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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 09:46 PM
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What is the cheapest, best sounding cam I can get for my 1986 corvette
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Old Mar 13, 2016 | 10:26 PM
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If you are looking for sound, work on the exhaust. You just can throw a cam into a 86. It opens up a whole can of worms, especially with tuning.

good luck
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The ECM on your early C4 does not have a lot of flexibility for the cam built in. If you go to a much more radical cam than the OEM one for the hot rod idle quality and sound you will also need a custom tune at the minimum. If you want sound volume and aren't going to be upset by drone at cruise a set of Flow Masters may do it for you.
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Ok so if I got a decent cam what kind of tune do you mean? Like would I have to get a new chip or what? New to corvettes just got mine last weekend and want mine to be loud as ****
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A new tune is not as easy as it sounds. Typically tuning for these cars takes people months and sometimes never ends. Well, for correct tunes that is. Some people never stop making changes to the tune also.
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Lope does not always =faster esp on the TPI
These types of car beleive it or not make best power with something smaller. Same with rearent gears
You may still hear it a little but wont be radical

Get rid of the mufflers it iwll get louder
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Originally Posted by DanielRicany
A new tune is not as easy as it sounds. Typically tuning for these cars takes people months and sometimes never ends. Well, for correct tunes that is. Some people never stop making changes to the tune also.
Salute. Daniel. is not kidding. you can tune for years. finding more power & efficiency. every part you bolt on. should Honestly. data log. and re-tuned. Start with the Basics, CAI, LT & exhaust back.
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Originally Posted by DanielRicany
A new tune is not as easy as it sounds. Typically tuning for these cars takes people months and sometimes never ends. Well, for correct tunes that is. Some people never stop making changes to the tune also.
Or find a well recommended professional with a dyno and have him tune it for you.

That or try your luck with something mail order. http://hitechmotorsport.com/tuning/b...category_id=76

I would use that mail order so I can get the car running to their facility if I didn't want to tow.
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Originally Posted by rennertristan
Ok so if I got a decent cam what kind of tune do you mean? Like would I have to get a new chip or what? New to corvettes just got mine last weekend and want mine to be loud as ****
http://www.soundracer.se/ + Loud stereo. Turn it off when you go to a residential area, fire it up when you find someone you want to impress
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