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Shadow Camaro · 03-18-2012, 10:52 AM

What kind of impact does a cam make on MPG?

SSDan · 03-18-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadow Camaro

What kind of impact does a cam make on MPG?

For me about the same as stock - maybe even a touch better on long highway trips. Its only worse than stock when I'm in heavy city driving with a lot of idle time or if I'm having too much fun!

JANNETTYRACING · 03-19-2012, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadow Camaro

What kind of impact does a cam make on MPG?

With My Cams and My Tunes guys are still knocking down Very Good MPG in some cases Better than Stock.

Ted.

brantley847 · 03-19-2012, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Shadow Camaro

What kind of impact does a cam make on MPG?

I lost only 1 mpg, and I think that is because of my stall/torque converter. Not the cam. Anyways, that is about what I had stock. After my headers and tune, I went up to 17, now back around 15-16mpg and I have a HEAVY foot.

Lee123 · 03-19-2012, 02:22 PM

I just got mine back Friday afternoon from headers, cam and tune. It's too soon to say about MPG since it poured rain this weekend so I didn't get to drive it a lot, but I can tell you it is a lot more fun to drive. Big difference in performance, sound, and just the whole feel of the car. And it is louder. A lot louder. I like the sound, my wife likes the sound, and unless I get a ticket or the neighbors start throwing rotten oranges at me, I'm going to leave the pipes as they are.

Vette TPI · 03-19-2012, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jcollins91106

rough idle blower cam by jannety racing 470 rwhp...and leave room to go fi in the future. I you are 110 percent sure that you wont go FI theres other big head/cam packages but if a blower is even a possibility I would go with this. BTW its also my dd.

That sounds amazing!!! When I put a LS3 into my car I'm getting that cam!!

03-18-2012, 10:52 AM	#29
Shadow Camaro Drives: Rally Yellow 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fairhope, Alabama Posts: 341	What kind of impact does a cam make on MPG? __________________ Rotofab CAI, SW LT Headers and High Flow Cats, SW Cat-Back, Eibach Pro rear wheel spacers, SS Grill Insert, Street Scene Front Splitter, Blacked out rear emblem, blacked out bezels, plasti-dipped lower bumper, plasti-dipped rims with yellow pinstriping, dyed interior stitching yellow, 2x Kicker CVR 12's w/ 1200 watt kicker amp. MORE TO COME!

03-19-2012, 02:22 PM	#33
Lee123 Drives: 2012 2SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 768	I just got mine back Friday afternoon from headers, cam and tune. It's too soon to say about MPG since it poured rain this weekend so I didn't get to drive it a lot, but I can tell you it is a lot more fun to drive. Big difference in performance, sound, and just the whole feel of the car. And it is louder. A lot louder. I like the sound, my wife likes the sound, and unless I get a ticket or the neighbors start throwing rotten oranges at me, I'm going to leave the pipes as they are. __________________ 2012 2SS Convertible Magnuson, Headers, Cam, JRE Tune. 563 HP.

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