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Old May 5, 2014 | 01:39 PM
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hey guys i been away for a while and im back in the ls world building something for a friend. im looking at the 5.3 motor the guy is telling me it has a zl1 cam in it is this possible ?? im looking in to spraying the daylight out of it. has arp bolts on the bottom its a carbed motor... need some info asap going in to an s10 150 shot to test waters then going up on the juice. thanks in advanced ...
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hey guys i been away for a while and im back in the ls world building something for a friend. im looking at the 5.3 motor the guy is telling me it has a zl1 cam in it is this possible ?? im looking in to spraying the daylight out of it. has arp bolts on the bottom its a carbed motor... need some info asap going in to an s10 150 shot to test waters then going up on the juice. thanks in advanced ...
Yes it's possible, but the ZL1 (LSA) cam does not have a rear cam sync so it would have to have the cam sensor in the front cover to work. The older Gen III blocks had the cam sensor in the rear of the block next to the oil pressure sending unit, the newer Gen IV blocks all have the cam sensor on the front cover and pick up signal off of the cam gear.
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Yes it's possible, but the ZL1 (LSA) cam does not have a rear cam sync so it would have to have the cam sensor in the front cover to work. The older Gen III blocks had the cam sensor in the rear of the block next to the oil pressure sending unit, the newer Gen IV blocks all have the cam sensor on the front cover and pick up signal off of the cam gear.
alright i just saw the huge displacement difference and i wanted to make sure it was worth getting. i see it has a long lsa so is should sound stock. and yes the car has ls2 timing set with ls2 timing cover with sensor up front. what should i expect front the comb n/a being that its a blower cam ???

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can anyone tell me how this thing will run with the zl1 cam n/a ???
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It should run okay, but i wouldn't expect anything spectacular.
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http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...st_comparison/

It's a decent cam.
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It should run okay, but i wouldn't expect anything spectacular.
well im not looking for a peak hp cam. im hoping for some where in the mid high 300 hp thats all sleeper with a nice nitrous shot

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