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Old 02-20-2013, 07:43 PM
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hey guys im looking at a cam for my brother in law 5.3, will this cam work without flycutting 245/250 .629/.612 114+4 LSA on stock 5.3 heads.
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Old 02-20-2013, 07:49 PM
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hey guys im looking at a cam for my brother in law 5.3, will this cam work without flycutting 245/250 .629/.612 114+4 LSA on stock 5.3 heads.



with that much duration.. yes.
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wow how did that happen?
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That cam and a 5.3 are mutually exclusive.
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why such a big cam for a 5.3 with stock heads ?
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the reason im looking at the cam is because he's on a budget and i found that one for $120. thats why i ask if it would fit.
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Too big, would be worthless under 4k rpm even if the valves cleared the pistons.
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even it did fit ,the money you would spend on springs.find a gm ls6 cam ,or a hot cam,they use gm springs that cost less then $100.
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Too big, would be useless under 4k rpm even if the valves eliminated the aide.
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