With how easy these motors respond to TT or a supercharger, why would you waste that much money on a cam setup?
Different strokes for different folks. I know plenty of people with boosted coyote and some have problem after problem. With that added power comes added heat, wear and abuse on parts and so on.
I had a blast with my 2011 GT. Had it had a good trans I know it would have gone 10.x instead of the 11.1x it went. But I wasn't willing to put $6500 into a trans swap. Looking back, I wish I had done it. Because by now it would have had cas and went mid to high 10's. With no issues to worry about like the boosted guys. I also like the thought of an 8,000 rpm n/a build. But don't get me wrong, on those highway pulls I would be mad when I get pulled by ll those boosted cars. hahaha
Good lord that had to be an absolute nightmare tuning that thing with CJ intake, dual TBs, and cams.
The ECU these cars have plus the variable valve timing help out tremendously. Some said their cars don't have any lope after fully tuned. The big mono blade is trickier than the smaller dual bore throttle bodies. But many tuners have no issues with them. My 2011 GT didn't have cams, but when other tuners said the mono blade would never work, my tuner had it set with amazing drivability and great tip in quality. So I am sure with time any tuner can get it the same way with the cams.
Point still stands with correction. Slap on a Paxton from beefcake and make 550 all day, comfortably with no crazy cam setup and driveability hindrances.
You will make way more than 550. Spend a little money on E85 upgrades and you will make 700+. THAT is the way to go. haha
i would still like 100-200 more wheel torque & horspower at 2500 rpm still.
No doubt that having more torque across the power band wouldn't be helpful in day to day driving. Who doesn't like torque? But unless you do a stroker shortblock or higher compression short block, it isn't gonna happen. If I were to do cams I would have gone with stage 3 intake cams and stage 2 exhaust cams. This has been shown to help torque across the whole powerband with a 10hp loss across the rpm. I would gladly give up that 10 rwhp for the added torque. At least in a full weight street car.