Need cam advice
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4th Gear
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Coon Rapids MN
Need cam advice
I want to throw a cam into my C5. I want something with a lopey idle but still has decent street manners. I have a 150 shot running through it now. I'll also be doing the valve train the same time as the cam. Any thoughts? I like the Hannibal lector cam but can't find where to buy it. 25x/25x .61x/.61x 113+3 are the specs of that cam.
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From: Texas Hill Country
25x cam is very debatable on "good street manners." personally, the biggest I would go and still call it good street manners is low 230s. Maybe a 228/232 type of cam with as much lsa as you can clear especially if you have stock cubes.
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From: Chicago South Suburbs
Keep in mind how often you drive the car, A big cam sounds mean but do you want to hear and feel that grumpy cam all the time. I have a few buddies that put in big cams and got sick of them after a year or two, I would not go any lower than a 115.
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From: Forney Texas
Since you don't have a blower, Unless you're worried about driveability, I would not hesitate to go lower than 115lsa. Depending on auto or manual and desired street manners, I would recommend 110-113lsa with 10 degrees extra duration on the exhaust.
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Check out our blower cam in the link above. If you google "EPP blower cam" you will find sound bites of it. Bob
Check out our blower cam in the link above. If you google "EPP blower cam" you will find sound bites of it. Bob
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