stock ls3 cam in a ls1?

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Mar 6, 2012 | 12:34 PM

sweetC5

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stock ls3 cam in a ls1?

I will be pulling the cam from my car in the next week or so, just wondering if my stock cam could be installed in a ls1? If so what parts would be needed to swap out?

Mar 6, 2012 | 02:57 PM

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Yes...No ? My brother is wondering if he can use it in his trans am?

Mar 6, 2012 | 02:59 PM

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IIRC they use a different number of bolts on the cam gear. I might be wrong but I do not think they will interchange.

Mar 6, 2012 | 03:00 PM

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I believe the ls1 cam is a 3 bolts design while the ls3 is one.

Mar 6, 2012 | 03:05 PM

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not gonna work, get a cheatr if he's interested in something similar. there was one in the classifieds not long ago.

Mar 6, 2012 | 03:53 PM

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LS3 cam don't have the cam sensor reluctor at the back of the cam so the only way to make it work is to swap in a 2X LS2 cam sprocket, front cover with cam sensor in it and lengthen the wiring harness for the sensor.