LS1 Cam Discussion (2004 GTO)

[Gone_2022]

lol I better not show the wife that. Ill come home tommorow to it sitting in the living room. He gets all the presents now i dont get shit

 

[EmersonHart13]

Happy Wife, Happy Life

Now back to talking about CAMS!

My vote, fuck worrying about quarter mile times, get something that sounds good and adds good power and be happy with "It's faster"

OR

http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=717434

 

[boostedguy05]

Turbo

i cant believe this didnt pop up sooner than page 2.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I wanted to earlier, but I don't disagree with a cam for the right reasons. But if you want to get power and make it XX.XX fast then that is the way to go!

 

[SirMarco]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned or not yet. If you decided to do all of this, highly consider upgrading the rear axles and at least springs in the back also. The 04 axles are a weak point. And the stock springs are shit at best. If you decide to toss in a new converter, please do this. I'd hate to read you broke your shit off first pass at the track.

 

[Jbhess]

If you want to go 11s and are considering everything abive just remember first things first, the rear end on the GTOs is a ticking time bomb waiting to happen.

 

[Shibby50]

Man you're like the fourth person to say that but over never seen one go lol. Between my cousins procharged one on radials and lastls1's 15 launches at 6k lol

 

[Mook]

I saw one go at Byron. Guy just let the car wheel hop like crazy then KABOOM.

 

[Gone_2022]

Man you're like the fourth person to say that but over never seen one go lol. Between my cousins procharged one on radials and lastls1's 15 launches at 6k lol

Agreed. I know they are not the strongest but I didn't have an issue and I was making more power than this can only setup will make plus I was a manual. A good tire with shocks and the drag bags should really help with the wheel hop. I didn't have any wheel hop type issues.

And like shibby said. I drove the fuck out of the car.

 

[Gone_2022]

I guess if money isn't a problem then by all means replace all the weak areas. But price all of this stuff out and your talking thousands just to make 1 track pass.

Get the cam and stall. Take it to the track. Go easy on it and feel it out.

 

[Shibby50]

I saw one go at Byron. Guy just let the car wheel hop like crazy then KABOOM.

The red one at the track day a few years ago? If so he snapped his driveshaft

 

[Mook]

The red one at the track day a few years ago? If so he snapped his driveshaft

Is that what Im thinking of? You might be right.

 

[Shibby50]

Was a built motor with a procharger on it I think. Either way if you have the money to build it right do it.

 

[Gone_2022]

Was a built motor with a procharger on it I think. Either way if you have the money to build it right do it.

No harm in doing it in sections though. My gto didnt get all those parts over night. It actually went through 2 different setups before it got to that point. Do the cam and stall this year and street drive it/Learn the car, then upgrade the other stuff next season.

 

[1998gpgt]

With all this talk about axles, am I also going to have to start looking at a built transmission at some point down the road?

Thanks again for all the feedback guys!

 

[SirMarco]

Stock trans will hold up better than the axles for sure.

 

[Gone_2022]

Agreed on what sirmarco said. It seems you will mostly use the car for fun with the occasional track saturday. I would focus on a Trans cooler to keep it from overheating with the stall.

 

[1998gpgt]

Alright guys. I have been doing some additional research over the last few weeks and am really liking the Streetsweeper TQ from Ed at Flowtech FTI LSX StreetSweeper-TQ Camshaft - FlowTech Induction. I have been talking to Lew at Diablew tuning and he said he would be able to tune for the SSTQ.

Any thoughts?

 

[Chester Copperpot]

You can't go wrong with either, honestly. The SSTQ and the Texas Speed 224R (from your OP) are both great mild cams.

 

[Lead Pipe]

It has been proven time and time again that a newer grind smallish cam will make as much power as the "old" donkey dick cams (MS3, old T-Rex, MS4, etc.) My recommendation for a cam with great driving manners and power as well as a good sound would be the SI5v.2. Combo that with a Yank SS3600 and you'll be happy. Stay on regular street tires and the rear will be fine.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I like Diablew, excellent service

 

[IDAFC21]

Alright guys. I have been doing some additional research over the last few weeks and am really liking the Streetsweeper TQ from Ed at Flowtech FTI LSX StreetSweeper-TQ Camshaft - FlowTech Induction. I have been talking to Lew at Diablew tuning and he said he would be able to tune for the SSTQ.

Any thoughts?

streetsweeper tq would be decent if youre not looking to make huge power and still want something completely driveable. My cam is spec'ed out more like the streetsweeper HT cam

FTI LSX StreetSweeper-HT Camshaft - FlowTech Induction

No driveability issues on that one either and should make some good power.