Biggest Cam ever? Detroit Autorama 2009 Crank up the sub

View this preview video from the Detroit AutoRama. If you like big cams and loud cars you will dig this clip. Make sure you have a good set of speakers and crank up the sub. Your neighbors won't like you though.

[@kd5icr1967]

This was the last vid I watched with my dad before he passed away, he loved it.

[@Jayandhis25cents]

SORRY to hear about that!!

[@flames_6265]

donutdoode69 explain what you think is funny about that? Asswipe.

[@miltonrafaelgonzalez549]

Sorry bro - I lost my old man 10 months ago and we always watch old VW battle stuff.... hope they meet around one day ... peace

[@Exempty]

@donutdoode69 how is that funny?

[@braxiano6462]

Hey man im so sorry to hear i hope nothing but the best for ur future and for god to lead you in a great direction. Bless ur soul

[@joedoole3527]

Sounds more like blower surge than a huge cam.

[@frankcastle9691]

You are correct sir

[@ivmstang]

That’s definitely blower surge

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

Both?

[@fireblazen1486]

Yes

[@ckane510]

That’s because it is. Whoever posted doesn’t have a clue I guess.

[@Skwisgar2322]

the reason you hear the two supercharged cars RPM pulsating is called boost or blower surge. basically they are not tuned to idle and make too much boost, as the motor leans out the RPMs come up the boost comes up and richens the mixture out and the engine slows down, the RPM's drop low enough to have a lean mixture causing the RPM's to increase, rinse, repeat.

[@BrassStacks]

Great explanation, thanks

[@maxamillion3297]

Skwisgar2322 Correct, thank god atleast one other person in the world knows how this works

[@spencerleonard9706]

I was just about to say that

[@chappo8100]

Skwisgar2322 i just read the entire wikipedia article on carburetors and actually understand this aha

[@wmwardwell]

Skwisgar2322 blower lope

[@Muadib223]

That isn't the cam making it lurch like that, it's blower surge and a cold engine...

[@justins4d]

I'm glad someone agrees with me! If it were the cam, the mountain motors in prostock cars would be surging. Those cams are HUGE, you only see the surging when a car has a blower.

[@allanpolk2681]

Man, That Sh-Boom Caddy is the baddest sounding most gorgeous rod I've ever seen. The blower surge was putting so much torque to the rear end, that it was compressing the wheelie bars at every surge. WHAT A RIDE !!!

[@totalchoaspunk1757]

That was WACKY... is the rearend so loose in that ,,,that its rotating at idle? WTF ???

[@DemonsSoulsSuperPro]

Trailer queens. All that power and they just drive around in a auditorium.

[@ColAngus]

+Zoe Thompson I hope that was sarcasm :D

[@flyinsossers]

+Zoe Thompson LOL ;) good point darlin

[@PumpkinWitch1]

right run what you brung.more street cred if you drove it there.keep it real girl.

[@SnowUltra]

+Zoe Thompson just because its at a car show doesn't mean they don't race it too.

[@motorhead3153]

couldnt of said it any better

[@ChuckBeefOG]

Blower surge is not a big cam.

[@hardone4608]

Thank you !!! Most people don't know that...

[@Customwinder1]

Correct👍

[@academyofnaturaljustice8939]

That blower and wild cam sound awesome. I got the same surge from my normally aspirated standard 360 V8 Mopar by advancing the timing and possible vacuum advance changes. Then same again from a HP GM V6 with stage 3 cam, all without any blowers or turbo's. Seriously, I got was a sore neck from the surge and sick of popping the bonnet to prove to folks it was not blown. But i must admit, blower surge does sound better.

[@robbygee2539]

Stupid people don't know that.

[@jakobshinn3032]

Ripped hoff I got that with my blown 429" big block

[@James7796ify]

That's the blower surging not a massive cam

[@hudsonja]

What causes blower surge? Oh, large cams? Oh...

