Which cam for my 06 L33
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Which cam for my 06 L33 I am finally getting around to swapping an 06 L33 5.3 into my 65 nova 4dr. I had been pretty set on the 228r cam from TSP, but I know it is a pretty old design. Old, but good and popular. Are there any other newer cams I should be looking at?
Here are some specs on the car:
65 nova 4dr
8.6 10 bolt rear with 3.42 gears and disc brakes
Mini tub with 275 rear tires
CBR lower control arms and power rack
4l80e with 3200 Circle D 278mm converter
2006 L33 5.3
TBSS intake w/ 90mm Tb & flex fuel injectors
This is a fun street car I intend to be a daily driver.
Here are some specs on the car:
65 nova 4dr
8.6 10 bolt rear with 3.42 gears and disc brakes
Mini tub with 275 rear tires
CBR lower control arms and power rack
4l80e with 3200 Circle D 278mm converter
2006 L33 5.3
TBSS intake w/ 90mm Tb & flex fuel injectors
This is a fun street car I intend to be a daily driver.
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If you want a bit of lope to it and smooth power delivery from about 12-1500 on up, try the WS6store High Lift Hot Cam. It's basically the GM LS Hot Cam with .600 lift instead of .525. The added lift made it a much better and still contemporary cam.
2x on the above-mentioned . may also want to look at the summit LS pro Ghost cam sum-8715
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Originally Posted by tech@WS6store
Thanks atsma. Our high lift asa made around 350 or 360 rwhp in an l33 swap previously and it has a very nice cammed sound too.
Do you happen to know any other specs from that build? Headers, intake, transmission, etc?
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Excuse my ignorance, what makes these cams different from the TSP 228r? They all seem pretty close in specs. Maybe I am just splitting hairs here haha. Thanks for all the info!
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There are quite a few things we take into consideration with the Pro LS cams. Each event is highly structured to achieve the behavior we're looking for. If you look at our SUM-8707 Stage 2 for instance (226/238 113 +3 .600/.600), we have the intake closing at 43 degrees and opening at 3 degrees to insure it's extremely tuneable. The exhaust opening if fairly early compared to most for more high end power, but we closed the exhaust at 3 atdc. to limit overlap to 6 degrees. Also for tuneability reasons and the fact that most of these engines are run with a full exhaust that can cause reversion if we close too late. Finally, our lobes are stable to 7500+ with the common .600 spring packs that have seat pressure in the 130-150 range. The power holds on longer and it's not hard on your valvetrain. If you wanted to back it down a notch, Mavn's done some awesome things with his Stage 1 Ghost cam....very calm cam for the power it produces.
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Originally Posted by tech@WS6store
The specs. Our high lift asa cam will make more power than the 228r and have a better sound. its a 226/236. Single pattern cams may have been good for older engines, but going with a split pattern is a much better idea.
The l33 build is here in the thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...r-5-3-l33.html
The l33 build is here in the thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...r-5-3-l33.html
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Originally Posted by tech@WS6store
The specs. Our high lift asa cam will make more power than the 228r and have a better sound. its a 226/236. Single pattern cams may have been good for older engines, but going with a split pattern is a much better idea.
The l33 build is here in the thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...r-5-3-l33.html
The l33 build is here in the thread
https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...r-5-3-l33.html
