LT1 Based Engine Tech 1993-1997 LT1/LT4 Engine Related

So I've decided that camshafts tick me off.

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 07-10-2007, 01:58 AM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
HardcoreRM125's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Pgh, PA
Posts: 2,628
So I've decided that camshafts tick me off.

I wanna get a CC503, as it all around, seems like a better designed cam than a Hot Cam. Seems pretty ideal for stock heads. But a Hot Cam sounds mean as hell. A CC306 would get me the sound I want, but would need to be revved higher then I want on the stock short block, especially one that will see a 100 shot.

Anyone selling a LE1 cam That oculd work nicely too.

So im hoping PCMforless can get some decent lpoe out of a CC503 ...
HardcoreRM125 is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 07:23 AM
  #2  
Registered User
 
shoebox's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: Little Rock, AR
Posts: 27,714
If you are not concerned with the best cam and power for your setup, then by all means, choose a cam that will create the lope sound you want.
shoebox is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 07:38 AM
  #3  
Registered User
 
mthegodfather's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memphis TN
Posts: 285
Just get a custom grind.
mthegodfather is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 08:01 AM
  #4  
Registered User
 
JoeliusZ28's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Detroit
Posts: 2,926
do what i plan on doing and get the 503 on a 110 LSA. itll lope.
JoeliusZ28 is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 08:08 AM
  #5  
Registered User
 
Z-RATED94's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Carol Stream, Il.
Posts: 3,557
If you heard a Hotcam that loped, it probably wasn't tuned right and the idle was to low. It's not that they don't have a lope, but it's pretty small. Then again, so is mine.
Z-RATED94 is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 10:37 AM
  #6  
Registered User
 
marshall93z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 2,640
I've heard some Hotcam cars that chop like HELL!
marshall93z is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 10:43 AM
  #7  
Registered User
 
Mortify's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 229
I have a unused LE1 cam sitting in my laundry room.. how much you offering
Mortify is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 11:29 AM
  #8  
Registered User
 
mike2244's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 30
i have a emmisson legal le1 cam it is a little smaller than the le1 but i will sell it to you for $150. it was only in the car for 7000 miles. pm me if interested, i am in the the works of putting my new le4 cam in. now if you want something with a lope then get the le4. lloyd's custom ground cams sell for $350 so this is a great deal and it won't last long.

Last edited by mike2244; 07-10-2007 at 11:41 AM.
mike2244 is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 11:48 AM
  #9  
Registered User
 
buzz12586's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 1,357
A lot of the lope has to do with your exhaust. With my cc503 I didn't have too much lope until I put my headers on and then you could definetly hear it.
buzz12586 is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 12:07 PM
  #10  
Registered User
 
BUBBA's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: PORTLAND, OR, MULTNOMAH
Posts: 3,499
Shoe: I'm thinking about marketing a CD that gives the sound and vibration of a huge cam.
BUBBA is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 12:18 PM
  #11  
Registered User
 
thesoundandthefury's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Columbus, IN
Posts: 862
Originally Posted by BUBBA
Shoe: I'm thinking about marketing a CD that gives the sound and vibration of a huge cam.
Yeah but you know, if the import guys ever get their hands on one, then we'll be in danger of losing races to them because their cars will sound meaner...
thesoundandthefury is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 01:14 PM
  #12  
Registered User
 
Dave1980's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Houston(clear lake)
Posts: 869
Originally Posted by buzz12586
A lot of the lope has to do with your exhaust. With my cc503 I didn't have too much lope until I put my headers on and then you could definetly hear it.
agreed, how much actual cam lope you hear is in the exhaust, and what tones it brings out. Slower idle helps make it more noticeable as well.

When you start getting into the bigger cams then there is no hiding it whatever exhaust you have.
Dave1980 is offline  
Old 07-10-2007, 03:13 PM
  #13  
Registered User
 
MEAN LT1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Jacksonville,fla
Posts: 1,983
Ive made some 503 and hot cam lope pretty hard. Most have been m6 cars but all i do is set the idle for 750-800rpm and bring down the initial timing down to about 25-30 degrees. That usaully does the trick.
MEAN LT1 is offline  
Old 07-20-2007, 01:41 PM
  #14  
Registered User
 
87bandit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Palm Harbor, FL
Posts: 660
just set the idle lower and get a free flowing exhaust

my cc503 with pacesetter mids and slp loudmouth sounds pretty "lopey" even idling at 950rpm
87bandit is offline  
Old 07-20-2007, 09:08 PM
  #15  
Registered User
 
dangalla's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: lakeville, pa
Posts: 2,092
Originally Posted by shoebox
If you are not concerned with the best cam and power for your setup, then by all means, choose a cam that will create the lope sound you want.
well said, it seems like every cam thread i read the first thing i hear is " i want it to lope" its like people are more worried about the lope than the actual power or matching the cam to what they really want
dangalla is offline  


Quick Reply: So I've decided that camshafts tick me off.



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:35 AM.