[@James7796ify]

+Joseph Hudson settle down Joseph. It's a rich/lean cycle cause the inconsistent rpms

[@ndinadis]

big cams accentuate it but its not the real cause, mechanical fuel injection is whats causing the rich lean oscillation

[@mareksumguy1887]

Its mainly the blower.

[@mattadelsperger]

apparently no one here has built a heavy breather.

[@chetabumposess09]

Yeah mate she's all stock, never been raced

[@heisenbooger]

One owner, never driven, no trades

[@Neojhun]

Probably does actually have low miles. Not streetable.

[@harryrupertus2075]

That wheelie bar tappin the ground is great 🤣👍🏻🤘🏻

[@ShawneePappen-wh6cl]

That thing sounds like a beast and the sound of these big engines are music to my ears

[@65SteveC]

That Mustang is BADASS! Beautiful car with a killer sound! Love it!!

[@toolroomorganization]

Surely some big cams and loud cars. I especially liked the sound of that Ford Mustang.

[@williamfstackjr]

I want to see it run the 1/4 mile.

[@tannerevans7795]

BILL STACK it'll die in 7 yards

[@Bpohlman13]

The pulsating actually has very little to do with the cam. It is actually created by the butterflies on the intake. Since the supercharger creates a vacuum to the butterflies, it forces them to close completely. Wich in turn starves the engine of air. This causes the vacuum to die down from the engine being close to stalling. Which in turn allows the butterflies to open slightly again, because there is no vacuum keeping them closed. This process keeps happening over and over.

[@stylepoints.180]

*facepalm* With fixed valve timing, a camshaft is set up to make the most power and torque for a specific engine RPM. When this range is moved to a higher RPM than stock, it affects idle quality. Specifically the idle RPM may not be steady and/or the engine may sound as if it would stall and stop, but it doesnt, hence a "lumpy" cam. and BTW N/A cars also do it not just superchargers

[@mattyvd69]

I've seen 3500hp Top Doorslammers and 7000hp Top Fuellers that idle better than the blown cars in that clip. It may be impressive for your average tyrekicker to see at a show, but if any of those cars went near a track (which I reckon would be rare), everyone there would be telling them to get a new cam. Believe it or not, they'd most likely pick up a few more horses and a quicker ET with a proper cam. That silver Mustang however is absolutely brilliant, and it just sounds so brutal...

[@aadvb6664]

03:16 it fucking squads from the idling torque :O

[@blakelatta9712]

Adriaan VB 1200hp+ look up SH boom drag on yt

[@fireant65]

Totally awesome rides! I have to commend anyone with enough skill to create such a beautiful piece of machinery!

[@Carl_wheezer222]

I agree these rides are a work of art and fast as hell

[@jonsuttle8104]

The blower overdrive is what is making some of the cars sound so goofy.

[@BillyKnockout]

3:05 -...sounds like a army marching off to war... i love it !!

[@BigBlock4Door]

If you want to hear great sounding engines, go to a drag race and listen to the Super Stock cars.

[@dcarden3031]

6 years later im still watching this

[@Eric_W]

I loved the location/s of the exhaust on that last car, very cool!

[@carolinabeacher1558]

my grandma had a tractor that did the same thing. except she drove her tractor more than they drive this.

[@blakelatta9712]

beach bummin the last car is over 1200hp it's not a car you drive on the street everyday lol

[@newedgefrank3257]

carolina beachin you need more practice, if your trying to be funny

[@mrichards4724]

Christian Mijarez *you're

[@newedgefrank3257]

MR Withersee I didn’t know I was in school. Do you have a teaching degree or some?

[@mrichards4724]

Christian Mijarez *or something.

[@tnbjune5177]

the mustang sounded the best

[@mikestraley7201]

That's because it's the only one, I'm guessing, that actually gets driven and isn't a dust collector. It definitely is tuned and ready to do more than roll off a trailer.

