Cole Curtis

I purchased a 5.3l block for my swap into an 82 camaro and the guy "threw" in a ls1 cam for free. My question is how will this cam work in 5.3l and is it worth putting in or getting a custom grind. I've looked up the part and grind # to no avail. I know a little bit about cams but not that much and I find it weird the intake and exhaust are the same? and what kind of hp gains could I expect over a stock cam or another custom grind?
Specs: part# 54-000-11 grind#: 13117r/13117r
gross valve lift: I-.598 E-.598
Duration @ .006 Tappet lift 275 275
duration @ .050 I- 226 E-226
lobe lift I-.3520 E-same
Lobe separation 113.0

Cole Curtis

anybody? from research I've gathered I don't think it would be a much bigger cam

FIRECHICKEN5.3

I just put a LS1 cam in my 5.3 but have not tried it out yet. Car craft did a cam article and the LS1 cam made 50 hp more on the top end but lost 28ft/lb torque around 2800.

omar2guy

Not worth anything from all that I have read, ls6 or ls2 if they r pretty much given to you at a very good price, other than that I'd save up and go custom cam

Cole Curtis

So this is a stock ls1 cam? i thought it might have a custom grind to it :/ dang it lol. And this is a car that I want to be fast from stoplight to stoplight which is all about the torque so I don't really want to lose the torque :/ guess I'll be getting a custom cam then. Any suggestions that are good for gains now and turbo friendly?

BaddBird

iTrader: (6)

The specs in your first post are not a stock ls1 cam.

omar2guy

U know what I guess I didn't see ur full post, but frrom what I can remember those specs r definitely not stock ls1 specs. Someone correct me if Im wrong

BaddBird

iTrader: (6)

LS1 Camshaft Specifications
1998 - 2000 Fbody
202/210 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.496" / 0.496" int/exh lift
116 LSA 2001 - 2002 Fbody
197/207 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.467" / 0.479" int/exh lift
116 LSA
2001 LS6 cam
207/217 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.525" / 0.525" int/exh lift
116 LSA 2002+ LS6 cam
204/218 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.551" / 0.547" int/exh lift
117 LSA

Cole Curtis

*edit already beaten to it
and so I guess now I'm just left wondering how does my cam compare? is it way bigger? about the same? It seems to me its sizably bigger.

BaddBird

iTrader: (6)

Its a comp not much bigger then 224/224 cams plenty of those around.
Its a little bigger then what I would call a baby cam. Is there any advance ground it?

Cole Curtis

So what would the hp gains be over stock? The .006 to .050 rate was 149 isn't that kind of aggressive? and yeah it says +4 advance

JakeFusion

iTrader: (7)

One cam I've always liked in daily driver LS1s or 5.3s is the EPS 222/226...

EPS has a 222/226 .597"/.598" 115+3 using EPS lobes (which are endurance type). It has made 430rwhp with stock unported LS6 heads.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...k-results.html

390rwhp stock heads:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...241-heads.html

Another 390rwhp with stock heads:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...3-results.html

430rwhp with PRC 5.3s:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...p-410rwtq.html

I'd do that cam.

Cole Curtis

wow that seems like a great cam. Is the mpg drastically hurt by it? and would it be fine with a little bit of boost all I'm going to run would be 6 psi or so

JakeFusion

iTrader: (7)

It's a mild cam with small duration at .006" so it'll mpg fine with a good tune. It will do fine with that boost level too.

Cole Curtis

ok thats awesome thank you. I'll post my results once I get everything in. Your help is really appreciated. I'm sure I'll need more on the way haha.