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Originally Posted by crc91
Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone is running a road course specific cam? I know there are a lot of choice out there! I would ideally like something with decent street manners and good track/ high rpm performance. I want something that would be easy on the valve springs, I don’t want to have to replace them all the time due to it being operated at high rpm’s all the time. I expect to do maybe 5 track days a year to start. I will of course be doing a few totally stock, but down the road I would like to add a fun head/cam package
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I don't know your experience level with driving on road course tracks, but if you are relatively new to it, I'd humbly suggest you drive a bunch on some different road courses before deciding to add power to your SS 1LE.
I say this because the SS 1LE in stock form has more than enough power for small to medium size tracks, and still plenty of power for tracks with long straight aways (VIR, Road Atlanta, etc). The only place you can take actually take advantage of more than 450 HP is on long straight aways. Otherwise, by the time you fully roll onto the throttle as you exit a corner, you're already at the entrance to the next corner. And yes, on long straights, you can attain higher speeds with >450HP, but that also means you'll be arriving at the next corner at a higher speed, and thus will be putting more heat into your brakes and tires while wearing out these consumables at a faster rate.
I realize I'm likely in the minority here (not addicted to ever higher top speeds). I knew in advance of buying that I'd primarily be tracking it, and that a car making >450HP would be wasted on the on street and a non-essential nice-to-have on the track. For HPDE events, this car in stock form hangs with the best in the twisties and still out accelerates most on the straightaways.