[@kerbygator]

The cars are ok, but I came here for the expert blower advice in the comment section.

[@Bricklinsv1970]

Well you came to the wrong place. Try Pep Boys smart guy.

[@mikldude]

awesome.....old school rocks !!!

[@spyer212]

2:13 angels begin to sing

[@CarolineSelf]

Now, this brings back some memories, nothing like a cam that makes the whole car rock.

[@jathantucker2996]

Is he running on alcohol. Alcohol cars normally have that sporadic loping sound. Plus you normally have to shoot some in the blower to get it started, if I'm correct.

[@s10rider07]

i could listen to this alllllllll day

[@rodgerwoods4971]

Some Beautiful Trailer Queens 👍

[@CCMVECTOR52]

When you're 3 year old son goes "Daddy where can i get me one of those" you know you're a good dad.

[@Andrewlang90]

AssassinAngling As well as a kid that won’t mind if spend some of his college funds on speed parts and rubber lol

[@butthead743]

How's that kid now?

[@Frosty_Skippy]

The thing most others miss, is how neatly it idles in N.. a big cam wouldnt idle that smooth.

[@Kiwi_As]

That surge is insane

[@dman8585]

She boom ,last vid while bar tour to match motor cam, very well done

[@Dabber422]

Had a car with a Vacuum leak sounded just as good :)

[@xxHOLESHOTxx]

Heads Up lolololol

[@dawhoda1]

Vacuum leaks don't sound good dude

[@justenough730]

Michael Russo and neither does that

[@Toxic2T]

@@justenough730 It does sound good pal

[@mikestraley7201]

wtf is it with trailer queens? Cars are made to be DRIVEN not just on and off a trailer. A majority of these things would break and puke fluids before even going a mile. Beautiful cars, one and all, but seriously, why have a car you can't drive????/

[@conorbryan4718]

When you have money it doesn't matter haha

[@mikestraley7201]

Apparently so

[@1dewoine]

Mike Straley i agree with you . ill be at my local track this weekend to see the paint chipped real drag cars

[@Gerald5000]

Also, a lot of guys don't live within a reasonable distance from car shows and it's impractical driving the car, to and from, because of the terrible mileage excessive horsepower tends to bring. They'd have to be stopping too often to refuel.

[@bvsandman]

Damn straight, 77 camaro, daily driver, 450 HP. Fuck my paint, it's still a beauty.

[@dustinthompson9955]

That mustang sounded phenomenal..

[@ionizdgrunt2]

3:06 OMG! that first blue flamed car has a crazy amount of torque, its INSANE! the whole car moves to the right side!!! ME WANTS!!

[@GreenJeep1998]

Damn that candy red Ford was sexy!

[@cozmcwillie7897]

Absolutely beautiful looks& sound. Although... I was told a long time ago that revving up before switching off was not good. I used to think it was useful to give a final little blast of charge to the battery. However when you turn off the power, the oil pump stops immediately, and because you revved it first, the pistons are still going up& down, but without any oil pumping: so you're wiping away what should've been left coating everything ready for start-up. Doing it a few time probably doesn't matter, and on occasion adds to the drama of the show (like here); but on yer everyday runner it's not a good idea. If things are different these days tell me, I will stand corrected if needs be.

[@Soulrollsdeep]

Sounds like broscience bullshit to me bro

[@NoorquackerInd]

Wait what? Oil pumps are engine-driven, aren't they? I don't think I've heard of any cars outside of super niche Formula 1 style stuff not having directly engine driven oil pumps

[@cozmcwillie7897]

@@NoorquackerInd Good point. I didn't know this. Thanks. Although, I'll leave the comment just to see if it gets anymore replies.

[@erikislas6201]

You were told this by whom? An internal combustion engineer? Yeah, okay.

[@cozmcwillie7897]

@@erikislas6201 I wish I could remember, it must've been over 35 years ago.

