Cam Choice?

[WS6Dude11]

Hey guys. I was wondering what kind of cam you would recommend for a completely stock 2001 trans am ws6. Ive been looking at a t-rex and ms3 cams but im not sure. Any suggestions?

[BestRacing]

You'll need to supply a little more info. What do you want out of your car? A little more street performance, Drag racing or any other mods planned. If you go with too big of a cam and don't plan on changing exhaust, prgramming and at least a cold air intake, you will be wasting your money.

[Nskaats]

If the car is 100% stock, you have a lot of other things to do before you swap cams. Unless your only goal is sound, which is definitely not the best reason to spend the money on a cam swap.

The Trex and MS3 cams are NOT going to work well at all in a completely stock car. Your car, being stock, will make the same amount of power and a LOT more torque throughout the RPM range with a much smaller cam.

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Are you looking for a certain power level? A certain sound? A specific time at the strip?

[SOMhaveit]

Originally Posted by Nskaats

If the car is 100% stock, you have a lot of other things to do before you swap cams. Unless your only goal is sound, which is definitely not the best reason to spend the money on a cam swap. The Trex and MS3 cams are NOT going to work well at all in a completely stock car. Your car, being stock, will make the same amount of power and a LOT more torque throughout the RPM range with a much smaller cam. What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Are you looking for a certain power level? A certain sound? A specific time at the strip?

Some of us have talked about this quite a bit and if you drive your car on a daily basis, those monster cams take a lot of the fun out of driving and as Nick illuded, torque loss down low and in the mid range can really turn a stocker into a mean sounding dog.

State your goal(s). There are some guys on this forum that can make some great recommendations.