Cam time!!

**The Ripper973** · 02-21-2017

First of all I want to say thank you everyone in this forum for the solid advice iv got in the past from here. Shoutout to Scotty if he's still on here! Right now I'm looking at getting a cam for my 02 Gtp that's on a 3.2 gen 3 with an ssic headers etc.. and I'm looking at going with maybe an XP cam from zzp and was wondering what kind of modifications are really needed to run one valvetrain wise. I'm still rocking stock heads completely. Any advice it's greatly appreciated. My goal is a 2.9 pulley with adding on e85 if It came to that.

**ItHurtz** · 02-21-2017

Scotty died last month RIP.

you need springs to run xp.

**The Ripper973** · 02-21-2017

Iv been thinking about the s1x too. Just want to be able to change springs and maybe go to a double roller timing chain if that's all that I would need to run it. Are new pushrods and lifters required or just more of a recommendation?

**ItHurtz** · 02-21-2017

a recommendation, some do, some use the stock stuff.

**CrazyGuy03** · 02-21-2017

Do what I did. It was sweet

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

130# springs, double roller, milled retainers, viton valve seals. Everything else can be stock, and you'll make good power.

**CrazyGuy03** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by GTPpower

130# springs, double roller, milled retainers, viton valve seals. Everything else can be stock, and you'll make good power.

Wait. What ?
tear down engine to install a double roller timing chain just so he can run 130# springs on a stock head/cam set up?

**Scottydoggs** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by CrazyGuy03

Wait. What ?
tear down engine to install a double roller timing chain just so he can run 130# springs on a stock head/cam set up?

also thinks you dont need headers.

**fst** · 02-22-2017

get a vs or s1x cam instead of the xp cam and still be okay with your valvetrain w/o spending too much.

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by CrazyGuy03

Wait. What ?
tear down engine to install a double roller timing chain just so he can run 130# springs on a stock head/cam set up?

Why would you need to tear down the motor to install a double roller?

**chrsmi1** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by fst

get a vs or s1x cam instead of the xp cam and still be okay with your valvetrain w/o spending too much.

Still need at least 90# Springs. Probably 105# for the s1x.

I wouldn't do a double roller or Springs bigger than 105# with just an xp.

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

S1x and xp are almost the same cam. Both should have 130# springs. You'll make a decent amount more power with 130's while being nicer to your valve train.

**chrsmi1** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by GTPpower

S1x and xp are almost the same cam. Both should have 130# springs. You'll make a decent amount more power with 130's while being nicer to your valve train.

So I spent months researching threads here and on other 3800 sites before doing my cam a couple of years ago. I never heard anything about using 130's with an S1x.
I would be interested in knowing if anyone here has that combo and how they're satisfied with it.

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

I don't know of anyone. But the xp is almost the same cam. And I've run ls6, 105's and 130's with it.

**CrazyGuy03** · 02-22-2017

Dude. Why do you always add your aspergers to these threads ?

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

Because the normal people that post on here are idiots???

**CrazyGuy03** · 02-22-2017

Lmao I'm no such thing idiot is who ok

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by CrazyGuy03

Lmao I'm no such thing idiot is who ok

Interesting.

**CrazyGuy03** · 02-22-2017

Originally Posted by GTPpower

Interesting.

Now you know how your posts read to us ....

**GTPpower** · 02-22-2017

Sorry, I can't please all the idiots.

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