Cam Advice Please
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Cam Advice Please
I'm new to this forum, V8 engines, and I need some advice on a cam. I have a '07 Z51 M6, LT's, X pipe and Corsa Sports with exhausts cutouts. This will be a daily driver and I want a good lop, good power (400+HP at the wheels). I intend to add dual springs, Titanium retainers and solid lifters. Help...
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I'm new to this forum, V8 engines, and I need some advice on a cam. I have a '07 Z51 M6, LT's, X pipe and Corsa Sports with exhausts cutouts. This will be a daily driver and I want a good lop, good power (400+HP at the wheels). I intend to add dual springs, Titanium retainers and solid lifters. Help...
Of course, you better find a good tuner after doing a cam or the car won't idle or run worth a darn. If you have an auto, you'll have to put a high stall converter in the car to run anything other than a old man's cam.
One last thing. I had an 01 Z28 that made 381 rwhp with just a cam and headers. I ran a pretty conservative cam: 224/224 .581/.581 112LSA. It had nice lope and was a very nice cam for the street. I would tend to use the 224/228 .581/.588 112LSA cam for the LS2. It will give you over 400 at the rearwheels if you also do an inlet and headers and it will have good manners for the street.
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I notice you said you had an x-pipe which probably means you dont have headers.
A 228/232 114 will lope (I have it) and will get you about 420rwhp with all other bolt ons except heads.
If you leave the heads stock then get a 228/232 on a 110lsa or a 112+2 to get the dynamic compression up. A 232 cam will not fit without notching pistons with the optimum dcr. Advancing the cam will hit on the exhaust valve. If you go with the above recommendation you can hit 435rwhp but will not have as punchy a bottom end. The resulting dcr will be 8.1:1 or so at 112lsa. Not that bad but not optimum. If you later do the heads you cant use as much milling/thinner gaskets.
A 228/232 114 will lope (I have it) and will get you about 420rwhp with all other bolt ons except heads.
If you leave the heads stock then get a 228/232 on a 110lsa or a 112+2 to get the dynamic compression up. A 232 cam will not fit without notching pistons with the optimum dcr. Advancing the cam will hit on the exhaust valve. If you go with the above recommendation you can hit 435rwhp but will not have as punchy a bottom end. The resulting dcr will be 8.1:1 or so at 112lsa. Not that bad but not optimum. If you later do the heads you cant use as much milling/thinner gaskets.
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Based on the input above, I found these 3 cams on our forum sponser websites:
224/228 .534 .537 @112
222/224 .566 .568 @112
224/224 .563 .563 @112
I do not have any plans to change the heads or pistons.
Comments, opinions, concerns?
224/228 .534 .537 @112
222/224 .566 .568 @112
224/224 .563 .563 @112
I do not have any plans to change the heads or pistons.
Comments, opinions, concerns?
