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Originally Posted by gringo
I'm sure it is. Unfortunately, all you hear is "crickets" when this topic is brought up. lol!
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cause no one will want to pay for what it will cost. that's generally the name of the game when it comes to performance on forums. supercharger. everyone wants one. price 5-6grand... ohhh that's too much. turbos the same thing. nitrous even...
kinda like the iconic quote from Ronnie Coleman. "everybody wanna be a bodybuilder, but don't no one wanna lift no heavy a$$ weights"
unfortunately these aren't small block v8's to where you can just add a cam already packaged from summit racing. or change a set of rocker arms from 1.5 to 1.6 or 1.7 lift.
right now you're talking about aftermarket actuators. you may get lucky and find a foreign version of the vehicle that offer a bit more range. if not, you need to find a company to R&D and reverse engineer whats already there. this wont be cheap. their time is money too.
the company that did the custom grind cams, which is prob what most will want...
https://www.maceengineering.com.au/e...roducts/CAM645
1500$ (or 1490 for those wanting that discount
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don't forget the price to install....theres a few chains under there. I've read that prices were anywhere from 4-500 up to 1000$ depending on how savvy your shop is on LGX work. will they offer you a discount? some shops charge roughly 100$ per hour. unless you plan to do it...
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Florida owners, Tucker does the cam installs (he is a GM tech as well from) for under $1000. And add $350 if you want latest timing chain set included. They have an AWD dyno as well.
Phil is not far from him for the tuning:
731-514-5012
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that was a quote for the LFX engine, pretty sure the LGX will be in the same ballpark.
also as for the gains, Jason@jacfab had stated this when I was on Camaro5 for comparison.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=274
15-20hp on a TUNED set of cams? and your cost can be somewhere in the 2-3 thousand dollar range?
these are just a few of the reasons why they aren't as popular here.
not to mention, many are scared out of their wits on getting a tune, or adding an intake because of "warranty"...
some wont use a cabin air filter unless from GM because of said fear.
if someone has a car that can possibly sit for a while if something goes wrong, it would be a decent project to undertake for sure.
Austrailian peeps claimed gains of 30 to 40 whp.... once people here got cams, you were barely getting enough gains to justify it over an aftermarket intake.
Now JantzenOKC... is running 10's with a LFX v6. yes its boosted, but what he says in this post is a good summary of the 35 page long post on cams.
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=464
and yes, when I had my 2013 Camaro, I followed this post religiously. I too was ready to buy cams. by the time I traded up to the 2016, the idea of tuning the cams we already have, made more sense. remember, guys & gals were going from 240whp stock, to 270-280 whp with JUST a tune....3-500$
why add cams, for 2-3000$ and gain only 15-25 whp? at least that's how I looked at it.
if anyone is up for some reading,
The LFX tune / Mace cams install thread