change cam shaft

[slp performance]

hello

I have camaro ss 2001 on it camshaft 114 loop - heads pateriot 59cc - piston - Arms - fast intake 78 - ppk 80 throwtel -headrs long - air filter K&M system .

i tried it on the dino and it give 415hp - tourq 410 .

i want to change the cam to LG camshaft G5X3 loop 112 . CAn it give more that what i get on the dino or what ? and is the best to advise me ?

[mark21742]

do you know what the full specs are on the cam you have in the car now? the cam your looking at is pretty big, it will give you bigger peak numbers, but you will really have to spin the motor high to get to the peak power.
what are you using the car for, mostly street, street strip, or race only? that will make the biggest difference.

just remember, bigger isn't always better!

[Mr. Luos]

Oh boy...
Another person stuck on dyno numbers it seems.


I have seen cars with your current cam WIN races against cars with those larger cams because the car with the smaller cam has a flatter powerband.

[slp performance]

thanx mark, mr.luos

but i put this cam in maby 2003 in my engine , i think it's old cam

i see camaro only cam ms4 , and full bulit air it's give 430hp --tq

my engine now it's very sick

i think it's give 380 hp

i have ring piston to refresh the pressure of the engine

Because when I was driving out blue smoke

so that i well change the cam and ring piston at the same time

but i need agood cam to install it

advice me gys >>>

[mark21742]

if your mostly running the car on the street I'd look for something around a 228 with a 112 -114lsa and stay under .600" lift so your not beating your valve springs to death. 112lsa will give you a choppier idle and raise the power band of the motor higher into the rpms, a 114lsa will give you a smoother idle and power will come on earlier.
Texas Speed, and some others make very good cams that lots of people like

[slp performance]

thanks mark to advice

[mark21742]

thanks mark to advice

your welcome. I'm running a 220/224 .570/.580 112lsa cam in my GTO and wish I would have went alittle bigger. I have been told the 228 would putout about 15 more peak hp than the cam I'm running, so I'll recomend the 228 any day for a good drivable street cam.

[Mr. Luos]

I am with Mark on the cam size.

The MS4 is for a drag car. Just because it makes high dyno numbers doesn't always mean it is the best cam. The big cam will have a shorter powerband and it is at peak RPM. Smaller cam will have a longer powerband (better for street) so it will pull better throughout the powerband.

The Torquer V2 is a great cam as well.

[c5z28]

stroke it 383, 396
ls-2 based block 402, 408

[SOMbitch]

if your mostly running the car on the street I'd look for something around a 228 with a 112 -114lsa and stay under .600" lift so your not beating your valve springs to death. 112lsa will give you a choppier idle and raise the power band of the motor higher into the rpms, a 114lsa will give you a smoother idle and power will come on earlier.
Texas Speed, and some others make very good cams that lots of people like

The BOLDED part is backwards. Lower LSA will come in earlier AND peak earlier. Yes lower will be choppier.

My 230/234 cam is on a 111+2 because it is primarily a street car so I wanted lowend and because I didn't want to take my factory rodbolts beyond 6500.

[mark21742]

The BOLDED part is backwards. Lower LSA will come in earlier AND peak earlier. Yes lower will be choppier.

My 230/234 cam is on a 111+2 because it is primarily a street car so I wanted lowend and because I didn't want to take my factory rodbolts beyond 6500.

that's what I thought and said before, but then I was told I was wrong and had it backwards......lol now I'm just confused

[SOMbitch]

that's what I thought and said before, but then I was told I was wrong and had it backwards......lol now I'm just confused

Dont worry about it I wouldn't steer you wrong