decision to make...to cam or to sc

[dijm8]

hey guys,

well i'll be booking the car to get cammed for next month, will be spending around 7-8k all up for it all
cam specs ive been looking at (224/224) 224/230@114 (228/230@112)

then i just thought hey i could wack on a charger instead ? (Eaton Rotor MP122 is what im looking at) there around the 6-7kish mark

your thoughts on this? which way to go

before all this i wanted to make an easy 300 @ the wheels and ill know it'll struggle with just the cam alone with out bolting on a charger on anyway.

Thanks

[soop]

$7k on a cam change?
fark me.

If you go a cam, go a big cam.

[rb26dett]

Both if not just charger. Should get to 300 with the charger.

And if it is auto, start saving for a rebuild.

[GEN3RATD]

stroker then a blower

[dijm8]

well the 7k includes all the other lil bits like double row, push rods, high stall etc....

ive had a 226/231 @110 in my calais so i know how that goes but maybe i was thinkin go SC first then cam cause cams are alot cheaper to get/install (easy to get cash for) and yeh its an auto but i like my autos

[NonStick Squid]

mate the charger might only be 6-7k but then you have all the fuel system, tune etc

[soop]

Still looking at baby cams.
238-242 -110 is where its at....

[NonStick Squid]

Still looking at baby cams.
238-242 -110 is where its at....

you first lol

[soop]

Okay?
LOL, I'm going to use a dirty big #### off cam in my car.

[NonStick Squid]

nice, look forward to seein the videos

[dijm8]

yeh i know about all the other bits n pieces to get, but thats another week in savings so id rather wait that bit extra to get it you knw what i mean

so whats the deal with these big cams? more power? any more work then putting the bigger ones in compared to the small?

[Boonz]

they make heaps more power, but are a little bit of a pig to drive in the lower rev range

[soop]

Yeah HEAPS more power but you sacrifice more low RPM torque the bigger you go.

[Bravotwozero]

And the thing would idle like a pig. LS1's sound crap cammed imo. I'd be going the charger route.

[soop]

Really?
I reckon they sound wicked.

Charger ain't so straight forward. Centrifugal chargers are a waste of engery IMO and good luck running a worthwhile amount of boost on a 10.5:1 bottom end.

[Vt_vic]

i think your the first person in australia to say that a cammed ls1 sounds crap maybe you just dont like the sound of a v8

[Bravotwozero]

Cammed my VY and hated it! Ended up getting rid of it not long after. I'll most likely go the supercharger route with my R8.

[soop]

What sort of cam did you have?

Baby cams sound shit IMO. Just sounds like a misfire :P

[Bravotwozero]

Can't remember the specs off the top of my head but it wasn't big. Been looking at the GenTT kits. They're fully compliant but I've read about reliability issues.

[Vt_vic]

i have heard some pretty bad stuff about gen t kits ase do a good one

[soop]

They use KKK(KKR??) Turbo's don't they?

Apparently they're redundant garret designs.

[Lumps of cheese]

Wikkys. I dunno, sounds pretty good to me.

[soop]

This is where its at...

[Bravotwozero]

This is where its at...

lol that sounds ####ing horrendous! You'd have half the police force on to you before you even got out of your driveway! That shit doesn't belong on the road imo.

[soop]

LOL. What's wrong with it?
And why doesn't it belong on the road?