I am swapping my LS1 with an LQ9. I have searched and found some good cams but keep seeing that the springs will need to be changed every 20-25k.

Are their any mild cams with a good spring that will last 50k+? I have a lot of other work to do on the car and would rather hold off if they need to be changed that soon. I doubt I'll need 50k miles worth of time but don't want to feel like I'm on the clock if I'm on another project when the time comes.

Edit: I should have mentioned, this is not my daily driver and will be mostly driven on the street and occasionally 40 miles to work in the summer.

Thanks

 

"but keep seeing that the springs will need to be changed every 20-25k."

I think that is bs.......

 

lol. I was looking at a TR224 and Comp Cam 918 springs. Any advice on the combo or do you think those will last?

 

I've had mine in for 5 years now but have only put maybe 10k on them. I don't spin mine to 6500 like a lot of people do, I had my tuner use 6000 as a shift point. Yeah, I'm giving up a little, but I know its less likely to have issues too.

 

You could use one of the BTR truck cams which uses the LS3 or LS6 springs which last along time. http://www.briantooleyracing.com/tru...ge-iv-cam.html

 

Thanks for the responses. The truck cam is a good idea, going to look into it.

For now I think I'll just sand/paint the block and throw the LQ9 in as-is. I don't want to hold off on installing the engine. The summer is coming and I don't even know how well the 4l60e does passed 2nd gear. Got to leave enough time to swap the trans if I need to.