaust)
I was thinking of the Lingenfelter 219 cam. Does anyone have any other recommendations on cams or specs I should be looking at?
(95 coupe, 6spd, C5 brakes, stocke exhaust)
I was thinking of the Lingenfelter 219 cam. Does anyone have any other recommendations on cams or specs I should be looking at?
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Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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I used the 211 cam on my automatic 94. It idles and acts exactly like stock if that is what you want. With a similar setup to yours mine made 316 RWHP, I shift about 6200.
You can definitely make more power with more cam but that should give you an idea what the 211 will do.
You can definitely make more power with more cam but that should give you an idea what the 211 will do.
Melting Slicks
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I used the 211 cam on my automatic 94. It idles and acts exactly like stock if that is what you want. With a similar setup to yours mine made 316 RWHP, I shift about 6200.
You can definitely make more power with more cam but that should give you an idea what the 211 will do.
You can definitely make more power with more cam but that should give you an idea what the 211 will do.
Burning Brakes
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I took it one time, I was less than happy with the ET at 13.2 but was pretty satisfied with the 105 MPH trap speed. If I had a decent set of tires that I could have gotten it hooked up I think it would have busted high 12s without a lot of trouble.
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Melting Slicks
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I think I'd be happy in the low 13s, Low 12's would be nice, but for nominal investment low 13s is going to be good. I haven't raced mine but I'm sure its still low 14s or high 13s
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Melting Slicks
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I looked this up and it seems like a pretty good combination or is this too much?
Operating Range: 1800-5800 RPM
Duration Advertised: 268° Intake / 276° Exhaust
Duration @ .050'' Lift: 218° Intake / 224° Exhaust
Valve Lift w/1.6 Rockers: .570'' Intake / .565'' Exhaust
Lobe Separation Angle: 113°
How does this compare to a LT4 - Hot Cam?
Operating Range: 1800-5800 RPM
Duration Advertised: 268° Intake / 276° Exhaust
Duration @ .050'' Lift: 218° Intake / 224° Exhaust
Valve Lift w/1.6 Rockers: .570'' Intake / .565'' Exhaust
Lobe Separation Angle: 113°
How does this compare to a LT4 - Hot Cam?
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Burning Brakes
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I looked this up and it seems like a pretty good combination or is this too much?
Operating Range: 1800-5800 RPM
Duration Advertised: 268° Intake / 276° Exhaust
Duration @ .050'' Lift: 218° Intake / 224° Exhaust
Valve Lift w/1.6 Rockers: .570'' Intake / .565'' Exhaust
Lobe Separation Angle: 113°
How does this compare to a LT4 - Hot Cam?
Operating Range: 1800-5800 RPM
Duration Advertised: 268° Intake / 276° Exhaust
Duration @ .050'' Lift: 218° Intake / 224° Exhaust
Valve Lift w/1.6 Rockers: .570'' Intake / .565'' Exhaust
Lobe Separation Angle: 113°
How does this compare to a LT4 - Hot Cam?
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Lift has very little to do with a lumpy idle, or decresed gas mielage. My car has 605/622 lift and still gets 26-28 mpg on the highway, and this is with 4.10 gears.
Melting Slicks
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I looked this up and it seems like a pretty good combination or is this too much?
Operating Range: 1800-5800 RPM
Duration Advertised: 268° Intake / 276° Exhaust
Duration @ .050'' Lift: 218° Intake / 224° Exhaust
Valve Lift w/1.6 Rockers: .570'' Intake / .565'' Exhaust
Lobe Separation Angle: 113°
How does this compare to a LT4 - Hot Cam?
Operating Range: 1800-5800 RPM
Duration Advertised: 268° Intake / 276° Exhaust
Duration @ .050'' Lift: 218° Intake / 224° Exhaust
Valve Lift w/1.6 Rockers: .570'' Intake / .565'' Exhaust
Lobe Separation Angle: 113°
How does this compare to a LT4 - Hot Cam?
Hot Cam:.525/.525 218/228@.050, cant help ya on the LSA, but I would think 112-114
Melting Slicks
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Burning Brakes
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Can't see you getting this kind of mileage with that much lift, AND those gears!!! You can't have your cake and eat it too!! You have modified your car for acceleration...short gears/ high lift cam. BOTH directly affect your mileage, even witha 6spd I can't believe you are getting that MPG figure.