Im probably gonna buy a l98 shortblock soon (1100$) and i was wondering how the cam was...is it worth keeping? Basically it is just the block, crank, rods, pistons and thats about it. so i will have to put some money into it but i figured its better to go that way than buying a lo5 for 1500 that comes with crappy heads...i dont know anyways hows the cam in the l98?

:edit: actually I got to looking and the lo5 would probably be cheaper even if i did away with the heads since it does come with oil pan, pump, harmonic balancer, timning chain and all that good stuff...what kind of power do you think I could get from a lo5 with the stock heads?

 

It depends on the year..they changed. Either way none of them were very good..you should replace it while you have the motor out anyway.

 

thats what ill do then. i know ill definetly have to change the lo5 cam if thats what i get i hear its worse than the lo3 cam. im leaning towards the lo5 crate now because it will have lifters and everything.