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Old May 8, 2017 | 03:31 PM
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I have a few questions regarding cam choices for the C7. I've done some reading but have had no concrete answers.

1.) What has been the go-to cam choice for the best power and/or 1/4 mile times? Assuming no forced induction or nitrous. Specs? Videos/dyno sheets?

2.) What's the highest lift you can achieve on the LT1 without needing new springs?

3.) Has there been any VVT delete kits out yet or only DOD delete/phaser limiter?

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Give Brian tooley a call at vendor in here are was www.briantooleyracing.com He is great on trick flow heads and cam combo.. But more than that you need to get a cam spec out for your motor build & what you are wanting to do with the car. Robert
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1) No idea. Replacing a cam in this engine is different than the LS series. Everyone I've spoken with or read about will pull the engine to do the replacement. Plus now they are adding warranties which jacks the cost.

2) See #1

3) Yes. Texas Speed, Lingenfelter, Livernois, Katech, et al.
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1) No idea. Replacing a cam in this engine is different than the LS series. Everyone I've spoken with or read about will pull the engine to do the replacement. Plus now they are adding warranties which jacks the cost.

2) See #1

3) Yes. Texas Speed, Lingenfelter, Livernois, Katech, et al.
One of the vendors in here does it & pulls the motor, Plus they will put in forged pistons in the car only, But with this all new gaskets 7 all that comes with that. But 5,k plus for just putting in pistons only I would buy a short block & come out a ton better.. Robert
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Originally Posted by bigsapper
1) No idea. Replacing a cam in this engine is different than the LS series. Everyone I've spoken with or read about will pull the engine to do the replacement. Plus now they are adding warranties which jacks the cost.

2) See #1

3) Yes. Texas Speed, Lingenfelter, Livernois, Katech, et al.
I never asked about the procedures for replacing the cam... I was asking about the cam choices themselves.
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Originally Posted by djpelosi
I never asked about the procedures for replacing the cam... I was asking about the cam choices themselves.
Tooley has one that has put over 70 rwhp in the car I think the name of the cam it is so good he named it the JAM CAM.. Robert
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Comp Cam grinds most of the cams so I would talk to them, too. They advertise many different lobe profiles ... lift, duration, and rate... then factor in lobe separation the number of combinations is mind boggling.

Then there is the question of where in the RPM range you want the power to be. So the best is relative.

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Originally Posted by RussM05
Comp Cam grinds most of the cams so I would talk to them, too. They advertise many different lobe profiles ... lift, duration, and rate... then factor in lobe separation the number of combinations is mind boggling.

Then there is the question of where in the RPM range you want the power to be. So the best is relative.
Heard of a few people who got cams ground incorrectly from Comp lately. Several vendors use CamMotion now and are getting good results. I have a Vengeance Racing cam I am in the middle of installing which was cut by CamMotion..
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Originally Posted by FYREANT
Heard of a few people who got cams ground incorrectly from Comp lately. Several vendors use CamMotion now and are getting good results. I have a Vengeance Racing cam I am in the middle of installing which was cut by CamMotion..
I've heard similar so I'm definitely staying away from Comp. I'm trying to get a feel for the cams that people already have in their cars and with what mods they have that produce their HP numbers and 1/4 times. I'm looking at getting a c7 this year and would like it to be in the 10's naturally aspirated with no nitrous. Tying to gauge what people are running now with similar specs.
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Give us a call. We have a complete range of Cams that have been proven over the years.

We had an exclusive lobe design for years with comp Cams. We have not seen any issues with comp cams over the years.

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