kstorm61

I had a question right now im stageb 3 zzp i have all my cooling mods. still have to get tranny and motor mounts also in the next few weeks i will be getting a tune for e85 from e bristol.

my question is how good are the stage 1 comp cams for tq and horse power. Are the cams really worth the 1300 they want for them ? an can i run those safely on a stock block ?

also here in a few months im going with a tvs. So i was just courious if it is worth it for one of my upgrades ?

chrisjaldin

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If you think its too expensive zzp comp cams, you could buy them directly from comp cam~600 but then you need to look for a shop that shapes from so that it will fit into place. Thats no free. Its a shame cuz comp cams supposedly mades cams specifically for the cobalt but its not.

Bl4des

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where are you getting 1300 from they are 650 on zzp site

Omnigear

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shipping? lol

mrbelvedere

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well for one the cams were not made for the cobalt they were made for the ecotec 2.2 ltr and zzp did what so they would work in a 2.0 whith the exh cam position hex for the sensor you do not need a shop to shape them what ever the **** you mean by that they are drop in and tune there is a guy on here runnign the stg 1 with a 2.8 pully no meth and put down 280hp

slvr 04 rl

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I think its cause they say you need the springs and retainers. And them for that they say you should have neutral balnace shafts and then if you remove the head to do this, you'll need headstuds and a gasket.

mrbelvedere

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stg1 does not require nbs or springs

slvr 04 rl

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oh ok, i guess i was just talking about the stage 2 turbo cams and they all required the same

mrbelvedere

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all stg2 and up do req springs and nbs

kstorm61

Thanks for the quick reply and i was talking about springs which is were the price came into play seeing as id only go stage 1 i dont need that.. Im just trying to figure out the best way to make horsepower. I am upgrading to a harrop tvs by next year. So I was just trying to figure out if camming it is the right move or not

mrbelvedere

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cams are a great way to go think about the guyu who made 280 hp on a 2.8 and no meth on stage1 zzp cam setup

chrisjaldin

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The cams straight from comp cams, for the LSJ engine, need degreeing for it to work in optimal conditions. If you can do that in your garage, go ahead. Better if you buy from already corrected from ZZP.

kstorm61

When you replace your cams, you will NEED to replace your valve springs and retainers. It is also HIGHLY recommended to remove or replace your balance shafts with the neutral balance shafts. Please keep in mind, even our Stage 1 cams are a big upgrade from the stock cams.


thats from the zzp website is it a good idea to spend the extra money and get the springs and netural balnace shafts ? or can i just get the stage 1 cams install them and be ok ? just want it to work the best.

an i figured cast blanks would work ok