350 cam options

[slowburb]

I'll try to remember to take some video this weekend and post it here.

 

[YAMAHLR]

Cool!

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Stipulation: warranty only valid if installed by certified GM technician, or a dealership. Dealership chargers $900-$1500 for the install. I was going to go that route, until I found that out.

i did not know that, adding a cam i'm sure would negate the warranty as well.

 

[MPCutt]

Where does one find a 395 marine cam

 

[OutlawDrifter]

google ramjet cam, that should help you find it.

there is a dude on cl in kc selling new take outs for $100 a piece.

 

[slowburb]

http://m.summitracing.com/parts/nal-14097395

^^$173 at summit if you want it from somewhere more reputable NIB.

 

[scott in cincy]

Wonder if with a tune this could still pass smog...? Doesn't seem like a huge difference to make the ECU wig out.

 

[chrmaka]

I remember a while back on PTN someone swapping an lt1 F body cam into a stock l31. His peak torque shifted further into the rpm band, gained 8 wheel hp/tq on a stock motor with just an exhaust. That's without a tune aswell, so the black box is confirmed able to run it without issue. He also noted that it pulled a lot harder in mid to higher RPM's.


If you want a bit more than that swap some alex's springs and retainers in and 1.6 rocker swap and you'll be set.


p.s. lt1 cam sounds very much like the factory truck cam so its a bit sleeperish

 

[slowburb]

LT1 F body cam has no place in a truck motor. LT4 cam has no place in a truck motor.

 

[SAATR]

1992 Y-body: 205/207 0.451/0.450 lift 117 LSA
1993-1995 Y-body, F-body: 202/207 0.450/0.460 lift 116 LSA
1994-1996 B-bodies (including L99 4.3L): 191/196 0.418/0.430 lift 111 LSA
1996 Y-body, 1996-1997 F-body: 200/207 0.447/0.459 lift 117 LSA
1996 Y-body, F-body LT4: 203/210 0.476/0.479 lift 115 LSA

Comp XR252HR: 200/206 0.472/0.480 110 LSA
Comp XR258HR: 206/212 0.480/0.487 110 LSA
Comp XR264HR: 212/218 0.487/0.495 110 LSA

Just one portion of one company's offerings for cams with great torque, power, and mileage. These are all ground on a fairly tight (for factory fuel injection) 110 LSA, and are more aggressive than their Xtreme 4x4 and Computer Controlled lines which are ground on a slightly wider LSA. Their mildest in this lineup, MILDEST, is on par with the last of the LTI F and Y body cams, which are only ground on a wider LSA. True, wider LSA will shift the powerband and torque curve up, but not stratospherically. Hell, the LT4 factory cam has less lift and duration on 1.5's than the second smallest cam in the XR lineup. For what Comp (or anybody) charges for a hydraulic roller cam, you can have a used Fbody cam AND an S10 converter to bring you into the meat of the torque curve. Saying that stock Fbody cams have no place in a truck engine is borderline absurd. They run well, tow well, make great power, and are cheap. What more could you want?