[@GareyCooperdude]

Listen to that thing lope over.....must be like a 2" rise on that cam......love it.

[@chuckwagon5518]

That "Sha-Boom" Caddy is off the hook!

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

Flames are so overdone. I'm going to have my car painted with a light green haze to look like it's covered with pollen. Also a few spots of bird shit and a dead leaf or two. Maybe I'll use real pollen and bird shit and just clear coat over it. I gotta start patenting these ideas.

[@shaneblandford-scherr3375]

lol agreed

[@cumminsrealpower680]

Soxruleyanksdrool Lmao!!!! 🤣😂🤣😂 Cheaper than those overdone flames, and at least yours be real!!!!

[@Avetho]

Man made patina?

[@dawhoda1]

I assume you won't be having to quit your day job 😂

[@mikehunt783]

You my sir have talent

[@losi8ightyew]

The rev up and idle isnt lope at all. Its called "hunting". Cam lope is very sloppy and sounds like its missing.

[@moeynola6747]

***** lololol

[@shredBucketheadshred]

No its NOT called hunting, you get hunting with efi an these cars have machanical injection, what you are hearing is blower surge, its when the mechanical fuel pump is driven off the engine an it builds pressure then purged by the barrel valve to feed the engine fuel an keep it running,when the engine is fed more fuel it raises the rpm an in turn turns the supercharger faster not so creating more boost as its only at idle but letting the engine breath a lil better for those moments till that small amount of fuel is used and the rpms drop again till more fuel is injected an the whole proscess starts again, that combined with a big cam makes the surge more dramatic

[@blaidheflin6800]

Im pretty sure its the blower surging not the cams loping

[@ionracer24]

Not hunting, blower roll.....

[@itsgr82bl8]

Ion Racer It's not blower roll either, it is called blower surge...

[@joebarnes3178]

When you have a caddy that has to have wheelie bars. You da man

[@hebson21]

Guy near me built a cuda with a huge cam, super lopey n/a. It almost dies at idle and sounds wicked

[@williamg3518]

its blower surge

[@edwintorres4614]

Why the fuck does anybody cares what they do with their cars it's their money!

[@jpadgett5936]

Edwin Torres

[@NicolasT94]

fire ball

[@oby-1607]

Nothing like the pulse of true horsepower.

[@gramos1959]

Damn that's amazing wish i could see them run

[@TheWoundChannel]

It's the mechanical fuel injection making it sound like that. Not really anything to do with the cam.

[@eternaldarkness3126]

***** you need an ice pack.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

Nope. It's blower surge. Kenne bell is a different type of supercharger emtirely

[@greenwoodcowboy]

You'll know when you hear a full race cam and non of those cars are that extreme.Like the gentleman below said,the blower cars in the video do that naturally,Has nothing to do with the cam.

[@Shaker1000]

my cammed Camaro does that with no blower

[@greenwoodcowboy]

Jack Ripper What model year of Camaro do you have?

[@Shaker1000]

2002 6.0 swap, prc 2.5 heads, 244 246 cam 106 lsa,m6.... Driving the car below 10 mph the car bucks forward with every lope of the cam so I hold the clutch down when im on public roads with lots of stop signs and stop lights, I have c6 also but it has a 4500 Circle D stall so its very street able.

[@greenwoodcowboy]

Jack Ripper SWEEEEEET!!

[@greenwoodcowboy]

Jack Ripper Have you ever taken it to the strip?

[@Vherbal]

best sound on the internet hands down

[@christopherbell7159]

This makes me cry the sound the cams swallow fuel melts my heart

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

That would drive me crazy. Can't be properly tuned,...CAN'T be.

[@coopyd6402]

+Glitch you're an idiot

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

+Dan D ....why do you say that? No need for insults brother -> I simply meant that across thousands of hot rods I've stood in front of that turn anywhere from a 12 flat to a 5.85 1/4 mile, ...I've never seen a car lurch like that. Can't you set out your statement and opinion without being derogatory ? Maybe you can't

[@coopyd6402]

its a supercharged engine that's how they run

[@Glitch-nr9ct]

But why don't the supercharged engines at the drag strips run like that ?

