GM HOT cam
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
While there are cams out there that will make more power, the Hot Cam has fairly slow lobes that are easy on the valve train and if you like a lopey cam, this will do it. I have seen a lot of guys who are very happy with this cam. It is tough to tune from what I have been told. Have you looked into any of the Thunder cams, since you are close to them.
Instructor
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From: Snohomish WA
I put the hot cam in my 02 WS6 6sp. Great cam although there are ones out there that are better for the LS1. This cam was designed for the LT1/4. Since you have an auto you WILL need a tune. The previous guy who has it in a 68 does not have all the other parameters to deal with that you will. On my 6sp I did not HAVE to tune it but it was a pain to drive with the stalling and surges in traffic. Some people drill a hole in the throttle body blade to get around this. This approach is a band aid IMO to get around the tuning issues. I wound up buying HP Tuners and learned how to tune the old fashion way. Once done my car ran great and loped real good.
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From: Granville Ohio
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My son has it in his 99 SS Camaro. Has LS6 Intake,Borlas, headers SLP MAF and throttle body. Works well after a tune with LS1 EDIT. I don't know if it is a good fit with the lope at idle on an A4 without a higher stall converter. It put out 380 RWHP on the dyno with that set up. It really needed a tune to get it running right. He has a 6 speed.
You also must change the valve springs to at least the LS6 springs.
You also must change the valve springs to at least the LS6 springs.
Last edited by OhioDave; Oct 4, 2006 at 11:43 PM.
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
Originally Posted by nlreb54
no not yet. I really want an easy to tune cam.
From this standpoint there are probably better selections out there, but the Hot Cam seems to make good power and has the 60's drive-in type of idle.
