how much cam will a stock block, heads, and intake lt1 take? the car has all the intake and exhaust bolt ons already including headers.

 

This is a fairly routine LT1 engine question. I'll move your post to the "LT1 Based Engine Tech" forum.

 

What do you want to do with it?

 

is going in a street car so id like to get a little of that cam lope at idle but not so much that it effects the drivability

 

XE503, GM846, CC305 are all good off the shelf mild cams. Those shouldnt bother drivibility too much and give to pretty good power.

-Dustin-

 

The general recommendation for a street cam with stock heads is the CC503.

 

will any of these cams give me any lope at idle? is the lt4 hot cam too much? how much lift before valve clearance is an issue? im looking to push the limits of drivability i guess.

 

there are tons of clips on youtube and streetfire, but the hotcam and 503 are going to have the most lope to them for off-the-shelf. the 846 sounds pretty good too tho. stock heads/block ptv clearance is not an issue with any of the cams listed.

 

cc306, gm847, cc503, lpe 211/219, lpe 219/219, gm846, cc305, LT4 Hot Cam, etc etc etc

imo go with a custom LE cam

he can taylor a cam to your needs and goals, and at $300 shipped for an LE custom cam versus $260+shipping for an off the shelf cam, there is little cost difference

 

I agree. I just installed my LE cam.

 

who is le?

 

who is LE? I might have heard of him just cant associate LE with a name.

 

Lloyd Elliot

 

believe i have heard of him

 

any other info on him? or i guess i could google him.