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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 08:24 AM
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all things being stock, if you swapped a '97 ls1 cam for TSP231 Cam 231.231 .598 .598 112, would anything need to be altered to make it work?
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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if you have stock heads there will be no need to flycut the pistons. And even if you had decked heads, that cam may not even require flycutting the pistons! .581 lift is close though! Go bigger!

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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 08:40 AM
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With a cam like that you will have to upgrade all the head hardware.........springs, etc.....
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Old Apr 27, 2004 | 09:03 AM
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:seeya matt and keith! getting cam, springs, pushrods and gaskets. matt, coming up to do install 8 may--dropping the car off at 7 a.m., gonna need a ride to rachels/circuscircus/juana/boobietrap/you pick. :)

does rachels serve breakfast?
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does rachels service breakfast?
Depends on what exactly you're willing to eat! :D

Who's doing the install and who's cam is it?

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the same guy who redid my n2o--larry at innovations. I'm pretty impressed with him and mike, stand up guys who seem to know their stuff pretty well. I was going to ask you over im but don't see you on, btw.
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Glad it all worked out with the N20. I dont know Larry, but Mike is pretty cool! You're going to need to tune this right away after the install. Do they have LS1-edit? Let me know.


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no they do not have ls1 edit. it's going to take all day saturday to get it installed so I'm not sure what to do about tuning--going to have to get back to sebring after install so was thinking of just sending my computer to texas speed, don't know when I'd be able to get back up for tuning/dyno. any idears?
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Check your clearances - intake you need .080" and exhaust .100" if I remember correctly. FWIW.
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The only TRUE way is to CLAY the heads........80 and 100 are very close, you don't have any room for valve train deflection.....should run a jomar, valve train brace on rockers.......worth the money........just my 2 cents....
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