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Old 02-15-2009, 07:56 PM
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After getting a great offer on my Malibu wagon it is going down the road in stock condition.

I am replacing it with a 92 notch that will be receiving the following parts
the car is going to be a carbed setup

lq4/6.0
ported 241's
aje k member
powerglide or th350
4.10 gear
msd 6010
prosystems carb

THe car will probably end up with a plate system for the time being but won't be used that much

I have two "undecided" parts

First off. Going carbed what is a good cam to go with? I am probably going to order a Texas Speed custom but I am not sure on what specs to go with that would vary from an injected setup.

The car will be street driven but I am not against it having a lopey idle or bigger lift. (the heads will have springs good for .650)

Secondly I have to decide between the Victor Jr. or Performer carbed intake.
Vic jr says 3500-7500
performer 1500-6500

I can't imagine I am going to twist it that hard but want it to still run good

as a comparision my last engine I had in a malibu wagon was
383 sbc
dart iron heads
herbert solid roller .585/.600 lift
vic jr.
flowed 750dp

with a converter I didn't notice any lowend issues using the vic jr. but am new to the LS engines to know if they are more prone to issues..


Thanks in advance for any advice
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You might get good answers to your cam question over on the Gen III Internal Engines forum since it is not conversion specific. They have a Cam sticky at the top of the forum. Just a suggestion.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...rnal-engine-5/

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I have looked there but really didn't find much regarding cam swaps for carbed cars...

The sticky is nice but I'm not sure of the differences between the carb/injection setup




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