3 bolt vs. 1 bolt cams

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08-01-2009, 03:25 PM

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3 bolt vs. 1 bolt cams

What LS engines cam with 3 bolt cams? What engines came with 1 bolt cams? Lookin at picking up a 6.0 soon and wondering what bolt cam it would take.

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08-01-2009, 08:00 PM

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Fifteen views and no one knows? You guys are killin' me.

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08-02-2009, 09:27 PM

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Ttt.........

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08-03-2009, 06:43 PM

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dude i dunno what you are refering to. LS1 cams and 6.0 cams interchange.

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08-03-2009, 07:30 PM

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Crank has 1 bolt? :wtf:

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08-03-2009, 10:28 PM

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Maybe its the motors with vvt? But i heard there was three bolt cams and one bolt cams. I imagine its where the gear bolts to it. Never had one apart. Just don't want to get the wrong cam when im ready to build.

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08-03-2009, 10:34 PM

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idk my 03 6.0 has 3 bolts holding the sprocket to the cam and 4 bolts on the cam retainer

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08-03-2009, 10:43 PM

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i guess im crazy...

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08-04-2009, 07:55 PM

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3 bolts in LS1's

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08-04-2009, 09:48 PM

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at the end of the actual cam itself its 3 bolts....

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08-04-2009, 09:54 PM

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at the end of the actual cam itself its 3 bolts....

Except for LS3's and VVT engines.

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08-04-2009, 11:09 PM

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The cams are interchangeable. A lot of guys go to the 3 bolt setup when they delete the D.O.D/VVT stuff in the engines with a 1-bolt setup. You can run just about any cam you want in your 6.0L shortblock, just make sure you have the correct cam gear for it.