Best cam for 1LE

[RyanR3KC]

The shop I went to for upgrades advised, "let's do some bolt on stuff, drive the car and then if you feel the need for a cam we'll talk about that later."

I'm glad I went that route. They installed American Racing LT Headers (no cats), throttle body and tuned the engine. I already had a KN intake. 438 HP at the wheel is more than enough for track work and really let the LS3 breathe. Behaves great on the road and as a Z/28 owner told me..."your car is loud as **** when you get in her." For streetability the sound is amazing. The harmonics bounce off everything. Driving between 2 semi trailers, bridges, underpasses and tunnels...really turns heads if that's what you want.

After reading this thread and other Cam threads it appears more can go wrong with a Cam build than good. Sure...it makes for great lopey idle "Thumping Thursday" iPhone videos, but the story usually ends in "My engine dropped a valve/pushed a rod through the block/grenade etc.." Your car is no good to anyone except your local mechanic's pocketbook if it's in the shop all the time. Check the Z/28 threads on why a couple people made the switch to Z/28s from Z06s. The main reason being durability and availability.

[FM1R]

I just had a BTR stage 3 cam installed in my car. The car pulls hard from 3500rpm up. Almost stock like drivability.


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[ASimmons04]

Originally Posted by mlee

I never said anything about why this discussion is happening in the 1LE forum. Everyone seems to read that into my comments. This is a great topic for the section. I was just hoping someone would come up with a reason why a cam selection would be different than a regular SS who's owner tracks his car just the same, but didn't get the 1LE package. I haven't heard anyone yet... David Croft seems to have the best answer so far.

If you've driven both a regular SS and a 1LE you would know the difference in the two vehicles. You drive a ZL1 so I'm sure you understand the difference. "Most" people who purchase a 1LE is because they want a more track focused car. That's the whole reason there is a 1LE section, Z/28 section, ZL1 section, etc. You are being naive if you think a cam selection for a standard SS and a 1LE are the same. You can deny and try to come off as if you are not trying to jack a thread but you're not fooling anyone. I've driven both a 6 speed SS and obviously I own a 1LE....the two cars drive nothing alike. That's why I purchased a 1LE. The OP stated what he wanted to do with his car and he drives a 1LE. He came to the 1LE section to ask guys with the same package Camaro what would be the best cam for his car. Forums can be a great tool until people like you come and try to throw a wrench into the topic that doesn't improve the conversation at all. Me personally, I don't believe my car is any better than the next Camaro. You bought a ZL1 because that's what you wanted. No reason to be condescending to any other Camaro owner on here wanting to get information about his car or what would make his car more fun to drive. Please stop trolling and move on.