Cam pros come in.
My main convern with a converter in my heavy right foot. No one can argue that a converter or really anything that is going to let the car launch harder is more wear and tear. here are the facts. It is a pleasure to drive now I would like to make it more agressive even If I don't use it all the time. If something major breaks, rear, trans, etc. then it will be sitting for a while. I know all about doing things while your in there (chain, pump). Just trying to keep it on the low end of money. Maybe I should just not do a cam and pur around rather than lope.
If you don't like the hot cam then what would you recommend. Lopey idle, daily driver, clean drivability, and enough performance to make it worth it. If it had a bbc in it I wouldn't even be asking but this is my first ls engine that I have been able to play with.
If you don't like the hot cam then what would you recommend. Lopey idle, daily driver, clean drivability, and enough performance to make it worth it. If it had a bbc in it I wouldn't even be asking but this is my first ls engine that I have been able to play with.
If you don't have the money for a chain/pump you are correct.. You should hold off until you do. But honestly, its what? An extra 100-150$.
As stated... If you aren't willing to do a converter, I have no recommendations except keep the stock cam. This goes for you and everyone else, I'm not picking on you.
There is no lopey idle/clean drivability/enough performance cam with the stock converter out there... If there is, let me know.
Well once reading through all the negative, spend all the money in the world stuff, I actually got the answers I was looking for. Feel free to lock the thread now. Personally I think its a joke that someone asks a question and just because you think its rediculous you want to lock a thread.
I said you HAD to have a converter... I didn't recommend that. A converter should be the FIRST mod choice in an ls1.
If you are willing to get a converter (3000 minimum IMO) then I would look into low 22X/22X .560 113 cams... Something like a 228R from texas-speed.com would be the absolute biggest. Any of those will get you a nice lopey idle, great torque under the curve and be easy to tune.
If you won't get a converter, I won't recommend a cam. An ls6 cam is a waste of time... No lope, you can feel it pushing the brakes, not much performance gains.
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There isn't anything wrong with asking questions, but it seems some people ask the questions and then don't want to listen to the answers because its not what they want to hear and then the thread turns into a pissing match. This ain't my first trip around the block 
But all is well so carry on, lemons is giving you good advice btw.
But all is well so carry on, lemons is giving you good advice btw. Update the thread if you don't mind whenever you make some kind of decision, to cam it or not to cam it/what converter/ etc etc...
Hit the nail on the head! 
There isn't anything wrong with asking questions, but it seems some people ask the questions and then don't want to listen to the answers because its not what they want to hear and then the thread turns into a pissing match. This ain't my first trip around the block But all is well so carry on, lemons is giving you good advice btw.
But all is well so carry on, lemons is giving you good advice btw. 
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There isn't anything wrong with asking questions, but it seems some people ask the questions and then don't want to listen to the answers because its not what they want to hear and then the thread turns into a pissing match. This ain't my first trip around the block But all is well so carry on, lemons is giving you good advice btw.
But all is well so carry on, lemons is giving you good advice btw.
Perhaps keeping your stock cam is the best choice right now.
How about adding long tubes / louder exhaust and maybe playing around with lowering your idle to add a slight lope??
I would also add a pulley.
How about adding long tubes / louder exhaust and maybe playing around with lowering your idle to add a slight lope??
I would also add a pulley.
