LTx383

Hey guys new on here. I am the owner of a 1996 C/E Corvette LT4. After owning it a few months my buddy decided to sell me his LT1 383 build. The engine had been bench tested but never installed. He was building it for a large shot of spray. So I am pretty excited. Altho the engine is finished and ready to go he had suggested that I swap out the cam for something bigger. I am not sure what cam is in there, its not a daily driver but i would like something street-able still. thought I would see what you all suggest. The 383 engine specs are below:

LT1:
58mm TB
Lt4 intake manifold
AFR 195cc heads 1031
Mahle 12:1 pistons
T&D Machine Shaft Mount Rockers, LT1/LT4
H-beam rods
Scat 3.750 Crank

Thanks in advanced.

PARMY

Do you plan on running spray? What are the current cam specs?

LTx383

I was thinking about it... I am not sure. But the fact that he said an lt4 hotcam would be a better fit had me worried.

atlantadan

Unfortunately, the only way to tell what cam is in there is to pull the timing cover off and remove the upper timing chain gear from the cam. Comp (and loads of other cam manufacturers) usually stamp a code into the face of the cam. Most of the time, that code will tell you what cam it is.

KW Baraka

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A stroker with 12:1 compression ratio...…..the Hot cam would not be what I'd put in there.

I'd go with something like a 230*/236* duration on a 114* + 2* LSA and valve lift in the .600" range with 1.6 ratio rockers. This cam, with a decent tune, would pull hard all the way to 6500 RPMs and will still be VERY streetable.

Contact Cam Motion and STRONGLY consider their recommendation when you order a custom cam from them.

KW

moehorsepower

iTrader: (3)

[QUOTE=KW Baraka;19971919]A stroker with 12:1 compression ratio...…..the Hot cam would not be what I'd put in there.

^^^ what he says, a hot cam would be way too small for the cu in and compression in that motor