genesisjoelton

ok i have a friend with a 94 lt1 probaly making 330 at the whp i wanna beat him so i have a 5.3 in my car with full exhust right now no tune we ran once already he pulled me by 2 cars thats about it and im gonna get a ls1 cam from a 5.7 and i was wonder could yall tell me how differnce that will make and i was gonna get 243 head or 241 witch evers better or give me little more power i wanna make at least 340 hopefully

Tyrel2018

iTrader: (8)

the ls1 cam wont help that much, you need to get a stall converter and the 243 heads are deffinatly the better of the two but more exspencive and so you know 799's are the same as 243s. the z06 243's are different but a set of 799's or truck 243 heads would be fine for what you are doing but i would go with a small cam like a 224r from texas speed.

genesisjoelton

im only wont 15hp out the cam and to be about 320whp thats about with this 5.3

ls1kbush

iTrader: (2)

You could probably beat him just by running race gas and take off before him. Or just 100 shot of nitrous and dont tell him.
Lower temp thermostat.
There are many ways to pic up a few hp or to be faster.
Clean all your junk out of your car.
Leave your spare tire at home along with your seats and other items.
Get some GTO spare tires for front runners.
Throw a 50 lb weight in his car when he's not looking.
Go on a diet.

Im just sayin if you just want to beat him and thats it then save your money.

By the way
Happy New Year.

genesisjoelton

happy new year to u to im really wonting to be at least 320 whp

moeZ28

iTrader: (7)

Just to let you know...the cam in your stock 5.3L is the same cam that came in stock 2001-02 5.7L LS1 motors...98-2000 5.7L had a slightly, and I mean slightly larger cam that might get you an extra 1-3 rwhp...you are better off getting a much better cam than a stock LS1 cam.

JaYZeig

iTrader: (11)

was gonna mention this^^^

id start with some basic tune up necessities if you havent...plugs/wires/fuel filter...gotta get all the maintnence knocked out first.

hammertime

iTrader: (1)

Don't waste your time swapping another stock cam in unless you go with one of the ls6 cams. Anything else would give you only negligible gains.

Better still, look at some of the stealth cams if you don't want him to know what hit him. 30-40hp while sounding almost stock should fit the bill nicely.

genesisjoelton

What about a ls3 cam

hammertime

iTrader: (1)

Almost identical to the '01 LS6 cam.

GM cam specs

If you find one, may as well ****** it.

genesisjoelton

So what kinda power gains can I look for out of a ls3

moeZ28

iTrader: (7)

Dude, just get an aftermarket cam...if your worried about valve springs and stuff, get a hotcam or ASA cam and use LS6 springs. They are still smaller lift cams, but will sounds a hell of a lot better than a stock cam and be alot better performers!

genesisjoelton

Well I'm getting this cam for free so I'm just looking for something to make this thing beat this **** as LT cause I hate this guy with a passion but I'm not looking for nothing other than stock I need my car for back and fourth to work and I have a 6.0 that I'm working on so I'm just looking for the cheapest easyiest way

LS1121

iTrader: (17)

Tune it, small stall converter and use the 100 Octane race fuel you buy in the gas station that should do it for you.

hammertime

iTrader: (1)

Stall and tune are good suggestions, but I beg to differ on the race gas. More octane can only make more power if you are limited on the total amount of timing you can run, which is not the case on a stock engine. The slower burn will likely cost him a few hp - and a lot more to fuel up.