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Mar 1, 2009 | 10:03 AM

c5vetteman99

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ls1 cam swap

hey guys, i have a 99 vette with lg streets with cats, corsa pace car, and a hurricane intake. i want to install a cam that has a nice chop at idle and good hp numbers. i'm not sure what kind of cam i should buy and what supporting mods. i will need. i would appreciate your input.

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Mar 2, 2009 | 11:17 AM

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From: St. Clair Shores Mi

texas speeds - ms4 if you want a good choppy idle

as for supporting the cam - hardened push rods, dual valve springs, oil pump and good tune

Mar 2, 2009 | 01:31 PM

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I would consider the Polluter if I were in your shoes.

Mar 2, 2009 | 04:17 PM

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Best advice I can give is if you plan on having it installed by a performance shop, talk to them since they will most likely be doing the custom tune as well. They should be able to make any cam wild to mild run well, or they probably wouldn't recommend it. My cam is pretty mild by todays standards, which is a comp grind 220/220 .581 112LSA. Very easy to live with on the street, great lopey sound and good power increase. Never had a baseline tune, but dynoed after install at 348RWHP/358RWTQ, with standard bolt on stuff ie; intake, exhaust, tune. This is also on a 99 (LS1 intake manifold) with 6 speed.

Good luck

Mar 14, 2009 | 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by c5vetteman99

Here's my setup which produced 367RWHP and 365RWTQ, with a Z06 cam. I'm running a 2000 coupe.

Good luck with your project.

Stock Bottom,
A4 tranny
LS6 Heads, Gen III,
comp. cam(921) dual springs/titanium retainers,
7.400chm pro pushrods/
LS6 Intake/
2004-Z06Cam,
LS2 Timing chain,
Ported LS6 oil pump,
25%UD Pulley,
Black Wing
LG Streets, X-Pipe, H/F Cats, Z06-TI‘s,
3:15gears,
30lbSVO Fuel Injectors,