What cam to use with stock ls1?
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What cam to use with stock ls1? I'm looking for a used cam to put in a stock ls1. I don't want to change valve springs, but I'm looking for something with a beat of 112-110lsa. I don't care about performance, just sound.
I'm swapping in a LS1 in my monte carlo. 3.73 w/ th350 3300 stall.
What would you suggest? I was thinking a ms3.
I'm swapping in a LS1 in my monte carlo. 3.73 w/ th350 3300 stall.
What would you suggest? I was thinking a ms3.
First off if you don't want to change valve springs you don't want a new cam. If you just want to change sound get full intake and full exhaust and there is your change in exhaust note. If you are going to do it right then this is how you do it;
You get a good head/cam combo with new springs, even if you use your own heads, which I would not suggest but if you do get new springs. You are going ot need new head bolts first and biggest mistake made by many.
You do full exhaust and intake you take a look at the tranny and see if it needs up grades (stall for automatics) and the diff/gears.
You then get a good tune and there you have it the right way to do a cam swap.
Any other way and you will pay a lot more in the long run.
You get a good head/cam combo with new springs, even if you use your own heads, which I would not suggest but if you do get new springs. You are going ot need new head bolts first and biggest mistake made by many.
You do full exhaust and intake you take a look at the tranny and see if it needs up grades (stall for automatics) and the diff/gears.
You then get a good tune and there you have it the right way to do a cam swap.
Any other way and you will pay a lot more in the long run.
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Mililani, Hawaii
First off if you don't want to change valve springs you don't want a new cam. If you just want to change sound get full intake and full exhaust and there is your change in exhaust note. If you are going to do it right then this is how you do it;
You get a good head/cam combo with new springs, even if you use your own heads, which I would not suggest but if you do get new springs. You are going ot need new head bolts first and biggest mistake made by many.
You do full exhaust and intake you take a look at the tranny and see if it needs up grades (stall for automatics) and the diff/gears.
You then get a good tune and there you have it the right way to do a cam swap.
Any other way and you will pay a lot more in the long run.
You get a good head/cam combo with new springs, even if you use your own heads, which I would not suggest but if you do get new springs. You are going ot need new head bolts first and biggest mistake made by many.
You do full exhaust and intake you take a look at the tranny and see if it needs up grades (stall for automatics) and the diff/gears.
You then get a good tune and there you have it the right way to do a cam swap.
Any other way and you will pay a lot more in the long run.
I was hesitant to explain the whole situation, but here it goes:
I have this stock ls1 that i'm going to swap into my 87 monte. I am also building up another ls1 for performance. So far, i have a new ls6 block, new crank, and callies compstar 6.125 H beam rods. At first i was just going to build a stout motor and swap everything in at one time. However, that would take waiting for paychecks to fund the process because i need to buy a whole bunch of parts to "do it right the first time".
I decided to slap together the stock ls1 since it is complete and get everything i need to get my monte running with an ls1 setup (motor mounts, bigstuff3, front accessories, and so on).
Once i get my car running with an ls engine, i will finish the "stout ls engine" and change it out with the stock ls engine.
Since i am reassembling the stock ls engine, i was just wondering if there was a cam that i could put in just to get some rump.
I know its not the right way, but it's what i wanted. That's why i was asking if there is a cam that some people might recommend.
that one or a stock LS6 cam, those are the only two that I would fathom putting on with out changing anything on the ls1. Shoot even if you buy a set of stock springs & retainers new it be better than running the old ones. good luck 
