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Havok1105 · 08-26-2020, 07:50 PM

https://www.texas-speed.com/p-4047-p...t-package.aspx

Hey has anyone gotten this combo kit? How is it and did u need to change your torque converter when installing it?

TheFlyingBananaSS · 08-27-2020, 12:28 PM

I got the GPI SS2 cam and bought a converter. With the GPI SS1 a converter is not necessary. Not sure if TSP is similar but I did notice my cam has more lift than a TSP 2 has. Durations are similar but again the GPI has a longer duration too.

Havok1105 · 08-27-2020, 01:08 PM

Has there been any problems with it. I am looking at the TSP combo bc it comes with new heads and I have heard putting a cam in the engine without doing the heads will blow the engine is this true?

TheFlyingBananaSS · 08-27-2020, 01:15 PM

Not true. Tons of people do a cam and leave the rest stock with no problems. Mines getting installed next week. I would only do heads if I was doing an all out racing build. Our stock heads flow very well.

InFiD3ViL · 08-27-2020, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Havok1105

Has there been any problems with it. I am looking at the TSP combo bc it comes with new heads and I have heard putting a cam in the engine without doing the heads will blow the engine is this true?

Depending on the specs of the cam you could be leaving potential power on the table without heads, but otherwise no. There is no danger running the stock heads with a cammed build. As TheFlyingBananaSS said, our stock heads flow very well.

I would recommend a convertor on nearly any cam build, or even without a cam. Most of the 'Stage 1' cams for sale are built to be run without a convertor. I have a GPI stage 1 cam, but it has higher lift than some other companies Stage 3 cams, but I have lower duration and overlap than those same cams. I really would benefit form a convertor with this cam although it is not 'required' for me to run one.

So your question on convertors really depends on the exact cam you decide on.

Havok1105 · 08-27-2020, 06:20 PM

I am thinking of doing the gpi SS1 cam

taz1727 · 08-28-2020, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Havok1105

I am thinking of doing the gpi SS1 cam

Go bigger you'll regret it down the road. Pulling the trigger on a cam kit can be intimidating but as long as you setup your valverain properly with good parts (trunnion, springs, lifters) you can definitely go bigger on the cam. Part of me wishes Id gone ss4 but Im content with my setup.

TheFlyingBananaSS · 08-28-2020, 10:31 AM

Good point Taz. I was also originally going with the SS1 and reconsidered my options. I picked the SS2 because its pretty much the equivalent of some manufacturers stage 3. I listened to the advise of others. Infidevil had great input that helped my decision when I saw how good his SS1 is. The SS1 from GPI is definitely a strong cam.

_Onyx_Wolf_ · 08-28-2020, 07:41 PM

I did the tsp f-35 cam and prc aftermarket 6 bolt heads and that shit screams

08-26-2020, 07:50 PM	#1
Havok1105 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Convertible Auto Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: NJ Posts: 26	TSP Head and Cam Combo Questions https://www.texas-speed.com/p-4047-p...t-package.aspx Hey has anyone gotten this combo kit? How is it and did u need to change your torque converter when installing it?

08-27-2020, 12:28 PM	#2
TheFlyingBananaSS Evil Genius of Chevrolet Drives: 2017 Z06, 2019 XTS, 2013 SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: New York Posts: 3,262	I got the GPI SS2 cam and bought a converter. With the GPI SS1 a converter is not necessary. Not sure if TSP is similar but I did notice my cam has more lift than a TSP 2 has. Durations are similar but again the GPI has a longer duration too. __________________ GPI SS2 VVT cam, ECS Novi 1500 supercharger, Corsa Extreme, Detroit Speed and BMR suspension, Circle D triple disc, Melling oil pump, LS2 chain tensioner, ATI 10% UD, DSX E85 kit, High Energy coils, BTR springs, LS2 Lifter trays, Titanium retainers, hardened push rods, FIC 1000 injectors, ZL1 pump, Mighty Mouse catch can, AEM gauges, Tial BOV, Richmond 3.91 gears, Custom gauge bezels, Speed Engineering headers, Stainless Works HF cats, DSX Aux pump, 710rwhp on E85.

08-27-2020, 01:15 PM	#4
TheFlyingBananaSS Evil Genius of Chevrolet Drives: 2017 Z06, 2019 XTS, 2013 SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: New York Posts: 3,262	Not true. Tons of people do a cam and leave the rest stock with no problems. Mines getting installed next week. I would only do heads if I was doing an all out racing build. Our stock heads flow very well. __________________ GPI SS2 VVT cam, ECS Novi 1500 supercharger, Corsa Extreme, Detroit Speed and BMR suspension, Circle D triple disc, Melling oil pump, LS2 chain tensioner, ATI 10% UD, DSX E85 kit, High Energy coils, BTR springs, LS2 Lifter trays, Titanium retainers, hardened push rods, FIC 1000 injectors, ZL1 pump, Mighty Mouse catch can, AEM gauges, Tial BOV, Richmond 3.91 gears, Custom gauge bezels, Speed Engineering headers, Stainless Works HF cats, DSX Aux pump, 710rwhp on E85.

08-28-2020, 10:31 AM	#8
TheFlyingBananaSS Evil Genius of Chevrolet Drives: 2017 Z06, 2019 XTS, 2013 SS Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: New York Posts: 3,262	Good point Taz. I was also originally going with the SS1 and reconsidered my options. I picked the SS2 because its pretty much the equivalent of some manufacturers stage 3. I listened to the advise of others. Infidevil had great input that helped my decision when I saw how good his SS1 is. The SS1 from GPI is definitely a strong cam. __________________ GPI SS2 VVT cam, ECS Novi 1500 supercharger, Corsa Extreme, Detroit Speed and BMR suspension, Circle D triple disc, Melling oil pump, LS2 chain tensioner, ATI 10% UD, DSX E85 kit, High Energy coils, BTR springs, LS2 Lifter trays, Titanium retainers, hardened push rods, FIC 1000 injectors, ZL1 pump, Mighty Mouse catch can, AEM gauges, Tial BOV, Richmond 3.91 gears, Custom gauge bezels, Speed Engineering headers, Stainless Works HF cats, DSX Aux pump, 710rwhp on E85.

08-27-2020, 01:08 PM	#3
Havok1105 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Convertible Auto Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: NJ Posts: 26	Has there been any problems with it. I am looking at the TSP combo bc it comes with new heads and I have heard putting a cam in the engine without doing the heads will blow the engine is this true?

08-27-2020, 06:20 PM	#6
Havok1105 Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Convertible Auto Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: NJ Posts: 26	I am thinking of doing the gpi SS1 cam

08-28-2020, 07:41 PM	#9
_Onyx_Wolf_ Onyx_Z7 <— Instagram Drives: 2013 2ss 1le Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Delaware Posts: 634	I did the tsp f-35 cam and prc aftermarket 6 bolt heads and that shit screams