Camming my car
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Camming my car
I'm looking to cam my 2013 grand sport and want to know what cam to go with? My end goal is to procharge the car. I was looking into the stage 3 centrifugal cam kit from Brian Tooley but it looks like they arent sold anymore? Any suggestions would be great!
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Do you want a big, rowdy, mean, and nasty max effort type cam, a smooth runner with excellent drivability, or something in between. Street, strip, or twisties? Do you daily drive it? A6 or M6 transmission. If A6, are you OK with changing to a higher stall speed converter?
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Im looking to go in between aggressive and mild. I want a bada** cam but I dont want that low rpm surge. Its an M6. Im more of a street guy but love going to the dragstrip when I can to have a little fun. Thats why i figured a stage 3 centrifugal cam would be ideal? Id like to get it tuned with just the cam for the time being and when im ready to procharge, the correct cam is already in the car and the tuning will be easier. I know those N/A cams could work with a boosted application but power is impacted.
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Im looking to go in between aggressive and mild. I want a bada** cam but I dont want that low rpm surge. Its an M6. Im more of a street guy but love going to the dragstrip when I can to have a little fun. Thats why i figured a stage 3 centrifugal cam would be ideal? Id like to get it tuned with just the cam for the time being and when im ready to procharge, the correct cam is already in the car and the tuning will be easier. I know those N/A cams could work with a boosted application but power is impacted.
Something like this should work for you. 5.5* of overlap. Maybe not tunable for perfect manners, but probably not as bad as most "stage 3" centri blower cams. Valve lift isn't too high, so your valvetrain shouldn't get murdered. Should work fine n/a and checks the "badass" box too
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Cleetus McFarland "Bald Eagle" LS3 Camshaft for Boosted Applications (texas-speed.com)
Something like this should work for you. 5.5* of overlap. Maybe not tunable for perfect manners, but probably not as bad as most "stage 3" centri blower cams. Valve lift isn't too high, so your valvetrain shouldn't get murdered. Should work fine n/a and checks the "badass" box too
Something like this should work for you. 5.5* of overlap. Maybe not tunable for perfect manners, but probably not as bad as most "stage 3" centri blower cams. Valve lift isn't too high, so your valvetrain shouldn't get murdered. Should work fine n/a and checks the "badass" box too
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Cleetus McFarland "Bald Eagle" LS3 Camshaft for Boosted Applications (texas-speed.com)
Something like this should work for you. 5.5* of overlap. Maybe not tunable for perfect manners, but probably not as bad as most "stage 3" centri blower cams. Valve lift isn't too high, so your valvetrain shouldn't get murdered. Should work fine n/a and checks the "badass" box too
Something like this should work for you. 5.5* of overlap. Maybe not tunable for perfect manners, but probably not as bad as most "stage 3" centri blower cams. Valve lift isn't too high, so your valvetrain shouldn't get murdered. Should work fine n/a and checks the "badass" box too
thank you for your input!! I will do some looking tonight!
