New to ls1 tech. Swapping E30 BMW to 5.3
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New to ls1 tech. Swapping E30 BMW to 5.3
Hey guys, I'm new to ls1 tech.. I do have a couple of questions. Like it states above, I'm a couple days away from tearing apart my 84 two door e30 BMW to put a 5.3 in.. I'm really wanting to put a cam in it. Also have to use ls1 intake to clear hood... But my questions are what cam to run? The cam I really want to run is a MS3 with .650 springs. That's really what I'm wanting if I can even run that cam in a 5.3?? My buddy was trying to talk me into running a Vindicator cam. Which I know is way to big for what I want... The motor will be stock other than cam and intake... So guys I need some opinions on cams, and rather or not to run the MS3 the cam I really want. Thanks guys!
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TECH Resident
I don't have any input on the cams, however if you're going to go to the trouble of a cam swap, you might want to consider an intake upgrade from the LS1. It works and all, but it's the poorest performing intake of the bunch. I think it's even a step down from the big ugly truck intake in torque.
I'm not the most educated on intakes, as I am just using a stock intake that came on my LS2, but I think the LS6 intake performs much better. You could probably also use the LS6 cam in your 5.3
I'm not the most educated on intakes, as I am just using a stock intake that came on my LS2, but I think the LS6 intake performs much better. You could probably also use the LS6 cam in your 5.3
#5
The car is just a junk yard play toy, slide around a couple of times, not a race car nor a drift car. But yes was going to up grade a lot of stuff thanks for the input
#6
I don't have any input on the cams, however if you're going to go to the trouble of a cam swap, you might want to consider an intake upgrade from the LS1. It works and all, but it's the poorest performing intake of the bunch. I think it's even a step down from the big ugly truck intake in torque.
I'm not the most educated on intakes, as I am just using a stock intake that came on my LS2, but I think the LS6 intake performs much better. You could probably also use the LS6 cam in your 5.3
I'm not the most educated on intakes, as I am just using a stock intake that came on my LS2, but I think the LS6 intake performs much better. You could probably also use the LS6 cam in your 5.3