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Old Jul 31, 2022 | 12:34 AM
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My 2004 CE 6mt coupe has an engine swap done by a previous owner, which is an LS2 short block with LS3 heads, intake, injectors, etc. The cam is pretty healthy, but I do not know what it is or the specs. P.O. said it dynoed at 452 rwhp. I have an opportunity to possibly buy a centrifugal blower kit for a C5. Would I necessarily have to change the cam to run the blower? Here's a sound clip for reference.

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Well, I can't attach the sound bite, so I will try to figure that out.

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Your only concern might be compression, but by your list it's probably not a factor. Local shop has good luck with donkey djck NA cams and centrifugals.
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Blowers prefer/need less overlap than na’s. So if you have a real lumpy idle you may want to consider a blower profile cam.
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