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Old Feb 10, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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later on down the road i was going to get some good motor parts...

1.) what are good cams for the ls4?

2.) what are good roller rockers?

3.) and lastly if i wanted to change the intake manifold out what would be the best to change to? ls1? ls6??

im new to most of this stuff so any help would be appreciated thanks guys!!
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1. get a spec'd cam.
2. search, there's plenty of info on this site
3. there's a sticky at the top of this section that gives good info about them both.
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Patrick G cam specs are the way to go!
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Pat G cam.
Stock rockers with trunion upgrade.
Ls6 intake.
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Patrick G cam specs are the way to go!
Ok Do u have any videos of it? I cant find it any where
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Search man.
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buy a turbo and leave everything else stock thats the only way to go.
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ok i am prob going to do the list you gave me. love how the cam sounds
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Ok Do u have any videos of it? I cant find it any where
There is no single Patrick G cam. You e-mail him your mods and expectations, and he specs out a cam for your combo. You then go to a cam grinder and get it made.

That's a Patrick G cam.
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