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Old 03-21-2013, 03:47 AM
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Howards, Hydraulic Roller Cam, Chev Gen III LS-Series 3-Bolt
Chev Gen III LS-Series 3-Bolt 1997-Present
Advertised Duration: 281/284
Duration @ .050": 226/232
Valve Lift w/1.70 Rockers: .578/587
Lobe Separation Angle: 112
Intake Centerline: 108
Valve Lash: Hyd./Hyd.
2000-7200. Aggressive street/strip, upper torque & horsepower. Needs good heads.

4 this set up
5.3
241 W/PAC 1218
EDDY RPM
750-800 DP
1.3/4 HEADERS
350 TRANS W,3500 STALL
4.10 GEARS
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IN A 79 MALIBU
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Because of the 112 LSA, no. Give the SNS stage 1 from tick a try. Specific for us carbed guys. Should work spot on with your combination. The bit of extra lift will take the max advantage of the heads flow.

http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/

And if you want it as aggressive as the cam you posted, the stage 2:

http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/

Would increase your operating range to just over 6500.
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If you havent bought the headers yet step up to the 1 7/8ths,or is that all you can fit?
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Originally Posted by ZONES89RS
Because of the 112 LSA, no. Give the SNS stage 1 from tick a try. Specific for us carbed guys. Should work spot on with your combination. The bit of extra lift will take the max advantage of the heads flow.

http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/

And if you want it as aggressive as the cam you posted, the stage 2:

http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/

Would increase your operating range to just over 6500.
thanks i had looked @ those..
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Originally Posted by BOBS99SS
If you havent bought the headers yet step up to the 1 7/8ths,or is that all you can fit?
that's big as u can go on the g-bodys i think...
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PM Martin he's good people and will steer you in the right direction!!
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The N.O.S. will love the 112 LSA In my experience. The H.O.T. is smaller 218 @ .050, on a 112 LSA and sounds good at idle.
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Originally Posted by jaywill
Howards, Hydraulic Roller Cam, Chev Gen III LS-Series 3-Bolt
Chev Gen III LS-Series 3-Bolt 1997-Present
Advertised Duration: 281/284
Duration @ .050": 226/232
Valve Lift w/1.70 Rockers: .578/587
Lobe Separation Angle: 112
Intake Centerline: 108
Valve Lash: Hyd./Hyd.
2000-7200. Aggressive street/strip, upper torque & horsepower. Needs good heads.

4 this set up
5.3
241 W/PAC 1218
EDDY RPM
750-800 DP
1.3/4 HEADERS
350 TRANS W,3500 STALL
4.10 GEARS
150 shot
IN A 79 MALIBU
If you know you are going to be running nitrous and you have a 3500 stall, get a Victor Jr. intake. That Performer RPM has no advantage once you install a 3500 converter and the Victor Jr is a better choice for nitrous.

Originally Posted by ZONES89RS
And if you want it as aggressive as the cam you posted, the stage 2:

http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/
I like this cam a lot. It is about identical to mine. If you use this one, get the PAC 1518 springs instead. They are nitrided and will last longer at that lift. Also, I did not see you mention good pushrods. Get some hardened pushrods while you are at it.
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thanks guys i just got a pm from martin...
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I normally use my Elite Series cams for just about everything and very rarely do custom grinds anymore, but with a carb set-up if at all possible I like to squeeze some more overlap out of them by tightening the LSA up. It really helps broaden the torque curve and give the cam more of a mid-range punch. We could do one in this case, but the TM Stage 1 or 2 would be just fine as well.

The TM Stage 2 already has 10.5* of overlap so it's pretty much perfect for a 5.3 in that regards, but if we could squeeze an extra 2-3 degrees in there it's only going to strengthen the torque curve.
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Originally Posted by Martin@Tick
I normally use my Elite Series cams for just about everything and very rarely do custom grinds anymore, but with a carb set-up if at all possible I like to squeeze some more overlap out of them by tightening the LSA up. It really helps broaden the torque curve and give the cam more of a mid-range punch. We could do one in this case, but the TM Stage 1 or 2 would be just fine as well.

The TM Stage 2 already has 10.5* of overlap so it's pretty much perfect for a 5.3 in that regards, but if we could squeeze an extra 2-3 degrees in there it's only going to strengthen the torque curve.
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