Cammed Corvette reliable?
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Melting Slicks
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Cammed Corvette reliable?
I am looking at a corvette for sale that has a cam installed. Owner says a shop installed it and has only 2500 miles on the cam. The car has 67k miles. Should I be worried about anything? I have had a cammed LS1 Camaro and that gave me no problems. LS2 M6
This is the Cam
"TR TRuTorq" Level 4 - 227/234 .616/.614 115 LSA 2200-6800 RPM Power Band
Dual Patriot Gold Valvesprings and Ti Retainers
- Thunder Racing Pushrods (7.400)
- Valve Stem Seals
Any thoughts? Thanks
This is the Cam
"TR TRuTorq" Level 4 - 227/234 .616/.614 115 LSA 2200-6800 RPM Power Band
Dual Patriot Gold Valvesprings and Ti Retainers
- Thunder Racing Pushrods (7.400)
- Valve Stem Seals
Any thoughts? Thanks
Last edited by envyz06; Jan 13, 2012 at 07:36 PM.
Team Owner
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Le Mans Master
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Melting Slicks
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From: Denton Texas
Sounds like it should be alright. He told me this is the shop that did everything, Corvette Speed Shop, Jamisons Corvette. Anyone heard of them? It will probably be my daily driver for a little while but I only drive about 3-4 miles to and from so wont be bad I am thinking.
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Racer
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I have had no problems with the LG G6X3 cam installed in mine. I close to 20k miles on the cam. The only thing I had to do was replace the valve springs. This is recommended to do between 15k-20k miles on large lift cams.
Team Owner
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Either way it's still a good idea to put at least a 'light duty' aftermarket spring (or even an upgraded OEM spring like from a C6 Z06) in there when doing the swap.
In the old LS1 days, people often upgraded to the LS6 cam and did so because they were cheap to buy and didn't necessarily mandate a spring swap, but even there I personally would still choose to upgrade.
Le Mans Master
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It probably depends on the size of the cam, but it would have to be quite small/close to stock in order for one to keep the stock springs and still remain on the safe side.
Either way it's still a good idea to put at least a 'light duty' aftermarket spring (or even an upgraded OEM spring like from a C6 Z06) in there when doing the swap.
In the old LS1 days, people often upgraded to the LS6 cam and did so because they were cheap to buy and didn't necessarily mandate a spring swap, but even there I personally would still choose to upgrade.
Either way it's still a good idea to put at least a 'light duty' aftermarket spring (or even an upgraded OEM spring like from a C6 Z06) in there when doing the swap.
In the old LS1 days, people often upgraded to the LS6 cam and did so because they were cheap to buy and didn't necessarily mandate a spring swap, but even there I personally would still choose to upgrade.
Even with adding a LS9 cam to my car, I upgraded the valvetrain. I don't really see a point in not spending a couple extra hundred bucks for peice of mind. OP, do it. Those cam specs sound great for a street car. The 115 will have a slight lope to it, but nothing too radical. A good tune and it should run well. If I had to bench race and make a dyno prediction, I would guess you will make 420-440rwhp on an LS2 with CAI, headers and that cam. What lobes is the cam on?
Drifting
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I have 72,000 on a Lunati cam in my LS2 GTO but it only has .567 lift. A few people with high lift cams have had the lifter turn in the trey and wipe out the lobe. Link bar lifters are a good idea with high lift cams.
Former Vendor
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With great quality parts, proper installation and tuning.....you will have no issues from a cam swap and many miles of enjoyment. Will you be performing the installation? If so, there are many things to consider like the use of loctite in key areas, knowledge of proper torque specs, use of assembly lube and making sure all sealing surfaces are clean. Also, ensuring you have the proper cam for your goal is very important.
