'99 5.3L with ls1 cam

[Hit Man X]

Originally posted by BigKID@Dec 9 2003, 01:49 PM
Allen, which cam exactly did yall put in there? year/body? We just put a G5X2 in a buddies 02 WS6 and he said I could have his cam and was thinking of putting it in this week before our big track meet this sunday. Just wondering if it would be worth my time.
Also if I do it, I was wondering if you could give me some tips on what yall did with you buddy's tune so I could get it dialed in a little quicker.

I could swear they used a '00 F-bod cam. I have a '98 F-bod cam to put in later this month...should be interesting.

The '02 has a bit less lift than the 98-00 ones from F-bods but you are still gettin' the increases duration.

[BigKID]

I know, thats why I was curious. At only +.013/.010 lift, that isnt very significant but I believe the +5* of intake and +17* of exhaust duration would definately help especially on the juice. Plus the 01-01 f-cam has the tightest lsa of all the f-cams at 116. I would just curious if the gains would be significant enough to be worth my time or just wait till I can afford and aftermarket cam cause I am broke right now.

[GMCwantsLS1]

Originally posted by BigKID@Dec 9 2003, 12:49 PM
Allen, which cam exactly did yall put in there? year/body? We just put a G5X2 in a buddies 02 WS6 and he said I could have his cam and was thinking of putting it in this week before our big track meet this sunday. Just wondering if it would be worth my time.
Also if I do it, I was wondering if you could give me some tips on what yall did with you buddy's tune so I could get it dialed in a little quicker.

The cam is the same as the one your buddy is offering you! Get it and put it in you will be very happy you did! This cam on the 5.3L kept the same low end but picked up from 3K plus a bunch! At the price you are getting an almost free mod!

[BigKID]

Sweet! I am glad you said how the truck reacted to the cam. I believe it is going to help where I need it which is on topend. My truck is great out of the hole but falls off on the topend. I figure it will cost me about $50 after getting new water pump gaskets, front cover gasket, front seal and some coolant. I am hoping to put it in either thurs or friday then I just have to get the tune ironed out before sunday.

[Hit Man X]

Cool, keep us posted!

[farmtruc]

Sorry been busy tuning and installing,

The cam was from a 03 LQ9 6L, the same cam as the '00 fbody with the .5 lift.
I know the bottom end didn't suffer at all becuase is smokes the tires better than ever, even on a downshift into first from a roll, it will squeel the tire all the way through. For the money you can't beat the mod. Get a new timing cover gasket, front crank seal, and waterpump gaskets.

For tuning, monitor you ltrims and adjust for those, bump the shift a few 100 rpm, like 6100 for first, 6000 for second, and 5800 for 3rd. I was keeping it safe, the engine has 100K plus miles and the trans has never been a problem, so i wouldnt want it to break now.

The truck went from a low 16 to a mid 15 just from the cam swap, that was before tuning for the cam.
check your a/f ratio to make sure it didn't change too much, also, you'll be able to bump timing, a more aggressive cam bleeds off some of the compression so you'll be able to increase timing.

good luck,

allen

[BigKID]

Originally posted by farmtruc@Dec 9 2003, 11:28 PM
The cam was from a 03 LQ9 6L, the same cam as the '00 fbody with the .5 lift.

Are you sure about that .500 lift? In the book I have the 03 LQ9 is the same cam as the 02 LS1 f-cam I listed earlier.
I also just found out I may be able to get a 00 y-cam as well, which, imo, is the best of them all excluding the Z06 cams. 198/209 .500/.500 115.5.

[farmtruc]

Originally posted by BigKID+Dec 9 2003, 11:57 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BigKID &#064; Dec 9 2003, 11:57 PM)</div>

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@Dec 9 2003, 11:28 PM
The cam was from a 03 LQ9 6L, the same cam as the &#39;00 fbody with the .5 lift.

Are you sure about that .500 lift? In the book I have the 03 LQ9 is the same cam as the 02 LS1 f-cam I listed earlier.
I also just found out I may be able to get a 00 y-cam as well, which, imo, is the best of them all excluding the Z06 cams. 198/209 .500/.500 115.5. [/b]

ooops, my bad, it&#39;s late and i&#39;m tired, lol,
you&#39;re right, it&#39;s not a .500 lift , haaha,

it&#39;s the same came as the other fbody&#39;s., not the .500 lift one. I agree the .500 would be best, but the other fbody / 6L cam worked out well too,


allen

[stngh8r]

DO a search, Do a search...

Well I did and I found what I was looking for. Thanks for posting your findings Allen.

It looks like my pampered 120k mile Suburban (Family Truckster) as decided to trash a lifter. Yes, the oil has been changed at recommended intervals. So the lifter issue is the catalyst for me looking to maybe find a '00 vette cam since I'm going to be in there anyways.

Thanks

[zebra]

if only i was in a spot to swap mine out, i've got a 2000 vette with a 58kmi stock cam.
good luck, though...