LS1 cam in 5.3L LM7
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I am new to LS1tech.com, my Dad and I are putting a 5.3L LM7 in a 58 Impala. We are wondering if a stock LS1 camshaft would be worth putting in as we have to take the engine apart anyway. The cam is a brand new stock LS1 cam, if we put it in do we need new lifters or can we use the one in the 5.3 already? Thanks for your help!
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ur 5.3 lifters should be fine, what year is the Ls1 cam, 98-99, 00, 01-02 were diff, the 00 cam was the better as it had .500 lift on it, the 01-02 was similar to the truck cam
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I am new to LS1tech.com, my Dad and I are putting a 5.3L LM7 in a 58 Impala. We are wondering if a stock LS1 camshaft would be worth putting in as we have to take the engine apart anyway. The cam is a brand new stock LS1 cam, if we put it in do we need new lifters or can we use the one in the 5.3 already? Thanks for your help!
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There was a thread over on PerformanceTrucks forum, can't find it anymore, that a guy had put the .500 lift cam in his high milage 5.3 with tune. Did nothing else and it picked up, IIRC, 6-7 tenths. That cam I think is worth it if you have laying there. Other wise like everyone is saying, the truck cam is similar to the other LS1 cams.
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Thanks for all the info guys, I really appreciate it! We do just have the LS1 cam in a box that we picked up cheep long ago knowing that we were going to do a conversion someday. I will try and look up that thread on the trucktech, thanks for that too.
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here is a page with some good info on stock heads, cams with flow numbers and duration info.
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/ls1.php
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/ls1.php
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No it was running the stock tune. I installed a 6.0 liter which is also running the stock tune and it runs just fine.
The stock PCM is more than capable of compensating for the fuel requirements of a factory camshaft. So if you are going to say something about needing to be retuned to reach the full potential of another stock cam don't waste my time or yours. An aftermarket cam with excess overlap does not compare to a stock camshaft with regards to tuning.
The stock PCM is more than capable of compensating for the fuel requirements of a factory camshaft. So if you are going to say something about needing to be retuned to reach the full potential of another stock cam don't waste my time or yours. An aftermarket cam with excess overlap does not compare to a stock camshaft with regards to tuning.
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No it was running the stock tune. I installed a 6.0 liter which is also running the stock tune and it runs just fine.
The stock PCM is more than capable of compensating for the fuel requirements of a factory camshaft. So if you are going to say something about needing to be retuned to reach the full potential of another stock cam don't waste my time or yours. An aftermarket cam with excess overlap does not compare to a stock camshaft with regards to tuning.
The stock PCM is more than capable of compensating for the fuel requirements of a factory camshaft. So if you are going to say something about needing to be retuned to reach the full potential of another stock cam don't waste my time or yours. An aftermarket cam with excess overlap does not compare to a stock camshaft with regards to tuning.
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Did not say it would not run "fine". The stock/factory tune is garbage as far as getting the most power from the motor, let alone installing a more agressive cam. Though, the said cam is a stock LS1. I hope "Pocket" chimes in on this, he has had a little to say about this before IIRC. No hard feelings here.![Chug! Chug! Chug!](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_chug.gif)
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For the record(and the naysayers) I did tune it after the pass that showed it to be much slower and it made a marginal difference in top end performance. Picking up a couple mph and two tenths but all the increments prior to the 1/8 mile were still slower. I was not going to go back to the original cam because it wasn't worth the swap but I know the tuning would have done more good with the stock cam in place. A tune will not fix poor valve events... period.
The plan was to put a 6.0 in the truck for towing so there was no point in swapping cams again. Towing is also where the LS1 cam really showed it's lack of bottom end. The original 4.8 got the trailer moving better than the 5.3 with the cam swap.
I have no hard feelings here either. I just don't want to see a bunch of folks posting in here that a tune would make the difference if you use the LS1 cam. What tends to happen when a bunch of people jump onto the same bandwagon is the OP will say hey maybe the "shoulda tuned it mob" are correct. That many people agreeing have got to be right, right?
The truth is that the best stock cam for a 5.3 is the one it came with. I don't even like the LS6 cam for them. Sure it will make more top end but the bottom end will suffer. Now if you grind a cam with the same duration and lift as the LS6 but on a 110 or 112 LSA then you'll have something.
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here is a page with some good info on stock heads, cams with flow numbers and duration info.
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/ls1.php
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/ls1.php
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http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...l-ls1-cam.html
read this. Have I done this? No, hopefully people are being truthful.
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read this. Have I done this? No, hopefully people are being truthful.
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