hello all,
I am very sorry about creating another post about a camshaft question, but after looking through the other posts, I am still left with questions, that I hope you guys can help me out with. I figured it was time to ask some experts. -- sorry for the length.
I have a 1995 firebird, LT1, automatic. 140k on her, finally have to replace timing chain. While I am doing this job I am going to replace the water pump and everything else in the way. I do all the work to the car with friends of mine, we love working on the car. I know the job is going to be a pain, but I am not worried about the job itself.
I am posting because while we are replacing everything, I want to throw a sweet camshaft in the engine to make it even better. I LOVE the sound of a camshaft so I really want to do this, but please let me know if you advise against it.
please note: I have an exhaust cutout and a borla muffler if this helps...
This car is never going to be my racecar, realistically. But I do want the cam for sound and for moderate gains. I am NOT interested in having to get a tune and NOT interested in getting roller rockers (don't want to have to get the lt4 knock module).
Considering a comp cams cam. part # 07-501-8. 212/218 duration, .488/.495 lift and 112 LS. I am not a cam expert by any means but I thought the 112 LS would give some choppy idle and the rest seems modest so I think it would be a good fit? I do not know though. also considering the lt4 hotcam too but wanted to suggest something different. let me know if anything fits my wants? thank you.
I know I am going to have to get springs. I have NO idea how to match springs to a cam. No idea what springs I would need. any help here would be great.
Since I am buying so many parts I want to avoid lifters, retainers, pushrods, etc... but please let me know if you suggest anything. I am not going for huge horsepower numbers so I thought I would be okay with just the springs?
I hope this makes sense to someone why I want to do this. I know its a bit weird to do this mostly for sound, but while I am pretty much there, I want to do it.
Thank you very much in advance! any insight would be greatly appreciated!
I am not in a rush to do this job... but I do want to plan ahead and get everything I need.
I am very sorry about creating another post about a camshaft question, but after looking through the other posts, I am still left with questions, that I hope you guys can help me out with. I figured it was time to ask some experts. -- sorry for the length.
I have a 1995 firebird, LT1, automatic. 140k on her, finally have to replace timing chain. While I am doing this job I am going to replace the water pump and everything else in the way. I do all the work to the car with friends of mine, we love working on the car. I know the job is going to be a pain, but I am not worried about the job itself.
I am posting because while we are replacing everything, I want to throw a sweet camshaft in the engine to make it even better. I LOVE the sound of a camshaft so I really want to do this, but please let me know if you advise against it.
please note: I have an exhaust cutout and a borla muffler if this helps...
This car is never going to be my racecar, realistically. But I do want the cam for sound and for moderate gains. I am NOT interested in having to get a tune and NOT interested in getting roller rockers (don't want to have to get the lt4 knock module).
Considering a comp cams cam. part # 07-501-8. 212/218 duration, .488/.495 lift and 112 LS. I am not a cam expert by any means but I thought the 112 LS would give some choppy idle and the rest seems modest so I think it would be a good fit? I do not know though. also considering the lt4 hotcam too but wanted to suggest something different. let me know if anything fits my wants? thank you.
I know I am going to have to get springs. I have NO idea how to match springs to a cam. No idea what springs I would need. any help here would be great.
Since I am buying so many parts I want to avoid lifters, retainers, pushrods, etc... but please let me know if you suggest anything. I am not going for huge horsepower numbers so I thought I would be okay with just the springs?
I hope this makes sense to someone why I want to do this. I know its a bit weird to do this mostly for sound, but while I am pretty much there, I want to do it.
Thank you very much in advance! any insight would be greatly appreciated!
I am not in a rush to do this job... but I do want to plan ahead and get everything I need.