Quick Education question....
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Quick Education question....
So a 2v Stang has 2 cams........ You can upgrade Heads and Cams and see slight gains.....
a 4vCobra/Mach1 has 4 cams....... You can upgrade the heads and Cams and see good gains.....
But.... an LS Camaro, WS6, or Vettehas only 1 cam...... so why does a Cammed LS motor get soo much power from those bolt ons compared to ours? What is it about the Chevy Motors that do that?
a 4vCobra/Mach1 has 4 cams....... You can upgrade the heads and Cams and see good gains.....
But.... an LS Camaro, WS6, or Vettehas only 1 cam...... so why does a Cammed LS motor get soo much power from those bolt ons compared to ours? What is it about the Chevy Motors that do that?
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RE: Quick Education question....
ORIGINAL: mylongvictor
So a 2v Stang has 2 cams........ You can upgrade Heads and Cams and see slight gains.....
a 4vCobra/Mach1 has 4 cams....... You can upgrade the heads and Cams and see good gains.....
But.... an LS Camaro, WS6, or Vettehas only 1 cam...... so why does a Cammed LS motor get soo much power from those bolt ons compared to ours? What is it about the Chevy Motors that do that?
So a 2v Stang has 2 cams........ You can upgrade Heads and Cams and see slight gains.....
a 4vCobra/Mach1 has 4 cams....... You can upgrade the heads and Cams and see good gains.....
But.... an LS Camaro, WS6, or Vettehas only 1 cam...... so why does a Cammed LS motor get soo much power from those bolt ons compared to ours? What is it about the Chevy Motors that do that?
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RE: Quick Education question....
ORIGINAL: POISND U
Displacement and the inherent torque of a pushrod engine.
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So a 2v Stang has 2 cams........ You can upgrade Heads and Cams and see slight gains.....
a 4vCobra/Mach1 has 4 cams....... You can upgrade the heads and Cams and see good gains.....
But.... an LS Camaro, WS6, or Vettehas only 1 cam...... so why does a Cammed LS motor get soo much power from those bolt ons compared to ours? What is it about the Chevy Motors that do that?
So a 2v Stang has 2 cams........ You can upgrade Heads and Cams and see slight gains.....
a 4vCobra/Mach1 has 4 cams....... You can upgrade the heads and Cams and see good gains.....
But.... an LS Camaro, WS6, or Vettehas only 1 cam...... so why does a Cammed LS motor get soo much power from those bolt ons compared to ours? What is it about the Chevy Motors that do that?
Can you briefly discribe a pushrod engine for me please? I kinda know what it is..... but a little more info would be good to to feed my brain.
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RE: Quick Education question....
with a sohc and a dohc the camshafts directlly move the valves because the cams are acutally seated ontop of the valves, ohv or pushrod motors move the valves through roller rockers, which are just hinges which have little poles attached to them, ls1 camaros get so much power from a cam because the factory cam is very mild . it has nothing to do with the type of motor, it is all the displacement.
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Ahhhhh Coolies.... Thanks for the info guys..... Now I know what to say when I try to sell this damn Camaro..... lol
I'm assuming LT-1s and LS-1 are built somewhat similar?
I'm assuming LT-1s and LS-1 are built somewhat similar?
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RE: Quick Education question....
ORIGINAL: mylongvictor
Ahhhhh Coolies.... Thanks for the info guys..... Now I know what to say when I try to sell this damn Camaro..... lol
I'm assuming LT-1s and LS-1 are built somewhat similar?
Ahhhhh Coolies.... Thanks for the info guys..... Now I know what to say when I try to sell this damn Camaro..... lol
I'm assuming LT-1s and LS-1 are built somewhat similar?
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RE: Quick Education question....
ORIGINAL: POISND U
They work the same and the LS1 is an evolution of the LT1. Think of it as the difference between a non PI and a PI motor....
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Ahhhhh Coolies.... Thanks for the info guys..... Now I know what to say when I try to sell this damn Camaro..... lol
I'm assuming LT-1s and LS-1 are built somewhat similar?
Ahhhhh Coolies.... Thanks for the info guys..... Now I know what to say when I try to sell this damn Camaro..... lol
I'm assuming LT-1s and LS-1 are built somewhat similar?
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RE: Quick Education question....
ORIGINAL: defconfire
with a sohc and a dohc the camshafts directlly move the valves because the cams are acutally seated ontop of the valves, ohv or pushrod motors move the valves through roller rockers, which are just hinges which have little poles attached to them, ls1 camaros get so much power from a cam because the factory cam is very mild . it has nothing to do with the type of motor, it is all the displacement.
with a sohc and a dohc the camshafts directlly move the valves because the cams are acutally seated ontop of the valves, ohv or pushrod motors move the valves through roller rockers, which are just hinges which have little poles attached to them, ls1 camaros get so much power from a cam because the factory cam is very mild . it has nothing to do with the type of motor, it is all the displacement.
This is absolutely WRONG on every level that I can think off. What in the world are you talking about? Why are you giving advise on subjects that you obviously have no experience in?
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RE: Quick Education question....
ORIGINAL: LetThePoniesRunFree
This is absolutely WRONG on every level that I can think off. What in the world are you talking about? Why are you giving advise on subjects that you obviously have no experience in?
ORIGINAL: defconfire
with a sohc and a dohc the camshafts directlly move the valves because the cams are acutally seated ontop of the valves, ohv or pushrod motors move the valves through roller rockers, which are just hinges which have little poles attached to them, ls1 camaros get so much power from a cam because the factory cam is very mild . it has nothing to do with the type of motor, it is all the displacement.
with a sohc and a dohc the camshafts directlly move the valves because the cams are acutally seated ontop of the valves, ohv or pushrod motors move the valves through roller rockers, which are just hinges which have little poles attached to them, ls1 camaros get so much power from a cam because the factory cam is very mild . it has nothing to do with the type of motor, it is all the displacement.
This is absolutely WRONG on every level that I can think off. What in the world are you talking about? Why are you giving advise on subjects that you obviously have no experience in?
[&:]Where did he go wrong at?