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5 | 7.81% |
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06-21-2018, 09:33 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: May 2014
Location: Alabama
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Do you have, or do you want, a camshaft for sound first or performance first.
The thread is self explanatory. By all means, choose and discuss.
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06-21-2018, 10:54 PM
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Drives: 2012 2SS CAMARO 45th Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: St. Charles, IL
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I voted performance but man that's a tough call. I could see a lot of people doing a cam strictly for sound. We get a lot of customers that just want that chop.
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06-22-2018, 06:19 AM
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Drives: 5th Gen Camaro; 5th Gen Ram 3500 Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Garner, NC
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I don't really understand why you would pay for something to make your car sound better than it really is, but I agree with you that there are some out there that do. My brother in law has a TBSS and is eager to get a cam in it just for the sound.
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06-22-2018, 06:22 AM
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Drives: 2011ss/rs camaro Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: florida
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Why not the best of both worlds?
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06-22-2018, 06:55 AM
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A tuner can give you a chop without changing your cam but that's kinda like putting ZL1 badges on a v6.
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06-22-2018, 08:18 AM
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Drives: 14 Silverado LTZ 4wd 5.3 Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Indianapolis
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Guess its odd to break it up, never though about one then the other. I would say performance first but if Im going there I want the sound too.
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06-22-2018, 08:31 AM
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Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Mesquite, NV
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When it comes to internal engine mods, for me performance will always be the first consideration
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06-22-2018, 09:33 AM
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Drives: 2018 Charger SRT 392 F8 Green Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Oakville Ontario, Canada
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A cam is for performance. The sound and/or chop is a by product.
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06-22-2018, 09:41 AM
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Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010
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It's kinda scary how ideas have change over the generations.
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06-22-2018, 02:09 PM
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I reckon I'm old school in that form (sound) should always follow function (performance).
Nowadays folks seem to think if it don't look good it don't matter what it does. just paddin' my post count lookin' fer WO1 bar. |
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06-22-2018, 04:04 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 454 LSX (SOLD) Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
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Luckily in the LS world when you upgrade your camshaft you will also get improved sound. Of course there are options for those that like the stock sound but want a cam for the performance improvements, which is where our 1C cam comes in to keep a stock style idle.
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06-22-2018, 04:12 PM
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I'm planning on upgrading my Camaro with a cam and a blower eventually. I figure since I have a child now, I can only do one for the foreseeable future so I'm going to choose cam. The reason I'm choosing cam is because I LOVE the sound of a cammed V8. That being said, I voted performance. The reason why I voted performance is because if the only reason anyone ever got a cam was to have the sound of a cam, I'd go with the blower all day long and forget the cam. If you don't get significant performance improvement for an upgrade like that then there really isn't a point. That money could be better spent many other places. However, just because you want better performance doesn't mean you have to get a race cam. Get what meets your driving and future mod needs. Because I'm eventually going to get a blower, I'm going with a cam that is good for NA and good for forced induction. The two I'm looking at are BTR Stage 3 and Texas Speed VVT 2.2.
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06-22-2018, 05:49 PM
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Drives: Iron Lung, Jimmy Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Louisiana
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This thread
 Buying a cam based on how it sounds is like buying medicine based on how it tastes. And buying a cam just for the sound practically defines the term "poseur" |
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06-22-2018, 06:33 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: May 2014
Location: Alabama
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Well put. And while I believe the sincerity of everyone that’s posted so far, and I share your view... and without judging, (hey, it’s thier money right?) I would say there are a great number of people forking over thousands of dollars just for a sound. I didn’t open this thread to poke fun.....but like Jimmy said....the term is defined. I’ll be the first to admit I always laugh to myself when anyone asks me which cam sounds the best. At least tell people you’re cammed up for power and not sound right? |
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