I know nothing about cams...

[99v6cam]

... but at the same time I really want one because I know of the power that they can add as well as the beautiful sound of a lopy idle [img]smile.gif[/img] Anywho, I was going to port out the intake manifolds and the heads before I got the cam and I was just trying to learn bit more about them before hand. What all of the numbers mean when people specify them, like the lobe separation and duration, all that mess. Which is better for n/a, nitrous, forced induction, stuff like. I want to hit at least 13s N/A, that's all. Once I get the lsd and 3.73s in I should definatly be in the 14s so I think H/C/I can get me to 13s easily. So can someone give me a quick lesson on cams? Thanks ahead of time. (oh and in case you were wonderin I did plan on getting a large, beastly cam because I don't care much about gas mileage because I don't drive far anyway)

[RallyRed 98]

someone did a very nice explanation of all of that... i would search around for it before asking for another tutorial.

[98Camaro3.8]

http://www.camarov6.com/ubb/ultimate...;f=16;t=002250

The best way to learn is to search this board and read every post abouts cams.

[99v6cam]

wow, why isnt that a sticky???

[T-Punk]

yeah that was one of the best posts ever for cams. I agree that it has deffinate sticky potential.

[99v6cam]

That was good stuff, but I must admit I'm still wondering quite a few things like what makes certain cams better for forced induction than n/a and vice versa. Is there a certain thing about the cam that determines where the power is added in the powerband (worded that funny, what I mean is some cams are good for top end [4k-redline] and some cams are better for bottom end [idle-4k] and stuff like that).

[RallyRed 98]

this was discussed in the above referenced thread:

duration will determine how your powerband shifts... lower duration cams run out of breath at lower RPMs; higher cams love to be in upper RPMs.

[T-Punk]

the amount of overlap is really the main thing that makes something a turbo cam or not. turbos dont really like overlap.

[shenanigans]

Man am I going to be the only v6 in orlando without a cam?

[T-Punk]

no, i dont think im gonna get one for a while now. gotta do my heads and such first and i still need to put in my gears and diff.

[AZ3.8Camaro]

If you don't know anything about cams, just buy something from a vendor (ZZP, Intense, etc.), they have a whole paragraph on what to expect with each cam.

I don't think hardly anyone is special ordering a cam anymore these days.

[dukedusterwrx]

Heh, I dont think youll be without a cam. You do have the stock one lol. j/k