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Originally Posted by Canyonero
Coming out of warranty, I'm looking to install a k-tech oil pump and ideally more reliable lifters.
Is the LT1 Camaro cam the same as a truck cam?
From the product description:
If this applies to our cars and we can swap with no other mods or tuning, it would be very appealing.
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Not exact but close enough you wouldn't know any difference. BTR developed it as a DOD delete cam that requires no tuning. It's not a new concept, this has been a thing since DOD first appeared in the 5.3's going back to 2007.
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Originally Posted by Zuberman717
Honestly i don't want to risk it no more with other aftermarket cams as i dont trust their “stock” drivability claims no more. Thats why im trying to stick with stock cam and enjoy the stock drivability.
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I think you went too large out the gate is all. If I am purchasing a cam for something that is daily driver, The V220 is the largest I would go. It will drive nicer than the 225 as it works much better with the stock converter and has around 0 degrees of overlap. Don't assume all cams drive the same. Once you get around 225 degrees on the intake lobe with a 114 or tighter LSA, you are now dealing with positive overlap and a cam that wants a 800rpm idle. The V225 has at minimum +6.5 degrees of overlap and could be more since I don't know the exact spec on the exhaust lobe( used 240). That isn't ideal for the stock converter in automatics. Then you need to ideally raise compression to get some of the tip in low rpm throttle response back.
Moral of the story when cam shopping for a daily is that you want to keep overlap around 0 or slightly negative... it should drive 95% like stock with proper tuning and work great with stock converters. Positive overlap trades bottom end for more peak power. You start to lose low end and have to compensate in other areas...gears, larger stall, more compression etc.