would a stock ls1 cam fit/work in a 5.3l?

 

Yes but its not worth your time

 

ok thanks. however, i'm still in highschool working a part time job. i can't really afford to upgrade spring and pushrods at the same time as a new cam. so i'm just gonna do some cheap small stuff untill next year. the ls1 cam is bigger, so i should make more power, even if it's small gains. my dad owns a mechanic shop so i have access to all the tools, and i got plenty of weekend time to do this with.

 

Just wait, you'll hate yourself when you do the swap and something goes wrong like it did when Cody and I did my cam swap and then you'll end up spending a lot of money anyways.

EDIT-Use your Christmas money and buy a used LS6 cam with springs and pushrods. I bought an LS6 cam for $65 about a year ago

 

ya, never thought of something going wrong. christmas money, that's good. we don't give "normal" gifts in wyoming, we give ammo and knives. lol

 

definitely go with z06 cam and springs if your on a tight budget. Im a college kid and i feel ya brother. They spring, rods, and cam packages can be had for very cheap just shop the forums and ebay.

 

ya, i'm getting tires this week and i want to play with what i have left over. i'll probably try to find some used camaro e-fans to put on. after that i'll start putting $$ on a decent cam.

 

Would the cam in the link below be what you all are talking about?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...1%7C240%3A1318

What kind of power gain would a 5.3 get over stock by adding a Z06 cam??

 

That's an ls7 cam. You need an ls6 cam from a 01-03 Ls6. The 02-03 are better than the 01 though.

 

i think they're talking about the ls2 cam. as fer power gains, i don't know.