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MTI Racing Kevin · 10-24-2013, 10:23 AM

Gary brought in his awesome 5th Gen Convertible to MTI Racing for a pair of long tube headers and MTI Racing Stage 3 camshaft to boost the performance of this already potent muscle car. Along with the cam and headers MTI Racing also installed a set of MTI Racing Hot Spark Plug Wires, GM Bow Tie timing chain damper, Katech C5R timing chain, and Volant Cold Air Intake. With tuning Gary's Camaro is now putting down 456RWHP and 420LB of torque at the tire. Not only did the car have a great power increase but it sounds awesome with the long tube headers and cam combination.

jth6373 · 10-24-2013, 12:25 PM

nice numbers! what are the specs on your stage 3 cam?

BlaqWhole · 10-24-2013, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MTI Racing Kevin

Gary brought in his awesome 5th Gen Convertible to MTI Racing for a pair of long tube headers and MTI Racing Stage 3 camshaft to boost the performance of this already potent muscle car. Along with the cam and headers MTI Racing also installed a set of MTI Racing Hot Spark Plug Wires, GM Bow Tie timing chain damper, Katech C5R timing chain, and Volant Cold Air Intake. With tuning Gary's Camaro is now putting down 456RWHP and 420LB of torque at the tire. Not only did the car have a great power increase but it sounds awesome with the long tube headers and cam combination.

Is that an L99 or the LS3? I'm looking at getting a cam in a few months! Where are you guys located? What do you charge for cam, all components, install, and tuning on an LS3 M6?! Is the stage 3 an aggressive cam or is it mild? I'm also looking at getting a centri blower after the cam so I would need something compatible. If the price is good then you might have another customer!!

Bell040 · 10-25-2013, 11:09 AM

"Best Cam for 5th Gen Camaro"... bold statement there.

drivability? MAP? no cam specs? It's hard to believe that anyone would buy a cam without knowing the specs.

LS3 SS · 10-25-2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bell040

"Best Cam for 5th Gen Camaro"... bold statement there.

drivability? MAP? no cam specs? It's hard to believe that anyone would buy a cam without knowing the specs.

I know numbers aren't everything, but the numbers are pretty low for the "best cam" for a 5th gen.

snickerdoodle · 10-27-2013, 12:52 PM

definitely no where near the "best cam" a couple of people in my club including myself put down this power without a cam.

WHAMMO · 10-27-2013, 11:11 PM

Results seems low for the 'best cam'. Maybe MTI dyno is reaaally stingy..I hope! A bunch of cam only setup has hit 480rwhp...

Bo White · 10-28-2013, 12:05 AM

He may have meant best all around cam but do think for a "stage III" it would make some more but depends on the baseline.

Mydivorcegift · 10-28-2013, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by WHAMMO

Results seems low for the 'best cam'. Maybe MTI dyno is reaaally stingy..I hope! A bunch of cam only setup has hit 480rwhp...

Its not a stingy dyno...

BlaqWhole · 10-28-2013, 12:50 PM

I just wish the OP would have came back to answer questions and address our statements. I think I'll look elsewhere for a cam now...

SLEEPER SS · 10-28-2013, 05:46 PM

Hope that's a l99 with those numbers

Johnny@MTI · 10-30-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WHAMMO

Results seems low for the 'best cam'. Maybe MTI dyno is reaaally stingy..I hope! A bunch of cam only setup has hit 480rwhp...

We call it the “heart breaker”. It’s the most accurate dyno in the south east.

We get allot of “I had my car at ## and it made more than this”.

As far as the cam he went with the V3 cam. it's our street strip cam. We could do a v4 but that would sacrifice drive-ability. It’s not the Dyno Queen cam. It’s our Best cam for what Gery was looking to do. Have a beast of a street car.

BlaqWhole · 10-30-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny@MTI

We call it the “heart breaker”. It’s the most accurate dyno in the south east.

We get allot of “I had my car at ## and it made more than this”.

As far as the cam he went with the V3 cam. it's our street strip cam. We could do a v4 but that would sacrifice drive-ability. It’s not the Dyno Queen cam. It’s our Best cam for what Gery was looking to do. Have a beast of a street car.

Johnny, was that car equipped with the L99 engine or the LS3? What do you charge for cam installs and what is the wait time for the job?

JAX CAMARO · 10-30-2013, 05:24 PM

Congrats on the Cam install !

