Cammed Trucks... Anyone else go through this?
10-16-2011, 10:59 PM
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Every now and then I will get a compliment. I don't leave it idling that long at a gas station or anything though. One guy while I was at a drive through came up to my window and said "it sounds like you got a cam in it, is it an RV cam?" I always try to be nice and say thanks yeah its a little bigger than an RV cam. Some people just don't know about the newer LS engines, but a compliment is a compliment.
Two different occasions people stopped me at the dollar store close to where I live, because I go in there a lot to get drinks.
1 guy stopped me and said "does that thing have a cam in it?" I said yeah its a small cam. He said I knew something wasn't right and it sounded different when you were pulling up, then when you put it in park I herd it lope.
2nd guy in a Tahoe was pulling out of the parking lot, Herd my truck lope after I had just put it in park like the other guy and he puts it in reverse and backs it all the way behind my truck and says that thing sounds good you got a cam in it don't you. He said he had a mustang that he races at the track sometimes.
When my truck is in Drive it doesn't lope as much, but when I have it in park idling people always notice it as it lopes a lot more.
Two different occasions people stopped me at the dollar store close to where I live, because I go in there a lot to get drinks.
1 guy stopped me and said "does that thing have a cam in it?" I said yeah its a small cam. He said I knew something wasn't right and it sounded different when you were pulling up, then when you put it in park I herd it lope.
2nd guy in a Tahoe was pulling out of the parking lot, Herd my truck lope after I had just put it in park like the other guy and he puts it in reverse and backs it all the way behind my truck and says that thing sounds good you got a cam in it don't you. He said he had a mustang that he races at the track sometimes.
When my truck is in Drive it doesn't lope as much, but when I have it in park idling people always notice it as it lopes a lot more.
10-17-2011, 02:45 PM
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I just put the cam in the crew cab Saturday... Already had tons of those "Looks".
Sunday before I got the tune in it (keep in mind, .617/.620 lift) I pulled up to the gas station and this guy I know who knows I'm into performance stuff says, "Man... what went wrong? The truck sounds rough!" I had to explain it had a cam now.
Last night, I pull up to pick up my woman and she's on the phone with her friend... "Something sounds terribly wrong with my boyfriends truck, I'll call you back." She didn't understand that the cam install would do that.
Today I was pulling into my apt complex and a cute girl (19-20) in an LS1 Firebird is trying to get in the gate and forgot her code. I clicked my gate clicker and let her in, following her around halfway to my apt. She parks and gets out and gives me one of those "I know that's gotta be fast looks" for about 100 yards... just following the truck with her eyes.
Sunday before I got the tune in it (keep in mind, .617/.620 lift) I pulled up to the gas station and this guy I know who knows I'm into performance stuff says, "Man... what went wrong? The truck sounds rough!" I had to explain it had a cam now.
Last night, I pull up to pick up my woman and she's on the phone with her friend... "Something sounds terribly wrong with my boyfriends truck, I'll call you back." She didn't understand that the cam install would do that.
Today I was pulling into my apt complex and a cute girl (19-20) in an LS1 Firebird is trying to get in the gate and forgot her code. I clicked my gate clicker and let her in, following her around halfway to my apt. She parks and gets out and gives me one of those "I know that's gotta be fast looks" for about 100 yards... just following the truck with her eyes.
10-17-2011, 04:25 PM
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Today I was pulling into my apt complex and a cute girl (19-20) in an LS1 Firebird is trying to get in the gate and forgot her code. I clicked my gate clicker and let her in, following her around halfway to my apt. She parks and gets out and gives me one of those "I know that's gotta be fast looks" for about 100 yards... just following the truck with her eyes.
10-17-2011, 04:38 PM
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Hahaha this thread is awesome!
I miss the hell out of my old H/C 5.3
Rolling into a gas station with the cutout open was great.
Every person in every surrounding parking lot would stare at me, even the store clerks would be looking. I don't think i ever went to a gas station and didn't get stopped or talked to by random people when the cutout was open.
As far as people saying that big cams get old... I will never get tired of hearing a big cam while im sitting in traffic or a stoplight or something.
I miss the hell out of my old H/C 5.3
Rolling into a gas station with the cutout open was great.
Every person in every surrounding parking lot would stare at me, even the store clerks would be looking. I don't think i ever went to a gas station and didn't get stopped or talked to by random people when the cutout was open.
As far as people saying that big cams get old... I will never get tired of hearing a big cam while im sitting in traffic or a stoplight or something.
