TSP AFM Cam?

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Numbah1
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TSP AFM Cam?

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Has anyone swapped a TS&P cam with the AFM? Or has anyone seen a thread of it? Ive been doing research as im trying to get 370whp about these and only 2 places have been the Hot Rod article where they cheated, and 1 single mention on Camaro5 where they said someone else gained 20whp. I cant be the only guy whose looked into this. Im just wondering how much of an increase a L77 would get
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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What are the specs of the cam you are looking at? There is multiple people running cams with the DOD system still in place and functioning normally, I have a OEM LS3 and its tuned for 93 octane which was rated to what 430 HP in a stock camaro/vette?
Numbah1
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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https://www.texas-speed.com/p-8501-tsp- ... -cams.aspx

They dont give any real spefics, just that it makes .500 lift lol i didnt know that we could use the AFM lifters for a regular cam
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kevink
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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That cam is for the L99 engine that has variable cam timing.
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Numbah1
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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So it wont work in our cars? Youre the first guy to imply that
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It will not. TSP is very easy to talk to and very helpful, worth giving them a call.
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Numbah1 wrote: Wed May 29, 2019 9:39 pm So it wont work in our cars? Youre the first guy to imply that
The L77 does not have the necessary hardware for VVT. In addition to a VVT cam, it requires a specific oil pump, cam phaser, some electrical connections, timing cover, tune, and probably more stuff I don't even know about! Is it possible to convert the L77 to VVT? Maybe, but it's not worth considering in my opinion. You are probably better off spending the money elsewhere.
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Numbah1
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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Lol they said none of their cams work while having active DoD, asked about vvt and they said the cam wont work anyway. I set them the link above and asked if i have the AFM feature tuned out if it would still be useable and well...
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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Interesting sales approach.
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kevink
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Re: TSP AFM Cam?

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TSP gave you the right advice. As stated above, that is a VVT cam. The Caprice does not have VVT, so using it in a Caprice would be asinine. Why are you so set on putting a VVT cam in a non-VVT engine? It really makes no sense at all. Like negative sense. You should google VVT to get a basic understanding of how it works. After that, it should be pretty clear why you shouldn't put a VVT cam in a non-VVT engine.
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