Just wondering if anyone is using a Lunati Vodoo camshaft of any sort and if they like it.

 

Guess I'll be the first one. After talking to tech at Lunati, he thinks it will work great with my new setup. Which will still be a 355. Here's the specs, what do you all think?

Lunati's Voodoo series of Hydraulic Roller camshafts deliver more area under the curve than any other series of Hydraulic camshafts. This means more throttle response, quicker acceleration, more vacuum, better efficiency, combined with maximum horsepower and torque!
Hydraulic roller, rough idle. Serious street and bracket race cam. Needs 10.5:1 compression ratio. Needs 3000-3500 RPM stall speed converter, 3.73 or better rear gears, aftermarket intake, carburetor and performance exhaust system. Excellent power and torque above 3500 RPM.

Advertised Duration (Int/Exh): 294/302
Duration @ .050 (Int/Exh): 243/251
Gross Valve Lift (Int/Exh): .560/.565 w/1.6's .597/.602
LSA/ICL: 110/106
Valve Lash (Int/Exh): Hyd/Hyd
RPM Range: 2800-6400
Includes: Cam Only

Part Number: 60123

 

hefty cam, but if Harold designed it, I trust it completely to do what is claimed. You might want to find him and ask the guy directly - he may suggest a few other tweaks to your combo to maximize your gains.

 

Wow I just went at looked at that cam on summit's web site, seems quite pricey for an "off the shelf cam I guess it's worth the price if it performs well though. Anyone know if Lunati cams are a cast core or a billet core? I'd hope billet for that price....

If you end up using it, be sure to post your results. I sure would like to see what kind of #'s it produces

 

Yeah, I'm pretty sold on it after talking to Lunati. I know the price is crazy on Summit, but there's a ebay store that has it for $289 buy it now. They have other Lunati cams too, but this is the one that caught my attention. I know most people on here are either AI or LE, but I opted for the new AFR's still. I think this cam will work well with the new 1039's LT4's. It will probably be a while before I get the motor buttoned back up, but I'll let you guys know the results.

 

Or spend a few dollars more and get a custom grind.

 

$289 is a bit more reasonable, but still kinda pricey for an "off-the-shelf" cast core cam though. But hey, if it performs better than other shelf grinds it may be worth the dough

I haven't seen any results at all from the voodoo cam line-up in an LT1 application, I'm rather curious to see if they out perform some of the "tried and true" shelf cams in the same size range such as the GM847, cc306, XFI292, etc....

 

I was seriously contemplating the XFI292 for a long time, but I wasn't completely sold on it. So far the best performing car on here with that cam also happens to have a 396. We'll see what happens. Thanks for all your inputs. I was hoping I wasn't going to get bashed for this choice along with AFR heads.

 

I am far from an expert, but that is a big cam for a street driven 355.

 

I don't see how anyone could bash a cam that no one has tried yet Who knows, you may be on to something here......

 

It's a little bit bigger than my cam...and mine is quite drivable. It couldn't be to awful bad, especially if it's in a 6-speed car with 4.10s

Of course everyones idea of "drivable" is different though.

I will say that mine is quite lopey, but idles fine in traffic with the a/c blasting and doesn't jerk and buck very much at slow speeds.

 

Yes it is. It's gonna want compression, exhaust and gear.

 

Let us know how it works out.

 

I orderd the one down from where your at I got the 60122. So will see how it works.

 

you're not alone, im looking at using a lunati voodoo cam and lunati sledgehammer crank when i rebuild my lt1 but im going to build mine to either a 383 or a 396 when im done...