help w/ls1
help w/ls1 i know there has been loads of post about cams on here have read a bunch of them but cant really find or haven't found the answer i am looking for the best cam for my application i have a 95 s10 putting a ls1 w4l60e tranny in the truck has gears in it and buying a 3500 converter next then a cam and have spray for it and will be running 100-150 shot i just wondering what cam would work good with this combo if anyone has suggestions i will be greatfull
i am still gonna drive it on nice days but not everyday just ounce in awhile get it out for a cruise prolly race it more then it drove on the road nad as far as wieght im not sure it is bone stock other then being lowered the only thing i am gonna change as far as weight is but a fiberglass roll pan , fiberglass hood and i got some weld prostars
Teching In
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
Don't take any offense to this but how far along are you in the field of automotive mechanics? Are you going to be dismantling and re-assembling the motor yourself or are you going to have it done by a shop? If you want a good street cam that makes great power, G5X3 (LG Motorsports) or the MS3 (Texas Speed & Performance) are great cams to consider. A little large but definately lope like hell. If you really care that much about sound go to LS1SOUNDS.COM and click on camshafts.
havent desided if i was gonna do it or a shop i have built plunty of sbc/bbc's but have never tore into a ls1 prolly have someone who has a better idea of whats goin on do cause i am new to the ls1 stuff.. i just have no idea what to exspect when i get in there been doin some research im not worried about haveing to tune it afterwards or anything like that its the actual disasemmbely and asemmbely as far as the tuneing/computer goes my dad has efi live and is very good with tuneing them..
dont worry about the install... its a cake walk http://www.ls1howto.com/index.php?article=23
that will help you with the install step by step
that will help you with the install step by step
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jun 2006
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doing basically the samething as you man. i have a 98 S10. i know the LS1 type engines pretty well. i couldn't afford an LS1 so i got a 5.3L LM7 complete for $450. because i like to overhaul engines that i get from junkyards because you never know what the engine has been through i dismantled my LM7 too. i thought that i was settling for the next best thing when i bought the LM7 until i saw the cylinder walls of the engine. i bored it 120 over and for what the machine shop guy told me i could have gone even more. so i have my LS1 sized LM7. i have it almost done i have bought a stock LS1 cam from ebay out of a 98 LS1. .5 lift on the intake and exhaust. and i just need head gaskets but the major part of the engine is done. hit me up if you have questions about the guts of the LS1. because of me taking the engine apart i know alot of things about it that most don't.
i want a BIG cam cause i want the choppy/rough idel but most of all i want a cam that makes good power someone suggested goin to ls1sounds.com and listen to those and they suggested the G5X3 or the MS3 i didnt find either cam to get an idea of how they sounded but i did listen to the G5X4 and liked the idel that it had....
say i used the g5x4 like the way it sounds how is the power range on it??? and would i need to change valve springs? what about push rods just put the stock length back in it and see if they are ok???
any tools out there besides the magnets for holding the lifters herd some bad storys on them falling in the motor.. and do i need to change springs when installing the g5x4..?