Does anyone have this cam in their C5?? I am think about doing this for a Cam Only swap to get a bit more power, I have heard good things about it. I would like to know if it has a nice lope to it at idle??

 

i've got one in my 99. mild lope and runs great. i also have bbk headers and xpipe with borla quad stingers. not too loud but not too soft. cam is noticeable but polite, so to speek!

 

Any numbers or track times?? I take it that it has good driveability?

 

Anybody know that specs on that cam by any chance?

 

Yea, more info please.

 

218/227 .525 .525 112 LSA are the specs, supposed to be a 40 hp cam only swap and kit comes with the LS6 springs. It was designed to run with stock everything (except the spings)

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Any more info on this?? Im basically just looking for a great all around 'cam only'

 

I HATED my Hotcam in my SS, especially with 3.42 gearing. I swapped to 4.10's, and I still hated it, just not as much. I ended up going bigger and was much happier. For the trouble you're going to go through to do a cam swap, there are plenty of better grinds that make more power and have better driveability. I had a TSP torquer 2 in my C5 for awhile with stock heads, and it is .232/.234 .595 .598 on a 112 and once it was tuned properly it drove great! Made way more power than my old hotcam, yet, was tamer around town. A real good one to look at if you're looking for a good balance of power and driveability with a nice lopey idle is the TR224. It's a great well rounded cam, I've driven a few cars with them and after tuning drivability is pretty much like stock.

 

So would you take the TR224 over a TSP V2 or a TSP228R??

 

No... If I was to do a cam only car I would do the torquer 2 again in a hearbeat. YOU HAVE TO GET IT TUNED ASAP though, it's driveable without a tune meaning... you can drive it to get a tune if you keep your foot out of it, but DO NOT ROMP ON IT UNTIL IT IS TUNED. Provided you have a competent tuner, your driveability should be great. Do you have a 6 speed? If it's an auto and you don't want to mess with the converter then I would look into the TR224 on a 114.

 

Yes it a MN6, so is the V2 a good street cam with a tune?? I dont want to have to rev to 1500 to start in first (stock gears) Jim @ SWTuning will be doing the tune for me...

 

No you will be fine with 3.42's. You will enjoy the car more all around with 3.73's or 3.90's regardless, but I drove around on 3.42's with no issues. What other mods do you have? Are you going to do headers? I would also highly recommend an LS6 intake if you are doing any kind of cam.

 

Mods are in Sig, but as for a LS6 intake I have heard a guy swaped his LS1 intake to a LS6 intake ON THE DYNO with heads and a cam w LT's and only gained 4 rwhp so I will skip on that BUT I will get the TSP LT's for around $600.

 

That doesn't sound right at all... I picked up 17 hp and 13 ft/lbs from mine... and that was all over not just at peak. Alot of guys on LS1 tech have seen 15-25 on a modded car from it. Was the car retuned with the new manifold?

 

I heard, from reading older threads that the Hotcam is not worth it. The gains are minimal and you could find a slightly bigger cam that would net you bigger gains with the same manners as the GM hotcam.

 

I've seen people put down 375-385 with it, however the driveability isn't there, and you can get better power and better driveability with other cams.

 

Yea he has it on the car now, but I am either going with a tr224, tsp 228R or tsp V2 for cam only

 

ok then whats a cam that I get get and NOT have to tune it?

 

Well... ANY cam will gain power, performance, and better driveability with a tune. If you want to hold off on the tune, honestly I would hold off on the cam. Do it right or don't bother. If you're hell bent on getting a cam and waiting on the tune, I would go with the TR224 on the 114 out of the cams you listed. It won't lope as hard as the TR224 on a 112, but it will be more tolerable on the stock tune. Thunder Racing has a few cams that supposedly don't require tuning, take a look at:
http://thunderracing.com/catalog/?ac...&vid=7&pcid=51

99-TR-CHEATR-CAM Thunder Racing Custom "CheaTR" Camshaft - 214/230 .601/.578 117 LSA. Off Idle-6800 RPM Power Band. Broad power range. Works well with stock exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters. Stock like idle. Minor tuning required on automatic transmission cars.

99-TR224/224-114 Thunder Racing Custom Camshaft - 224/224 .563/.563 114 LSA 1700-6600 RPM Power Band. Excellent mid-range & high RPM power. Requires computer tuning on automatic transmission cars. Due to the fast ramp rate of this camshaft, the use of 1.8 rockers is not recommended.

99-TR224/224-112 Thunder Racing Custom Camshaft - 224/224 .563/.563 112 LSA 1700-6600 RPM Power Band. Excellent mid-range & high RPM power. Requires computer tuning on automatic transmission cars. Due to the fast ramp rate of this camshaft, the use of 1.8 rockers is not recommended.

99-TR220/220-114 Thunder Racing Custom Camshaft - 220/220 .551/.551 114 LSA 1500-6500 RPM Power Band. Computer Tuning Required with automatic transmission cars. A very well balanced camshaft that makes excellent power across the entire RPM range. Due to the fast ramp rate of this camshaft, the use of 1.8 rockers is not recommended.

99-TR214/220-115-2 Thunder Racing Custom "Old Man" Camshaft - 214/220 .600/.523 115 LSA This is the perfect cam for someone looking for a stock range power band and stock sounding idle. Significant horsepower gains throughout the RPM range. No computer tuning required. Due to the fast ramp rate of this camshaft, the use of 1.8 rockers is not recommended.

Now those cams have been tested to run well on the stock tune, be aware you are leaving alot on the table without it. The old man cam is a popular one, but you won't hear it like you would the TR224 or the other cams we talked about.