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Old Jun 29, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

I was told that a ls1 camshaft will work in my 1992 firebird LO3 engine and will be a performance upgrade and if so what els should be done in the swap
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 02:25 AM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

No, you cannot use an LS1 camshaft in any regular chevy engine. Perhaps you heard about an LT1 camshaft? Those will bolt in. Look at the TBI forum, there is a sticky post about it.
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Old Jun 30, 2008 | 03:54 AM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

ditto, its going to be a lt1 camshaft
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 08:11 AM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

hey thanks for the info on the camshaft im trying to rebiuld this car and the guy who had it before had know idea what the dif from a wrench and a screwdriver. so thanks a lot.
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Old Jul 1, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

would a lt1 cam work in a 350 l98 trans am?
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

Not much bigger than stock, but yes it will fit
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Old Jul 3, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

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would a lt1 cam work in a 350 l98 trans am?
get an lt4 cam supose to be pretty good in the l98s. i believe u have to upgrade the springs too though...
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:18 AM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

supose to be pretty good
No need for speculation, plenty of documented swaps are on the forum
A simple search will yield all necessary info on LTx cam swaps, benefits and requirements
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

so u think id be better off just gettin new heads and an aftermarket cam?
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Old Jul 4, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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Re: can a ls1 camshaft work in my firebird

o yeah cant go wrong there, well other then the whole restrictive tpi setup...maybe invest the money in some aftermarket tpi junk then get the heads and cam
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