# Anyone have experience with cams in a LS? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 13, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339 "2003-10-13T06:35:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jim88GT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@Jim88GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim88GT)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/1 "2003-10-13T06:35:14Z")
Is it worth doing? I was thinking crane or crower. Something that will make power across the RPMs Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/2 "2003-10-13T06:47:59Z")
alot of the guys like the crower 404, they say anything less isnt worth it. but as far as putting them on a stock head with a stock intake and throttle body i dont know if a cam that big will benifit you. but heres a pretty good post on all motor LS build ups [http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=520581](http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=520581) ---
**Author:** ![Jim88GT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@Jim88GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim88GT)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/3 "2003-10-13T07:01:05Z")
The head is ported. I bored out the throttle body to 60mm. And installed the old throttle plate from my mustang. Thanks for the post I will check it out. ---
**Author:** ![brokeasskorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@brokeasskorean](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brokeasskorean)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2003, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/4 "2003-10-13T08:12:12Z")
yea u pretty much are goin to need springs and retainers if u wanna run a nice cam… ---
**Author:** ![vtecsol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@vtecsol](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vtecsol)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/5 "2003-10-14T17:39:40Z")
why are you putting cams in the beater car??? shouldn’t you be thinking about the children ---
**Author:** ![Jim88GT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@Jim88GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim88GT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/6 "2003-10-15T06:38:37Z")
> _Originally posted by vtecsol_ > **why are you putting cams in the beater car??? shouldn’t you be thinking about the children** Because more horsepower is never enough. The baby will be fine. I just won’t eat for a couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![brokeasskorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@brokeasskorean](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brokeasskorean)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/7 "2003-10-15T08:04:00Z")
> _Originally posted by Jim88GT_ > **Because more horsepower is never enough. > The baby will be fine. I just won’t eat for a couple of days.** not really worth just dropping cams in an LS unless the bottom end is built too…9:1 compression isnt goin to do much for NA cams ---
**Author:** ![Jim88GT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@Jim88GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim88GT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/8 "2003-10-15T13:26:43Z")
> _Originally posted by brokeasskorean_ > **not really worth just dropping cams in an LS unless the bottom end is built too…9:1 compression isnt goin to do much for NA cams** Sorry the head is shaved. The compression properly isn’t that hi. Maybe 9.8 Crower’s dyno 18 – 21 HP with stock compression. They have normal mods H/I/E. Are they full of shit? I rev. my LS over 6.5 all the time. The cam drops of at around 6.5 to 7000. Should be perfect. [http://www.crower.com/cat/import/honda/images/dyno/62404.jpg](http://www.crower.com/cat/import/honda/images/dyno/62404.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![brokeasskorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@brokeasskorean](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brokeasskorean)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/9 "2003-10-15T14:10:25Z")
> _Originally posted by Jim88GT_ > **Sorry the head is shaved. The compression properly isn’t that hi. Maybe 9.8 > Crower’s dyno 18 – 21 HP with stock compression. They have normal mods H/I/E. > Are they full of shit?** > > > > I rev. my LS over 6.5 all the time. The cam drops of at around 6.5 to 7000. Should be perfect. > > **[http://www.crower.com/cat/import/honda/images/dyno/62404.jpg](http://www.crower.com/cat/import/honda/images/dyno/62404.jpg)** 9.8? ---
**Author:** ![Jim88GT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@Jim88GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jim88GT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-have-experience-with-cams-in-a-ls/162339/10 "2003-10-15T19:52:40Z")
> _Originally posted by brokeasskorean_ > **9.8?** The machine shop was afraid to take too much off. They took off the max. Aloud by the specs. I assume the compression is around 9.8:1