How do you break in a cam on a LS1?
03-11-2003, 07:51 AM
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ss1le02:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 66ImpalaLT1:
<strong> No breakin on the cam, just heat cycle the engine for the springs.
After you're done heat cycling, do a burnout out of the garage.
Eric </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I called Comp cam myself because I'll be installing the 224/.581/112 LSA soon. They said to break it in by idleing it at 2000rpms for 20 minutes and use assembly lube when installing. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok dude, I called comp cam one day and asked what was the highest lift I could safely go on a cam for an LS1 and they told me that you can't go over .525 lift!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> So obviously they don't know ****!!
PS - This was a while ago, before I knew anything about our cars, otherwise I wouldn't have called them to ask that question in the first place!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 66ImpalaLT1:
<strong> No breakin on the cam, just heat cycle the engine for the springs.
After you're done heat cycling, do a burnout out of the garage.
Eric </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I called Comp cam myself because I'll be installing the 224/.581/112 LSA soon. They said to break it in by idleing it at 2000rpms for 20 minutes and use assembly lube when installing. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok dude, I called comp cam one day and asked what was the highest lift I could safely go on a cam for an LS1 and they told me that you can't go over .525 lift!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> So obviously they don't know ****!!
PS - This was a while ago, before I knew anything about our cars, otherwise I wouldn't have called them to ask that question in the first place!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" />
03-11-2003, 08:52 AM
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? Some of the comp techs are great others and most are morons. I talk to a guy and he just couldn't figure out why you would shift passed peak power <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Loudmouth LS1:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ss1le02:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 66ImpalaLT1:
<strong> No breakin on the cam, just heat cycle the engine for the springs.
After you're done heat cycling, do a burnout out of the garage.
Eric </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I called Comp cam myself because I'll be installing the 224/.581/112 LSA soon. They said to break it in by idleing it at 2000rpms for 20 minutes and use assembly lube when installing. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok dude, I called comp cam one day and asked what was the highest lift I could safely go on a cam for an LS1 and they told me that you can't go over .525 lift!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> So obviously they don't know ****!!
PS - This was a while ago, before I knew anything about our cars, otherwise I wouldn't have called them to ask that question in the first place!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">God you would think they'd know at Comp cam.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ss1le02:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 66ImpalaLT1:
<strong> No breakin on the cam, just heat cycle the engine for the springs.
After you're done heat cycling, do a burnout out of the garage.
Eric </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I called Comp cam myself because I'll be installing the 224/.581/112 LSA soon. They said to break it in by idleing it at 2000rpms for 20 minutes and use assembly lube when installing. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok dude, I called comp cam one day and asked what was the highest lift I could safely go on a cam for an LS1 and they told me that you can't go over .525 lift!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> So obviously they don't know ****!!
PS - This was a while ago, before I knew anything about our cars, otherwise I wouldn't have called them to ask that question in the first place!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Embarrassed]" src="gr_emb.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">God you would think they'd know at Comp cam.
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? All they do is grind cams for what we want. And they tell us what we want to hear. They are there to tell u ur right and make u happy, or agree with u if it can't hurt. Again it's just wasting gas to break it in like they told u.
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Biochem:
<strong> Do you think that GM cranks up these engines and lets them run for 20 minutes at 2000 rpms when they build them? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually they do, but they dont fire them. At least thats what I read.
<strong> Do you think that GM cranks up these engines and lets them run for 20 minutes at 2000 rpms when they build them? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Actually they do, but they dont fire them. At least thats what I read.
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? u8dusst is correct, GM does cycle our motors, but never fires them, i forgot the actual term for it, but it just allows everything to rub together all nice like, without a load imposed on anything, so everything seats nicely, and get along well when you fire it up the first time.
03-15-2003, 01:03 PM
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? Didn't break mine in. Just slapped oil on it. It's got 230/237 dur. .544/.543 lift approx. 2,000 miles later and NO PROBLEMS
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? If there was a good reason to brake in a roller cam you would be replacing your lifters also. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
04-14-2003, 10:59 PM
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Re: How do you break in a cam on a LS1? I dont care what comp cams said if you use assembly lube it will clog up the pressure relief valve and therefor dump all of the oil back to the pan. Reason I know this. I DID IT. I work on cars all the time that is my profession. Trust me.
