5.3 Cam Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by WiggyHD

Does that make sense? I want to do it while the motor is out to make it easier.

I'm a disabled vet, and with my pain meds I sometimes have trouble making a direct point.

I appreciate all of yours and this sites help!
Mark

No worries man, I'm a cancer survivor, my pain meds make me tolerate the rest of humanity

As for the truck, I totally understand what your getting at in terms of driveability. For any budget-concious LS build, the Z06 or GM Hot Cams are always a REALLY popular choice for "mostly stock" setups. You can get them new for cheap, and used off Ls1tech for even cheaper. They also don't take quiet the same toll on the valvetrain.** They are reliable, mild feeling yet they do give fair improvements, and they will work on a stock convertor.

The more builds I work on, the more I grow to appreciate the finesse between having your 'verter, gears, and cam all on the same page. I have been in some big-cam stock convertor cars that just don't feel fun, and make all their power up high. I've also been in some simple-4.8 builds with a zippy little low overlap cam and a good lockup that run like champs.


**addendum to this post. I have been meaning to, and will, be doing a post that doesn't get addressed much on the LS section, regarding the lifespan of valvetrain components with modified cams and such. Long story short; most folks think its a 1-times purchase, and the truth is these components in a "performance engine" are actually wear-parts that can be expected to fail eventually.