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Old 01-05-2014, 05:18 PM   #1
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Gt9 cam gains

Any one with a vortech v3 run a gt9 or know aprox gains from this cam?
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:08 PM   #2
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I am adding a ls9 to my whipple. 25 to 30 hp.
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:11 PM   #3
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I am adding it to my whipple. 25 to 30 hp.
You have a ls9 cam in your sig are you switching to a gt9 then?
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:11 PM   #4
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with my TVS and a conservative tune I gained 68WHP.
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:13 PM   #5
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with my TVS and a conservative tune I gained 68WHP.
That's more what I was hoping for 30hp seemed a lil on the low side
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:14 PM   #6
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You have a ls9 cam in your sig are you switching to a gt9 then?
no sorry I f ed up . I am using a ls9
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:42 PM   #7
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I'm thinking this is the cam for me . Is it a smooth running cam or real loopy ?
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:47 PM   #8
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:59 PM   #9
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Yep, smooth. Reason why I didn't go with it when I bought a cam.
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Old 01-05-2014, 07:05 PM   #10
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This or the night fury cam
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Old 01-05-2014, 07:31 PM   #11
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I'm thinking this is the cam for me . Is it a smooth running cam or real loopy ?
This is my car with a TVS and the GT9....you're welcome It's AWESOME for a DD
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Old 01-05-2014, 09:17 PM   #12
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Gt9 is great for a positive displacement blower. I got it verbatim from LPE not to use that cam with a centrifugal. In a nutshell it has to do with the boost curve of pd vs centri. Much better cam choices out there for a centri.
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And u guys do know the ls9 is much more tame than a gt9?
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Old 01-05-2014, 09:34 PM   #14
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Gt9 is great for a positive displacement blower. I got it verbatim from LPE not to use that cam with a centrifugal. In a nutshell it has to do with the boost curve of pd vs centri. Much better cam choices out there for a centri.
Don't tell me that I better call lpe tomarow
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