[Z06] Dd cam c5 z06??
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Dd cam c5 z06??
Anyone here have a daily driver C5 Z thats cammed? How ofton do you need to change the springs, or get it retuned etc. Please let me know your experinces with it. Looking at a few cames from LG and 21st century muscle cars. Thanks for your input.
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I have/had a 2000 FRC with 243 heads, ud pulley, forged bottom with a comp cam 224/230 .588/.592 114LSA. It had excellent street manners on the stock 3.42 gears and a little chop you could hear since I had headers, cats and exhaust. Never stalled or surged and had 1 tune only. I drove the car 15K miles in 2 years before the cam was pitted and the bottom end bearings were starting to wear prematurely(Builder Error). I bought Pac 1518 springs and didn't have any issues. Car made 404/380 sae. The car still drove fine when I dropped it off at a new shop and probably could have made another 10-15 k miles on that setup. My oil pressure was still about 30psi+ at idle. I did have a new oil pump, lifters, push rods, etc installed when the cam went in back in 2011.
As far as your cam choice, I would do more searching and get some insight on what others have done or currently using. The current cam I just purchased has a different grade of steel than the last cam I had. I do plan on commuting 15-20k miles a year when I get the car back from current builder so hopefully as a DD I can do at least 30-40k between spring changes. hth
As far as your cam choice, I would do more searching and get some insight on what others have done or currently using. The current cam I just purchased has a different grade of steel than the last cam I had. I do plan on commuting 15-20k miles a year when I get the car back from current builder so hopefully as a DD I can do at least 30-40k between spring changes. hth
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If want something extremely friendly we also have a 228/228 that makes an awesome daily.
I also had 30k on our 233/239 .595/.605 112lsa with .650 double springs, when I got rid of the car, and it was still going strong. It drives pretty nicely in my opinion and makes good power as well.
I also had 30k on our 233/239 .595/.605 112lsa with .650 double springs, when I got rid of the car, and it was still going strong. It drives pretty nicely in my opinion and makes good power as well.
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If want something extremely friendly we also have a 228/228 that makes an awesome daily.
I also had 30k on our 233/239 .595/.605 112lsa with .650 double springs, when I got rid of the car, and it was still going strong. It drives pretty nicely in my opinion and makes good power as well.
I also had 30k on our 233/239 .595/.605 112lsa with .650 double springs, when I got rid of the car, and it was still going strong. It drives pretty nicely in my opinion and makes good power as well.
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This isn't a direct answer to your question, but I had an LS1 Camaro years ago and put a 224/228 ~.585" lift 114lsa cam in it and it very nearly drove like stock. No surging or bucking and had a great powerband.
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I've long championed smaller cams, for being more tunable, less smelly, and just as powerful in most situations. I did heads at the same time as my first cam, so I optimized my choice of cams to match. With only a 228-232 @112 cam, and almost every NA mod, it produced 483/432 SAE. It drove like stock, but didn't sound stock.
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That sounds really good. Im wanting that for sure sounds like its cammed. I don't mind if it has a little buck to it. I only drive about 10 miles a day.
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Good luck!
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Checking them around 15-20k is much more realistic. Even then, that cam isn't crazy aggressive and may go farther depending on how it's used for that mileage.
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Back in the day (C5Z days) a true daily driver cam... I mean no one would go above 230ish @ .050.. times have changed. Personally I wouldn't go above 230-232 on a 113-114 if lots of daily miles are driven. Minimal gains with stock 243's the bigger you go. Now if you're going more for just the "cam" sound, it's a different game entirely. 