Info on chevy ls cams and tunes

smitty0u812 · Jul 25, 2016

I'm wanting to change over to a ls but just wanting to know what is a good cam to run in one to wake it up and who dose real good tunes thanks

Craig_c · Jul 25, 2016

Brian Tooley for the cam

James Short for the tune

tonybolton · Jul 25, 2016

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Any cam....they all make 600hp after that upgrade.

infamous1 · Jul 25, 2016

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I have Texas Speed cam setup and RPM here in NC tuned my LQ4.

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RebelRider · Jul 25, 2016

You need to be more specific of your intentions. Will this be a 6k rpm hill killer or a low end crawler? Some cams make their power low/mid range and some way up high. If you are going low and slow, you will not want a choppy cam thats makes it's power up high in the RPM range.

smitty0u812 · Jul 25, 2016

Well really looking for a cam that makes low to mid range from 1000 rpm to 6500 that

pholmann · Jul 25, 2016

RebelRider said:
You need to be more specific of your intentions. Will this be a 6k rpm hill killer or a low end crawler? Some cams make their power low/mid range and some way up high. If you are going low and slow, you will not want a choppy cam thats makes it's power up high in the RPM range.

X2 ^^^^ what he said. If you do change the cam, plan on spending some money on a good solid tune. My personal recommendation is the Howard's camshaft I'm running in my lq9. It has a power range of 1700-6700 rpm. Also don't get any canshafy over a .550 lift. The flow numbers start backing up after that amount of lift. Anything more and your just abusing your valvetrain. Also under .550 lift you can run the cheaper gm performance ls2/6 valve springs.

Cam: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111849918783?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Springs: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261387093427?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

jccarter1 · Jul 25, 2016

I have a comp 220/220 with 110 lsa and love it really woke up my 5.3 it is a bit choppy with 110lsa but it also comes in a lot lower

Mortalis5509 · Jul 25, 2016

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Tick performance. They also dyno. They built me a 416.

mcutler · Jul 25, 2016

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Mortalis5509 said:
Tick performance. They also dyno. They built me a 416.

Tick performance, good, talented folks. Located two miles from my house.

Matt

tommy450r · Jul 26, 2016

I've got a xr265hr cam kit in my 5.3 but I don't really like it. I think it's more of a factory/tow cam.. I've been considering swapping to a hot cam like pholmann posted. I just haven't been around anyone that has one installed to ask questions an see if would even be worth the swap..

pholmann · Jul 26, 2016

Mine has a good sound too it. It has a lot more thump than I expected. It's still smooth right off idle though. That's what I like. It's impressive to say the least. Here's the dyno graph to the wheels on mine

jccarter1 · Jul 26, 2016

This is from my 5.3

1tfrot · Jul 26, 2016

Texas Speed.

have texas speed heads and a custom grind cam in my lq4. it moves out. made 360 to the wheels.

tuning was done by Modern Muscle here in IL

Dirt700 · Jul 27, 2016

pholmann said:
X2 ^^^^ what he said. If you do change the cam, plan on spending some money on a good solid tune. My personal recommendation is the Howard's camshaft I'm running in my lq9. It has a power range of 1700-6700 rpm. Also don't get any canshafy over a .550 lift. The flow numbers start backing up after that amount of lift. Anything more and your just abusing your valvetrain. Also under .550 lift you can run the cheaper gm performance ls2/6 valve springs.

Cam: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111849918783?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Springs: http://www.ebay.com/itm/261387093427?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

How does that cam do just crawling? I seen they also had a 1200-6200 range also. Try to find a middle ground for hill Killin and crawlin. Thanks

pholmann · Jul 28, 2016

ill tell you how it is tomorrow. I'm going for shakedown tomorrow. :woot:

1tfrot · Jul 28, 2016

pholmann said:
ill tell you how it is tomorrow. I'm going for shakedown tomorrow.

sweet, good luck

pholmann · Jul 28, 2016

I can answer your question now. It's smooth as silk crawling. Makes more then enough power down low. No surge or anything crazy. I like it.

Dirt700 · Jul 29, 2016

pholmann said:
I can answer your question now. It's smooth as silk crawling. Makes more then enough power down low. No surge or anything crazy. I like it.

Thanks pholmann

pholmann · Jul 29, 2016

No problem. ill be at the hardline ride if anyone just wants to check out the drive ability themselves. It's also just a modified and less expensive version of gm's hot cam.