[@coopyd6402]

depends how much boost there making some do some dont

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

I can't stand shiny cars that do nothing but look pretty. Screw you ppl that look at that shit and give the owners the impression it's cool. Them things have wheels for a reason, take it outside and get it dirty. More ppl like to see themselves hungry on stuff like this. Besides, cars like that HAVE TO BE OUTSIDE to be enjoyed properly. Can't run them in a show, can't smell them properly, can't hear all the little noises right. Gah, nice cars tho! I have the utmost respect for the guys that spend thousands and break the cars once in a while, THEY got stories to tell though!

[@ln2596]

obsession PC. when you as a individual spend the crazy amount of money and time on a project can you dictate the outcome. Wish all the money I've spent over the years on cars was dedicated to one that was still in my garage .

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

LN 125 You probably enjoyed driving the cars though. Not look at the thing in a glass cage and wish it had been cheaper so you could ACTUALLY drive it, no? If you didn't dream about it, you would not even have bought the car in the first place.

[@ln2596]

+ObsessionPC if you have never taken one apart , completely rebuilt the engine , transmission, rear end and whatever else needed replacing just to do it again because of FUN and done this with many vehicles then I wouldn't expect you to understand . Fun cost's money,i would like to be able to enjoy two of them now but they are long gone and life is different.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

+LN 125 +LN 125 Well yeah it costs money, but why spend it, when only you and a few others will ever see what it got you? I have helped with rebuilding a 1967 Camaro, a 2005 Dodge Ram SRT10 and I am doing a Canadian made 1986 Grand Marquis (don't laugh I love that car). All have or will have seen hundreds of man hours, but all of them are on the road with ppl admiring them. I LOVE THAT FACT. I am a technician not just to preserve, but to repair when it breaks. And it breaks when you use it, who cares, it is fun, I understand that. Jay Leno drives all his cars afaik.

[@jairo3069]

i like how that white classic with the blue flames has that lean to its walk.

[@91slownotch]

@akrause, Yes the pro mods do not surge like that, but they also idle a helluva lot higher RPM. It can be tuned out, but you sacrifice some power doing so. The Impala is strictly a show car anyhow, so I'm sure the owner isn't to worried about a little compressor surge! It lurches like that cause of a very soft front suspension.

[@superassassin47]

this doesnt even sound good

[@chefdan87]

Sorry they dont sound like shitty honda four bangers, this is what horsepower and torque sounds like.

[@superassassin47]

honda four banger? sorry i dont like cammed that sound like its stalling

[@sssarsss]

you have to much estrogen content ~!

[@superassassin47]

ya cuz that makes sense

[@MrPolids]

superassassin47 its called a hydraulics cam shaft, long lobes breh

[@Pawsrmagic]

I loved the Caddy most of all

[@DangerZONEpixel]

omg thank you so much! finaly another person on this earth with a brain about super chargers,

[@AwakeAudio]

hey I drive a turbo Accord and i LOVE this video :)

[@WiryOak]

Blower surge and cam lope are TWO DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF AN ENGINE! This sounds like blower surge.

[@cosmicbeing3338]

I love it some ppl think that first car he was giving in the gas to make it surge like that but thats at idle that massive blower does that including the big cam some cars chirp the rear tires just from idling lol

[@mybadvette]

Bumpstick hell, that first chevy was sick I wonder what the torque reading at idle would be on a dyno? Awesome video.

[@tomjenkins8488]

WOW....the show car crowd is a different breed!

[@wayneshearon3203]

Now That's what you call a beast.

