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Dec 14, 2013 | 02:36 PM

Cole Curtis

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Cam Question in 5.3l

I purchased a 5.3l block for my swap into an 82 camaro and the guy "threw" in a ls1 cam for free. My question is how will this cam work in 5.3l and is it worth putting in or getting a custom grind. I've looked up the part and grind # to no avail. I know a little bit about cams but not that much and I find it weird the intake and exhaust are the same? and what kind of hp gains could I expect over a stock cam or another custom grind?
Specs: part# 54-000-11 grind#: 13117r/13117r
gross valve lift: I-.598 E-.598
Duration @ .006 Tappet lift 275 275
duration @ .050 I- 226 E-226
lobe lift I-.3520 E-same
Lobe separation 113.0

Dec 15, 2013 | 07:33 PM

Cole Curtis

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anybody? from research I've gathered I don't think it would be a much bigger cam

Dec 15, 2013 | 08:13 PM

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I just put a LS1 cam in my 5.3 but have not tried it out yet. Car craft did a cam article and the LS1 cam made 50 hp more on the top end but lost 28ft/lb torque around 2800.

Dec 15, 2013 | 08:32 PM

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Not worth anything from all that I have read, ls6 or ls2 if they r pretty much given to you at a very good price, other than that I'd save up and go custom cam

Dec 15, 2013 | 08:43 PM

Cole Curtis

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So this is a stock ls1 cam? i thought it might have a custom grind to it :/ dang it lol. And this is a car that I want to be fast from stoplight to stoplight which is all about the torque so I don't really want to lose the torque :/ guess I'll be getting a custom cam then. Any suggestions that are good for gains now and turbo friendly?

Dec 15, 2013 | 08:54 PM

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The specs in your first post are not a stock ls1 cam.

Dec 15, 2013 | 08:56 PM

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U know what I guess I didn't see ur full post, but frrom what I can remember those specs r definitely not stock ls1 specs. Someone correct me if Im wrong

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Dec 15, 2013 | 09:03 PM

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*edit already beaten to it
and so I guess now I'm just left wondering how does my cam compare? is it way bigger? about the same? It seems to me its sizably bigger.

Dec 15, 2013 | 09:12 PM

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*edit already beaten to it
and so I guess now I'm just left wondering how does my cam compare? is it way bigger? about the same? It seems to me its sizably bigger.

Its a comp not much bigger then 224/224 cams plenty of those around.
Its a little bigger then what I would call a baby cam. Is there any advance ground it?

Dec 15, 2013 | 10:18 PM

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Cole Curtis

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So what would the hp gains be over stock? The .006 to .050 rate was 149 isn't that kind of aggressive? and yeah it says +4 advance

Dec 15, 2013 | 10:33 PM

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One cam I've always liked in daily driver LS1s or 5.3s is the EPS 222/226...

EPS has a 222/226 .597"/.598" 115+3 using EPS lobes (which are endurance type). It has made 430rwhp with stock unported LS6 heads.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...k-results.html

390rwhp stock heads:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...241-heads.html

Another 390rwhp with stock heads:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...3-results.html

430rwhp with PRC 5.3s:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...p-410rwtq.html

I'd do that cam.

Dec 15, 2013 | 11:00 PM

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Cole Curtis

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wow that seems like a great cam. Is the mpg drastically hurt by it? and would it be fine with a little bit of boost all I'm going to run would be 6 psi or so