Cams mild v wild

[Monaro5.7]

F

stevieturbo said:

Monaro5.7 said:

I run a cam on an LS1 it's not that wild and iam putting out 503hp and 419rwhp. I have said my cam is not wild but it does shunt a lot in traffic and can be a pain driving in town.

As Richard says, there is a 99.5% chance it is simply down to tuning.

The shutting and 8mog in town is a good excuse to use other car unless it's late at night as car sounds awesome in the center of Edinburgh

[Mud_]

Google 'ls1 cam surge' for tuning ideas...mine's pretty well behaved I think, although almost certainly less forgiving than stock (can't remember!).

[Monaro5.7]

Mud_ said:

Google 'ls1 cam surge' for tuning ideas...mine's pretty well behaved I think, although almost certainly less forgiving than stock (can't remember!).

My cam has been in for 5/6 years now so I have learnt to drive it the way it is lol

[Mud_]

Monaro5.7 said:

My cam has been in for 5/6 years now so I have learnt to drive it the way it is lol

Big TB and 3.9 gears also increase the violence

[Monaro5.7]

Mud_ said:

Big TB and 3.9 gears also increase the violence

90mm TB BUT but standard diff

[jameshsv]

Winky151 said:

Manual LS2 VXR8

Starting a few upgrades soon with headers & cats but later will be doing re-map & CAI but am thinking about a cam at the same point. Opinions are divided it seems on whether a wild cam is suitable for daily driving or not. I'm not chasing massive bhp figures but would rather decent driveability - is this still achievable with a wild cam?

Did you choose a cam

[Winky151]

Not for definite yet but will more than likely be a Walky mild unit. Trying Phils Ute out at the weekend which has a mild cam.

[jameshsv]

Winky151 said:

Not for definite yet but will more than likely be a Walky mild unit. Trying Phils Ute out at the weekend which has a mild cam.

Nice one enjoy the ride.Always a good idea having a drive of a car already done.

[HappyMidget]

Winky151 said:

Not for definite yet but will more than likely be a Walky mild unit. Trying Phils Ute out at the weekend which has a mild cam.

Go wild not mild ya big fanny Easier on FI though with less overlap.

[Winky151]

Thanks to Phil for the drive of his Ute. Apart from being an LS3 compared to my LS2 the engine spec is what I'm looking for: Walky full exhaust, OTRCAI, remap with a MILD cam. Its got the right amount of noise, power & drive I'm after. Thanks Phil.

[H5V VE]

You're welcome

[jameshsv]

So mild or wild lol

[SKM1984]

Is the wild too much for a daily driver?

What would people max on a daily driver with can spec?

[Winky151]

p.s. love the short shifter.

[Mnchsv]

SKM1984 said:

Is the wild too much for a daily driver?

What would people max on a daily driver with can spec?

A 236/242 110lsa is nice daily driver
st emissions but what cam is good on emissions
Go big or go home lol

[Aitch 'H']

Mnchsv said:

A 236/242 110lsa is nice daily driver
st emissions but what cam is good on emissions
Go big or go home lol

Couldn't agree more!!

[jameshsv]

Aitch 'H' said:

i
Couldn't agree more!!

And me

[SKM1984]

But would it pass an mot?

[stevieturbo]

SKM1984 said:

But would it pass an mot?

If the engine was fitted to a pre 1973 car, it would pass a legitimate MOT no problem lol

1973-1983...maybe. 1983-1992...very unlikely, and 1992+ CAT based MOT, not a chance

[SKM1984]

How big can you go keeping emissions friendly (ls2 vxr8 daily)