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Mar 5, 2006 | 05:54 PM

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F8L Z71

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if you cant afford a supercharger or tubro then a cam swap is your next best friend. n2o is cool too but the truck will still be a turd without it.

Mar 5, 2006 | 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 99BlAcKz71

Truckin' magazine did a nice write up on our engines and about the best mods. the mods they emphasized(sp.) where: Free flowing airbox components(not necessarily a CAI), Cat back exhaust, 100 hp wet shots, Magnacharger Radix, Cam, Lt headers, and tuning software like Hptuners or LS1edit. They where also talking about this book called "how to build high performance ls1/ls6 v8's. looks like it would be a very good write up, has anyone ever checked it out? a link to the book: cartechbooks.com

You can also get that book how to build high performance ls1/ls6 v8's at walmart.com at a great price cheapest i found .Real good book

Mar 5, 2006 | 09:20 PM

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LSx engines already have at least 9.5:1 compression, good flowing heads, intake, and the factory exhaust manifolds look like a set of shorty headers when you look inside them. The factory has already done a lot of the improvements that the builder has to do. A cam & springs alone are a good mod in my opinion. If you are talking about a gen1 sbc or something else then the cam alone won't make as big of a difference as a gen 3.

You are exactly right. A lot of people dont realize how well desgned the heads are on gen III motors. Stock truck heads from Gen III motors flow beter than many aftermarket heads for SBC's. These factory cams are very conservative and these heads will support a lot more vave timing. Just look at what some of the cam only F-bodies run. A cam is a very good upgrade, dollar for dollar probably one of the best. Just time consuming and kinda involved to install.

Mar 6, 2006 | 10:16 AM

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I agree, these motors respond very well to camshaft swaps. I think they are definetly worth the money.

Mar 6, 2006 | 08:10 PM

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A perfect example of how much better the heads are is in a AFR add they show different engines and how much their heads improve over stock. The show 110hp over stock on a gen 1 sbc and 40 hp over stock on a LS1. That should about explain it all.