roller rockers or camshaft (Series I SC)

What next? I only have 2 mods a cai and a 2.5 pulley. after saving some money i was wandering what would be best for my cars perfomance, roller rockers or a street/ strip grind camshaft from seriesoneperfomance.

I'd get a scanner next if I were you, but here's some info on cams and rockers:

https://rivperformance.editboard.com/Supercharged-3800-Tech-c2/Series-II-Engine-Transmission-f4/Cam-or-Rockers-t857.htm

You might be best off investing in a better flowing exhaust first. I don't know what's available for your Series I 3800, but the stock exhaust manifolds and downpipe are pretty restrictive on the Series II cars. Rockers would be an easier install than a cam.

1998 Riv wrote:

You might be best off investing in a better flowing exhaust first. I don't know what's available for your Series I 3800, but the stock exhaust manifolds and downpipe are pretty restrictive on the Series II cars. Rockers would be an easier install than a cam.

well i already have some flowmaster exhausts on and i also had the resonator cutt off for more sound but im also willing to spend the money for the cam to be installed which i think will give me a better performance gain over the rockers?

A cam will bring the ultimate performance gain throughout the band, at the expense of rough idle and the need for some tuning. Rockers give a decent upper RPM increase with almost no change to your engine's operation under 4k RPM. You'll keep your fuel economy with rockers, too.

Good idea replacing the DP like Dave suggested.

etosino2009 wrote:

What next? I only have 2 mods a cai and a 2.5 pulley. after saving some money i was wandering what would be best for my cars perfomance, roller rockers or a street/ strip grind camshaft from seriesoneperfomance.

WHAT YEAR DO YOU HAVE 95-96?

SC 95 in other post. Evan, you should add some details on your car into your signature, will help us to answer ??? you have.

time for a motor swap!!!

quote: "I only have 2 mods a cai and a 2.5 pulley."

Oh, I was thinking it was a '96, lol.

97rivman wrote:

etosino2009 wrote:

What next? I only have 2 mods a cai and a 2.5 pulley. after saving some money i was wandering what would be best for my cars perfomance, roller rockers or a street/ strip grind camshaft from seriesoneperfomance.

WHAT YEAR DO YOU HAVE 95-96?

etosino2009 wrote:

seriesoneperfomance.

yea...seriesone doesnt do much good for 96's we have the L67 too ya know

yah no my car is def 95 with the series 1

Go with the cam!

PLAY HARD OR GO HOME!



If you want to spend the extra time (or money if your not doing it yourself) go with the cam. I thought about doing rockers too instead but a lot of people I read on 3800pro and clubgp and other forums who had rockers said they were going to get a cam soon anyway. I just skipped the middleman and went right for the cam.

yah i have to agree im going to go for the cam even though it will cost more sense i don't know how to install it but all i want is the more horses it provides than the rockers. and also befor i get this i know there is diffrent tyes but should i get the street/stip grind cam with just my cai, and 2.5 pulley modded in my engine

Cam makes sense, being that the Series I engine needs every bit of help you can give it!