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Old Dec 22, 2001 | 11:59 PM
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I am thinking about finally changing the cam in my vette. Does anybody have any suggestions for a good cam for an L98?
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:01 AM
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Accel 219 or ZZ-9 from TPIS, thats what i'm going to do. Depends on what you want from the car and what you want to do with it.
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:06 AM
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I am looking for a cam that is good for all around performance I guess. I am going in the direction of building my car to be a killer on the road course. Forget this 1/4 mile stuff, it isn't as fun.
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:17 AM
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I am also installing a miniram too, so I would need one that would have good compatibility with it.
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:19 AM
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TPIS has some good "recipes" for engines using their mini-ram - I'd take a close look at those if I were you. Get a copy of their Inside Hints book, it's got some good info in it.

Good luck!
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:22 AM
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Thanks guys. I will check these out. :cheers:
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:25 AM
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If you are going to use the Mini-ram, I would use the ZZ-9. Especially if you are using the stock heads. The ZZ-9 was designed for the stock heads. the LPE219 is more for aftermarket heads and the super ram.
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:32 AM
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yeah if you want the miniram, id look at what they have used with it. ZZ9 is supposed to work very well with the stock valvetrain
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:45 AM
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I just got done looking at that one, its specs are pretty impressive. I think that is the one I am going to go with.
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Old Dec 23, 2001 | 12:54 AM
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Your car has a hydraulic flat tappet cam. The ZZ9 cam is a hydraulic roller cam. Are you going to switch over to use a roller cam? If you are doing the conversion take a look at the LT4 Hotcam. If you're going to stay with a flat tappet cam take a look at Comp Cams Extreme Energy lineup.
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