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Old 11-24-2009, 08:31 PM
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Just bought lq4 wondering if i should swap the cam out of my fbody its the stock cam 198/209 .500/.500 119.5 but it has more lift and a few more duration than the truck cam which is 196/207 .467/.479 116 also prob gonna swap over my 2.5 5.3 heads so would the extra lift from the fbody cam help
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Lift on the stock F body is .467 intake, .479 exhaust on a 116 degree LSA.

You will gain nothing.
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forgot to mention my cam is a 98 these are my specs 202/210 int/exh @ 0.05" duration 0.496" / 0.496" int/exh lift 116 LSA now whoulkd it cange anything
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You might get a very mild torque increase.

It's not worth it, but I would do it just for the fun of it.




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