got my cam : )

[black96V6]

well i got my cam in today. im so happy haha. well once i get my 1.9's and so springs it's going in. do u guys think i should do anything else while im at it? oh yeah i got the X-P hot cam. later

[kristen]

get your heads port and polished! maybe a 3 angle valve job

[WickEdSix9838]

Originally posted by kristen:
get your heads port and polished! maybe a 3 angle valve job

A valve job is typically done with a port job.

[TheGreenPunisher]

How about a blower job? [img]graemlins/banana.gif[/img]

[98Camaro3.8]

What are you doing to be able to run .637" lift? What springs are you gonna run with that lift?

I hope you're not gonna try to run stock heads with LS1 springs like you indicated in another post.

[black96V6]

so did u calculate the 1.9's with the cam specs to get .637"? cause i didn't know how to calculate the 1.9's in. intense-racing has some springs that will hold the lift the high load springs.

and it looks like im going to need to p&p my heads.

[98Camaro3.8]

This is very basic cam stuff here. The kind of stuff you should know before even thinking about upgrading the cam.

1.9 rockers mean it's a 1.9:1 ratio. .325"/.335" lobe lift on the cam, multiplied by 1.9 means .6175"/.6365" at the valve.

Porting and Polishing the heads will not allow you to run that much lift. You'll need to have the valve guides milled down. Even then, that's a hell of a lot of lift.

Stick with 1.6 rockers. If you're gonna get some modified heads, you could use 1.7s if you really wanted.

Be prepared to spend around $3000 for heads/cam and install. $2000 if you install it yourself, but I wouldn't recommend you try that.

[WickEdSix9838]

Even if you get that much lift to work, the heads dont flow much over .600 and for a street car thats really not needed. All you will be doing is wearing the valvetrain out quicker.

[foff667]

also id assume your gonna need a good amount of tuning to take advantage of the cam...im sure it will move your powerband even further up the rpm range. Id say shift points, timing and fueling would be good areas to start in ;)

[black96V6]

well it looks like i have to go back and think things over. well it looks like i have to get some smaller rockers then. some 1.7's maybe? i know am going to have to get my heads P&P, im getting springs, and a tune. anything else? thanks for the info ppl.

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
This is very basic cam stuff here. The kind of stuff you should know before even thinking about upgrading the cam.

1.9 rockers mean it's a 1.9:1 ratio. .325"/.335" lobe lift on the cam, multiplied by 1.9 means .6175"/.6365" at the valve.

Porting and Polishing the heads will not allow you to run that much lift. You'll need to have the valve guides milled down. Even then, that's a hell of a lot of lift.

Stick with 1.6 rockers. If you're gonna get some modified heads, you could use 1.7s if you really wanted.

Be prepared to spend around $3000 for heads/cam and install. $2000 if you install it yourself, but I wouldn't recommend you try that.

umm i'm not evn sure if that much lift will work at all...... i think it would hit the piston, i mean unless you time the cam like perfect......

i don't know.......

WickEdSix9838 how much room is there ?

[AZ3.8Camaro]

Just keep the stock rockers.

[WickEdSix9838]

Originally posted by viper04af:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
This is very basic cam stuff here. The kind of stuff you should know before even thinking about upgrading the cam.

1.9 rockers mean it's a 1.9:1 ratio. .325"/.335" lobe lift on the cam, multiplied by 1.9 means .6175"/.6365" at the valve.

Porting and Polishing the heads will not allow you to run that much lift. You'll need to have the valve guides milled down. Even then, that's a hell of a lot of lift.

Stick with 1.6 rockers. If you're gonna get some modified heads, you could use 1.7s if you really wanted.

Be prepared to spend around $3000 for heads/cam and install. $2000 if you install it yourself, but I wouldn't recommend you try that.

umm i'm not evn sure if that much lift will work at all...... i think it would hit the piston, i mean unless you time the cam like perfect......

i don't know.......

WickEdSix9838 how much room is there ? </font>[/QUOTE]That is something I have yet to try. I have no idea how much room there is.

[Camarorulz]

I would be afraid to drive the car with that cam in it and no other valvetrain mods...be careful.

[black96V6]

i know. thats y i have to wait to put it in so i can buy everything i need so the cam runs good. but im still deciding on what to do with everything i need to get.