ls1 cam in a 5.3

[fullthrottledan]

i want to buy a ls1 cam for my 2000 sierra witha 5.3 and i dont know if there is a certain year ls1 cam i need to look for? let me know. thanks
or if anybody wants to get rid of one. let me know as well.

[BigKID]

You want to look for a 2000 vette cam (pn 12560968), a 98-00 fcar cam (12557812/12560965) or a 00+ ycar/01+ fcar/01+ 6.0 cam (12561721) in that order of preferance.

[ONE04FX4]

i got the 99 f-body cam

[fullthrottledan]

ok so lets say i get one of these cams, will i need anything else besides gaskets and a tune, like springs or anything?

[BigKID]

Nope cam is all you need. I bought the gaskets and a new crank bolt and didnt use them. The gaskets are reusable as long as you dont tear them up takeing it apart. Mine ran leaner after the cam so you may want to look into a tune. The stock springs are fine for the .500 lift but are at the upper limits. So if you live somewhere cold, let the truck warm up good before romping on it to lessen you chances of breaking a spring.

[lowred]

how much does one of these cams cost? and how hard is the install?

[fullthrottledan]

lowred, i seen cams going for about 50 buks plus gaskets and they are pretty easy to install, as long as u know what u are doing. for instance, if u dont tighten the rocker arms exactly how they are supposed to be done, u will have lots of problems. it took me about 4 hours in a friends 2001 chevy 5.3. it was a comp cams made just for him, so he paid more for it.

[droppedgmc]

Originally posted by BigKID@Jan 24 2004, 10:38 AM
You want to look for a 2000 vette cam (pn 12560968), a 98-00 fcar cam (12557812/12560965) or a 00+ ycar/01+ fcar/01+ 6.0 cam (12561721) in that order of preferance.

hey, whats mine out of? the #'s look like this at the end of the cam
0964
4 00
7349

[BigKID]

98-99 y-car. Specs are (i/e) 199/207 .472/.479 117

[droppedgmc]

so that cam would be alright? i was told it was out of a vette