cam swap quick question
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cam swap quick question I have a 96 lt1 Camaro 6 speed currently has slp cai hooker shorty headers full Magnaflow catback exhaust and 4.10 rear gears. I'm planning on doing a cc503 cam swap electric water pump and I'm wondering if I should upgrade to a 52 mm throttle body? I believe I read somewhere that the stock intake manifold can support a 52 mm. I'm wondering if this true and is it worth wild in upgrading the tb. I do plan on eventually going with Lloyd's le2 package in near future a year or two. Any advice on that would be greatly appreciate it.
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for just the cam swap only...you don't "need" a larger TB. When you do the "LE2 package" (assume heads and cam) than you can. I would have the stock TB bored to 52 vs buying a aftermarket one.
for just the 503 swap....I would invest in new springs before TB
for just the 503 swap....I would invest in new springs before TB
^ What he said, I will add, save yourself some money and headaches by getting a STOCK TB bored out to 52mm, not an aftermarket one that give issues. Just paint it and put a fancy TB plate on it if you want it to look nice.
