[Z06] Anyone do a mild cam without headers?
05-06-2011, 04:46 PM
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St. Jude Donor '08
We all know cam's like long tubes, but my question would be did the cam make less hp anywhere in the RPM range compared to the OEM cam? I can appreciate the long tubes provide that nice torque, but if the the car has the same or more hp at all RMP levels and one only has say $2000 to spend, I am thinking it is worth while...perfect no, but if it makes equal hp at 2000rpm to OEM, but more up top, I would be OK with that for $2000.
Now if you say the cam caused the motor to make less hp than the OEM cam under 3k, but made more above 3k, I would not do the mod as that would not be fun or manageable.
Now if you say the cam caused the motor to make less hp than the OEM cam under 3k, but made more above 3k, I would not do the mod as that would not be fun or manageable.
05-06-2011, 06:35 PM
#22
I've got the Katech Torquer 110 ready to be installed in my otherwise stock car.
Once I score the cam kit with springs, I'll install it and tune with just my factory ZR1 exhaust and see how it does.
Once I score the cam kit with springs, I'll install it and tune with just my factory ZR1 exhaust and see how it does.
05-09-2011, 11:04 AM
#23
Melting Slicks
Going to the dyno tonight and will post my before and after numbers. Thanks to Carlos I had the Street Bully cam installed, ported intake, TB and added the Vette-air to my stock CAI along with keeping the stock exhaust.
05-09-2011, 01:35 PM
#24
Le Mans Master
I was trying to find our stock dyno sheet for comparison sake, but was unable to come up with it. IIRC, it never made less power anywhere then the stock cam, but it came on harder and higher up top. It made the car feel lazy compared to after the headers because of the lower torque in the meat of the curve.
