cam preference: hp or torque?

[Mr. Luos]

In the iron block.

That cam wouldn't clear in the stock motor.
BTW....I am still hydraulic roller.

[FormulaLT1]

Originally Posted by nastyNater

hey I agree w/ DVS LT1. He summarized the camshaft way faster than i couldve. i just didnt feel like typing that much. well said...

Yeah Randy is good at popping his head in to pull some tech stuff out his a$$

[Viper_Storm]

lol

[emerica4601]

what amount of lift did u have on ur ws6 with the current cam with the footage and the old cam. which do u think is better ...?

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by emerica4601

what amount of lift did u have on ur ws6 with the current cam with the footage and the old cam. which do u think is better ...?

I haven't installed my new cam yet. It is too big for the stock motor, it is going in a stroker.

The Lunati cam was the one in my vids, and the one that got me that dynograph.
Duration = 226/234
Lift = .554/.575
LSA = 112

[flatlander757]

While we're on the subject of cams, what would be a good efficient one to boost power/torque(i don't care, as long as it's faster in the 1/4) for stock unported LT1 heads... but would be usable on them once done up with say an LE2 portjob?

[FormulaLT1]

Depends on what the majority of use the vehicle is going to see. If its a street car that is going to see some track duty, IMO LT4 hotcam or comp cam 305 is a excellent all around choice. If its going to mostly a track car, Comp cam 306 or GM 847 will give you one hell of a kick in the pants and as for heads. Ported heads will make any good cam, a great cam.

[Mr. Luos]

The cam that I had in my car was a supercharger grind. More exhaust duration/lift than intake.
Normally a boost cam doesn't have the lobe separation angle mine had though. Normally they are around 115.

EDIT: Shit....I misread Flatlander's post. I thought you were asking about boost grinds. I think it is bedtime.

[emerica4601]

yeah go for a mild cam to get low end torque as appose to aggressive for high end horsepower ... that cam i would believe would work best from 70mph up power

[nastyNater]

is ls1/lt1 DOHC or SOHC?

[flatlander757]

SOHC... otherwise we would need to fiddle with two cams

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by flatlander757

SOHC... otherwise we would need to fiddle with two cams

Single Over Head Cam???
The cam isn't over the heads on these motors.

They are OHV. Over Head Valve.

[flatlander757]

rofl... I knew something was wrong when I was thinking... wait it isn't over the heads...

[nastyNater]

does chevy produce any dual cam motors?

[emerica4601]

heh sohc on a ls1? yeah its def a single cam with overhead valves. pretty much all muscle cars are like that .. with a pushrod valve operation.

however i think in the early 90's or so there was a vette that was made which had dohc and put out 380hp. i think it was called the zr-1.

and im sure there are chevy motors with dohc ... i bet the srt4 and pt cruiser has one it it. idk i could be wrong