I want some new bolt on mods for my ls1

[twoolley08]

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[DETROITMUSCLE]

If thats the case its probably garbage, stock spring can't be used on much anything bigger than stock.

[9T8W66]

I was gonna say there is pretty much no chance that you have stock valvesprings. Even an LS6 cam would require a different spring. And the injectors should be 26# if their from the original 2000 LS1 setup. `98's and `01-up Cars have 28# injectors `99-00's have 26#. Also alot of people on this site using Ridings Convertors besides he's also Local.

[twoolley08]

Well I like how to cam sounds, it sounds nice. A lot of people ask if the motors a stroker motor with the dumps open. The springs to me appear to be stock but I have no knowledge on them. According to the part # the injectors are 24lb

[Fbomb]

Maybe they're beehives?
If you're really looking for more power, all the time, heads and cam are a good way to go. Regardless, I kinda wish I would've gone the F/I route with my car but I will in the future.

[twoolley08]

Maybe they're beehives?
If you're really looking for more power, all the time, heads and cam are a good way to go. Regardless, I kinda wish I would've gone the F/I route with my car but I will in the future.

beehives??? I'd like to get new heads but thats not in the budget at the time.

[Fbomb]

Beehives are just single coils. Apparently they make a set that can handle ~.600" overall lift now. I wouldn't use them unless I had an absolute baby cam though.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

sound means nothing to how a cam performs at all, I would highly suggest tearing down and figuring out what you have. If your running stock pushrods those are a cheap piece of insurance I personally would never run stock pushrods on anything other than stock. I would bet there is some improvement to be had in just upgrading the valvetrain to the correct pieces. You always should measure for pushrod length anyways.

[twoolley08]

what are the chances that the cam has some markings on the front of it to identify it? and the cam was already in the car when i bought it sooo.......the guy who sold it to the little dealer moved to california and they wouldnt give me his name or anything to ask him what hes done.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

I know thats why I'm saying it would be a good idea to tear it down and find out, you should build the entire combination to work well with one another if you don't know the heart of the engine your building blindly. The cam should have some markings on the front of it, you could remove the water pump and front cover and check it out pretty easily. Like I said if they guy just threw it together he may not have measured for pushrod length and it would be worth while to do that as well and make sure your running the proper valvetrain.

[twoolley08]

with stock heads whats the usual length of push rods that are used for a new cam? shorter or longer? maybe this might be a good cam but its not seeing the full potential due to the push rod length?

[Fbomb]

I used 7.425" If you're going to pull the pulley and front cover and everything else off to look at the cam you might as well just swap in a new cam at that point, and throw some new heads on it as well...as long as funds permit that is. It's really not that hard, just a matter of time.

[twoolley08]

yea I dont really have the cash for new haeds cams and all that good stuff at the time.

[Virtue]

pushrod length would depend on the base circle of the cam ect. my 408 stroker ended up using stock length believe it or not.

listen to jeff,hes pointing you in the right direction, you can check a spring as well to try and get some of a idea if its stock,but you'd have to remove it from the head obviously but that can be done on the car