10-24-2013, 10:23 AM	#1
MTI Racing Kevin Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 525	Best Cam for 5th Gen Camaro Gary brought in his awesome 5th Gen Convertible to MTI Racing for a pair of long tube headers and MTI Racing Stage 3 camshaft to boost the performance of this already potent muscle car. Along with the cam and headers MTI Racing also installed a set of MTI Racing Hot Spark Plug Wires, GM Bow Tie timing chain damper, Katech C5R timing chain, and Volant Cold Air Intake. With tuning Gary's Camaro is now putting down 456RWHP and 420LB of torque at the tire. Not only did the car have a great power increase but it sounds awesome with the long tube headers and cam combination.

10-24-2013, 12:25 PM	#2
jth6373 Drives: 2013 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Allentown, PA Posts: 107	nice numbers! what are the specs on your stage 3 cam? __________________ '13 1SS - TSP 229/236 112LSA Cam, TSP 1 7/8" LT headers with off-road pipes

10-25-2013, 11:09 AM	#4
Bell040 Drives: 2SS/RS - Black - GFX Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: B'ham, Alabama Posts: 2,458 View My Garage	"Best Cam for 5th Gen Camaro"... bold statement there. drivability? MAP? no cam specs? It's hard to believe that anyone would buy a cam without knowing the specs. __________________ Ordered: 10-13-08 Built: 3-30-09 (#1691) Recieved: 6-12-09 Blacked out, Cammed (Lunati Voodoo 233/245, .578/.598 @114°, +4°), ARH LTs, VR OTR CAI, Cutouts, and lots of other fun mods.

10-27-2013, 11:11 PM	#7
WHAMMO Drives: 13' 1LE Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,642	Results seems low for the 'best cam'. Maybe MTI dyno is reaaally stingy..I hope! A bunch of cam only setup has hit 480rwhp... __________________ 13' 1LE Old setup: TSP 231-236/Tick 660/.105 PR, UDP, SW LT 2'' & HFC, stock NPP & H pipe, VR-DRX CAI, air scoop, Goertz1 manifold, 102mm BBK, 26" Toyo DRs, Forgestars R17x10 & F18x8, rear seat delete, remote Pat G tune Autocal, 7400 limiter, Spec Mini Twin. 91oct. 11.90@122.3, 0-60ft 2.0 / 11.99@123.6, 0-60ft 2.1 DA+819 ...519RWHP SAE Solid roller SBE LS3, FED, LLSR, 91oct, 605rwhp N/A. Tuned by Pat G. Build by me.

10-28-2013, 12:05 AM	#8
Bo White Drives: 2015 Summit White 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Vance Alabama Posts: 8,019	He may have meant best all around cam but do think for a "stage III" it would make some more but depends on the baseline. __________________ Retired wanna be cylinder head porter 2015 2SS 1LE Clutch reservoir, Vararam DRX, ported TB, TSP 2" headers, MGW shifter Totalled: 2010 1SS Wilkes Performance/Eagle 416 shortblock, TSP custom valvetrain, PRC 260 heads, Edelbrock Pro Flo 102, th400 swap, 8" PTC 5500 stall= 535/435 at the wheels tuned Gen 3 Performance and Dyno 10.97 @ 124 full weight in 3100 DA CamaroFest X

10-27-2013, 12:52 PM	#6
snickerdoodle Drives: 2013 1LE AGM 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United States Posts: 249	definitely no where near the "best cam" a couple of people in my club including myself put down this power without a cam.

10-28-2013, 12:50 PM	#10
BlaqWhole Account Suspended Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: NJ Posts: 7,692	I just wish the OP would have came back to answer questions and address our statements. I think I'll look elsewhere for a cam now...

10-28-2013, 05:46 PM	#11
SLEEPER SS Banned Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: DA BOTTOM Posts: 649	Hope that's a l99 with those numbers

10-30-2013, 05:24 PM	#14
JAX CAMARO Drives: orange 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: royersford Pa Posts: 1,081	Congrats on the Cam install ! __________________ ARH 1 7/8" Headers W/HFC, GM Performance Exhaust / K&N Typhoon CAI, Comp Custom Grind Dominator 3 Cam, Pioneer Dual Valve Springs, Trickflow Push rods, IWIS Timing Chain, Rapid Motorsports Tune, 496 RWHP