[@mxmang]

Lol i chrome casted this to my stereo... Speakers are 3x8s in each tower and 2x 18s.... This didn't disappoint

[@inspector13jjf]

My old 11 second nitrous 5.0 Mustang had a motor that was pretty close to stock specs as well but with a bit of nitrous and also had a stock rear axle. I could carry some extra tools as well as a pair of axles but I couldn't also bring along an extra motor if I grenaded it. It's just peace of mind for me that I can get it home and not have to worry about fixing it before the track kicks me out for the night.

[@1CLOOOUD]

awesome show!! soo cool

[@amusmentinfo9642]

This is amazing

[@jeremykgutierrez]

that's a boost surge the blower is so big that it builds boost immediately and give that cam because the intake is getting so much air with the throttle body barely open

[@Bonbon-og7cw]

A lot of people seem to dislike these cars cause they aren’t driven much. Look, a lot of these cars aren’t street legal so that’s a start. Also, most of these cars are pushing hp numbers that dwarfs 1000, so it would be impractical and unsafe to drive them on normal roads. Not to mention gas consumption, and that some of these would be on race fuel. Also, you can daily a car and still have it look as shiny as these cars. Its called some prep work. Spend a good weekend buffing and shining a car, then trailer it over to the show. After the show, go right back to getting down and dirty on the strip

[@staytrue6466]

All in the tuning

[@donniedale3522]

old school 396/425 modified production when you can count the licks from each cylinder, then you can say big cam.

[@Eric_W]

What's your dream car? Mine is an El Camino... any year really but the 1968-69 style is my fav

[@DavidSmith-mk7qo]

I was waiting for someone to catch that. You could have a bone stock cam and it would do the same thing. Guess these guys haven't been around many supercharged rides!!

[@SCHMULBACH22]

A shaft in the engine on which are the lobes (cams) that operate the valves. The camshaft is driven by the crankshaft, via a belt, chain or gears, at one half the crankshaft speed. One or more camshafts regulate the opening and closing of the valves in all piston engines.

[@patrickhyland532]

gotta love the lope of that blower

[@leadersuccess3761]

I like the last one :)

[@rattslive1255]

*I just Subscribed :))*

[@bebo5558]

The 283 in my '65 sounds like that!

[@recoilgamers7182]

Some big sound in there

[@UnitedStatesOfSpange]

this car is pretty beast

[@joedotson7678]

That's the blower doing that master mechanic

[@WOZCINEMA]

My 292 Comp Cam sounded a bit like that in my Nova. RAD!

[@headfirst6227]

Blower surge or big cam it doesn’t matter. It’s a whole lot for something that doesn’t do more than 5 mph.

[@iambiggus]

You said it .. DRIVER. Appreciating a nice car is fine and dandy. True gear heads want to drive a nice car, all the time.

[@EndingHopeLive]

I agree with what you said about them probably not making past the 60ft... But I have seen a good number of 7 to 10 sec cars on bags in the rear...

[@sabiniloren8213]

feeeeeelin the overlap!!!!!!!

[@LuvThaHustle508]

Sorry to hear that man, Im sure he's lovin it up there in hot rod heaven. Keep yourself occupied and your head up, better times are to come.

[@robbygee2539]

Might consider a secondary golf cart motor in the trunk for moments like these.....

[@dustinknotts31]

yea it is blower surge but wen you use a blower you also want a high lift high duration cam

[@2k5dodgesrt4]

there is only one thing i dislike about car shows like autorama's most of the cars are "garage queens" a piece of art when long ago they were driven the way they were meant to be while showing off there true beauty.

[@4bmain1969427]

My 1965 GTO, and most 1960's GTOs all sounded like that if you kept the idle speed low when you first crank them up....rum,bumbumbum,rum,bumbumbum...McKellar cam!!!

[@siTTinLo]

ShBoom gone Wild,, you got to hear that in person to appreciate it.

[@2TheBlazers]

HAD TO SUB

[@branon6565]

That Mustang is SO sick.....damn....