What the f___ cam is this ?
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From: phx the cactus patch
What the f___ cam is this ? Hello poeple , I bought a cam from a member on here and I'm not sure what it is . The seller thought it was a 02-04 ls6 cam , then after I paypal'd the funds he says he made a mistake or was wrong or ? and it's a hot cam . Well either cam is fine with me but something is strange with it . The base circles measure from 1.372" to 1.415" and the lobes measurements times 1.7 equate to gross lifts ranging from .5423" to .551" so the lift #'s could indicate that it's a worn out ls6 cam possibly ? The #'s on the back-end are
0967
1 07
1336
#'s on shaft are
22.50
.342
01X
If anyone can shed some light here I would greatly appreciate it , thank You
0967
1 07
1336
#'s on shaft are
22.50
.342
01X
If anyone can shed some light here I would greatly appreciate it , thank You
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From: phx the cactus patch
Hey , the #'s I posted are the only #'s on the cam . The GM stamp is the square with dots and holes thats hard to read after it's been used a while , is that correct ? I will get a cpl pics right now , thanx
It could be one of those cheap ebay reground stock cams. But the core with that number on it is definitely the truck cam. If you are confident in the lobe measurements then it's likely a regrind. The only way to properly identify the specs would be to have it spun on a cam doctor.
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From: phx the cactus patch
Well the lobes measure .322 some of them measure .321 and some measure .320 so do the math and the lifts are as I posted in the op .551 , .543 ....etc no it's for sure not an LM7 cam ,,,,,,,,I already have 1 of those I took out a while back when I started this little mild build . I just don't want the the small amount of vibration that is certain to be there at low rpm's ,,,,,,I better contact the seller and say WTF ? Yes that would make sense because the base circles are so small 1.38 - 1.4 roughly so to run it I would have to measure push rod length .......etc F___ that , thanx for the good news lol
I hate to bump an old thread like this but I have a cam with the same part number and we measured it to have .522 lift. And it has hot cam scribed into the end. What cam do I have? I guess I'll measure the base circle and see what comes up. What is a stock base circle supposed to be?
its probably one of those horseshit ebay regrinds, i wouldn't use that ****. There's too many better cams out there and lobe profile means so much you just have no clue what your getting with them
the year or engine. The OP has a third world regrind. Not worth using.
Find a machine shop with a Cam Doctor and find out what it is. You put it on this deal that measures the lobes with a computer dial indicator as you rotate it.
Tell you everything you need to know.
Tell you everything you need to know.
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From: phx the cactus patch
I was able to get my money back but yes the base circles are smaller ,,,,,,,,,that sounds like the cam I had ,,,,,,,,,,,,,the guy I bought it from returned my money ,,,,,,,,,,I believe the base circles were 1.38? ,,,,,,,there was a variance of a few thous between lobes . Before I was able to get hold of the person I bought that cam from I was struggling in my mind about selling it to some unsuspecting person ,,,,,,,,anyway good luck .
