Camshaft info!
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 53
Likes: 1
From: Jacksonville Florida
Camshaft info!
Hi team,
I really want to buy a Stage 2/3 btr cam for my 11 GS. However, I don’t know much about what all the numbers mean when selecting which one you want and accessories.. can someone link a few posts or educate me on what I need to know when caming my car?
I will I’ll be getting intake, lt headers/xpipe, cam at the same time.
I really want to buy a Stage 2/3 btr cam for my 11 GS. However, I don’t know much about what all the numbers mean when selecting which one you want and accessories.. can someone link a few posts or educate me on what I need to know when caming my car?
I will I’ll be getting intake, lt headers/xpipe, cam at the same time.
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 53
Likes: 1
From: Jacksonville Florida
I would like to go with Brian tooley. Like I know the cam I want to go with but when it comes to spring kit and length I’m lost lol.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,120
Likes: 110
From: Chattanooga TN
Call Tooley they are open today and they can give you a package with everything you need. Let them know what you want from the cam.
Are you a auto or manual transmission? (if auto you may have to add a stall converter)
What kind of driveability do you want (drive like/close to stock or more radical)?
Do you want a cam that has a lot of lope (car shakes) or not as much lope or it's hard to tell it has a cam?
What are your powergoals?
Does it normally surge at certain rpms?
Just remember if you keep the cam overlap under 5 degrees it will drive close to stock if not just like stock. Just trying to help
Are you a auto or manual transmission? (if auto you may have to add a stall converter)
What kind of driveability do you want (drive like/close to stock or more radical)?
Do you want a cam that has a lot of lope (car shakes) or not as much lope or it's hard to tell it has a cam?
What are your powergoals?
Does it normally surge at certain rpms?
Just remember if you keep the cam overlap under 5 degrees it will drive close to stock if not just like stock. Just trying to help
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,120
Likes: 110
From: Chattanooga TN
Another thing you can do is ask who's going to tune the car their input but from what I heard from some shops in my dealing is that they tend to go more for bigger cams and I didn't want that. I would love the power from it but I still want to enjoy driving the car. If you over cam the car you may not like it as much. Especially if it's a daily.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,497
Likes: 261
From: Miami Florida
Talk to the tuners in your area they come across guys who's cars do exceptionally well and get info from then or just pay 40. bucks and get professional help have a cam spec for your car see link attached these guy will help with parts selection as well so is best to contact him before you start buying.
https://www.guerragroup.com/camshaft-help
https://www.guerragroup.com/camshaft-help
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 53
Likes: 1
From: Jacksonville Florida
Call Tooley they are open today and they can give you a package with everything you need. Let them know what you want from the cam.
Are you a auto or manual transmission? (if auto you may have to add a stall converter)
What kind of driveability do you want (drive like/close to stock or more radical)?
Do you want a cam that has a lot of lope (car shakes) or not as much lope or it's hard to tell it has a cam?
What are your powergoals?
Does it normally surge at certain rpms?
Just remember if you keep the cam overlap under 5 degrees it will drive close to stock if not just like stock. Just trying to help
Are you a auto or manual transmission? (if auto you may have to add a stall converter)
What kind of driveability do you want (drive like/close to stock or more radical)?
Do you want a cam that has a lot of lope (car shakes) or not as much lope or it's hard to tell it has a cam?
What are your powergoals?
Does it normally surge at certain rpms?
Just remember if you keep the cam overlap under 5 degrees it will drive close to stock if not just like stock. Just trying to help
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 1,120
Likes: 110
From: Chattanooga TN
Drivability is going to be your opinion. Not much I can help you with on that. The only other question I can ask to maybe help you out or someone to chime in on helping you is.
Is it your daily driver and do you live in a place with a lot of traffic?
The BTR stage 2 has an overlap of: 5.5 degrees of overlap
The BTR stage 3 has an overlap of: 10.5 degrees of overlap
The BTR stage 3 will make more power in general maybe 10 or 15 rear wheel horsepower but will not have as good of driving manors as the stage 2.
Here's a cam thread I started a while back if your looking more toward the stage 2 side but I still suggest you talk with your tuner and call BTR.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...preciated.html
Also don't get caught in the dyno number hype. Dyno's are just tools because dyno numbers are all over the place, it's all about the Seat of the Pants (SOTP) feel. Also if you get a baseline before and after on the same dyno you will see how much power you really picked up which is the more important thing instead of chasing numbers.