cam question

[Pickle86]

can a mostly stock ls1 handle this cam spec? 236/242 .580/.590 lsa 114 my bud has it still new in box and was gonna buy it off him if it will be alright for my t/a. thanks guys.

[FASTEDDIE Z]

can a mostly stock ls1 handle this cam spec? 236/242 .580/.590 lsa 114 my bud has it still new in box and was gonna buy it off him if it will be alright for my t/a. thanks guys.

Sure , as long as you have the mods to support it. At least ,new valve springs and headers ( highly reccomended ) .If your an auto you will NEED a 3800rpm or higher stall converter to take advantage of it . Then youll need a good tuner .

[Pickle86]

ya i plan on getting ory and headers soon. right now im running a 3000 stall so ill get a higher later on. i just got 3:73 gears installed so ill get a tune as well. he was just selling it for real cheap cause he sold his ta and got a gto so i wanted to take advantage of it haha. thanks

[Pickle86]

Sure , as long as you have the mods to support it. At least ,new valve springs and headers ( highly reccomended ) .If your an auto you will NEED a 3800rpm or higher stall converter to take advantage of it . Then youll need a good tuner .

oh i forgot to ask since i dont really know to much about cams. will this have a rough idle or is it like a medium idle? thanks for your time.

[Frost]

It'll have a lot of sound; it's a pretty good sized cam. The driveability will depend on the tune. Maybe look at some 1 7/8" headers like TSP's and a relatively free flowing exhaust or a cutout.

[mark21742]

its not a (fresh copy) cam off Ebay from a guy in Texas is it? If it is, DO NOT get it....I ran one of his cams for less than a year and all the lobes had deep ruts wore into them. the cam is NOT hardened after the regrind

[Pickle86]

not sure ill ask my buddy were he got it. thanks for the info

[Pickle86]

its not a (fresh copy) cam off Ebay from a guy in Texas is it? If it is, DO NOT get it....I ran one of his cams for less than a year and all the lobes had deep ruts wore into them. the cam is NOT hardened after the regrind

yup he got it off ebay. i told him hell no i dont want it. so thanks for the heads up man.

[mark21742]

yup he got it off ebay. i told him hell no i dont want it. so thanks for the heads up man.

If you like the specs on that cam look at the TrickFlow 238/242 .595/.595 112 lsa, that's the cam I went with and love it, but with milled heads you will have PTV clearance issues. (I'm running ported 241s milled .040" and stock size valves with a .51" head gasket).

If not using milled heads or using small valve relefs you will be fine

[FASTEDDIE Z]

oh i forgot to ask since i dont really know to much about cams. will this have a rough idle or is it like a medium idle? thanks for your time.

It would have a rough , mean sounding idle with a 112 lsa . A 114 lsa will idle smoother .

[Frost]

It would have a rough , mean sounding idle with a 112 lsa . A 114 lsa will idle much smoother .

It's fairly large, it's not going to be idling smoothly... It's not far from g5x3 and the 114LSA gets it in there without flycutting, even with [somewhat] milled heads.

[FASTEDDIE Z]

It's fairly large, it's not going to be idling smoothly... It's not far from g5x3 and the 114LSA gets it in there without flycutting, even with [somewhat] milled heads.

Fixxed I meant smoother than the same cam with a 112 lsa .

[LSX01MUSTANG]

It's fairly large, it's not going to be idling smoothly... It's not far from g5x3 and the 114LSA gets it in there without flycutting, even with [somewhat] milled heads.

So with a bone stock 5.3l I can run a g5x3, without fly cutting? I will probably stick with the stock rockers for now(short on $$), what lenght pushrods would you recommend? Sorry for the hijack.

[Frost]

So with a bone stock 5.3l I can run a g5x3, without fly cutting? I will probably stick with the stock rockers for now(short on $$), what lenght pushrods would you recommend? Sorry for the hijack.

I don't know about the 5.3, I was talking about an LS1.