Ok in stead of sell the car im thinking of installing the cam, RR, and new valve springs that came with the GM hot cam kit. the questinos i have is one do i have to remove the opti. and if so how can i make shure i get it in the right postion again when re installing it. and how does this kind of set up sound at itle. is it lumpy or smooth thanks and any other tips and trick are welcome i am a gm technican but never work on LT1 mostley the Ls1. thanks

 

Yes you do have to take out the Opti to get the timing cover off, it has on different spline in it so it can only go on one way. The idle is pretty smooth with this cam.

 

Oh, I also have two tips for you. One take as many bolts out of the oil pan when taking off the timing cover and be extremely careful not to rip the oil pan gasket. The reason I say this is because I ripped my oil pan gasket not once, but twice doing this. And putting a new one in is no easy task. The next tip I have for you is be sure to tune the computer after the install. I have an automatic car, and the car was almost undrivable after putting the cam in, it kept wanting to stall out when in gear with my foot on the brake. You will not only gain power with a tune, but also alot of driveability. I had MadZ28.com due mine.

 

Hey thanks guys any more tips are welcome

 

The LT4 hotcam kit is a good mild cam. But i wish now that i would have gone bigger.... So think about that before you do it. Now I'm wishin i would have gone with something like a cc306 or a GM847... My .02

 

Yes i was thinking about that too i like the CC306 cam but im also going to do a super charger whats the opions on that

 

From what I have heard, the LT4 hotcam is a decent blower cam.... Anybody know for sure?

 

I email STS trubo kit and they said that the Hot cam kit works good there is better ones buy most of their customers have done the cam the year before then the trubo kits.

 

Are you planning to do the STS kit or a supercharger kit?