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Old 01-19-2003, 12:26 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MyLS1Hauls:
<strong> My buddy and I recently installed my old XE 216/216 .538" 114 cam in his 02 5.3L truck....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How old is this cam? Id doesn't fit the specs of an XE cam. The lift numbers @.538 look like Comp lift numbers from 2 years ago before the XE and XE-R lobes were available.

The XE 216 cam should be # 3711 on this page, but lift should be .561 for it to be an XE cam:

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Old 01-19-2003, 10:45 PM
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It is an XE cam. Its just not a high lift XE. Comps older lobes are HE, and have lifts that are about .525 or so. Theres been a lot of misinformation lately about these lower lift XEs, even from Comp. I bought this cam last spring. It only has 265* of advertised duration compared w/ their HE 216 that has 270* advertised.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by MyLS1Hauls:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BigTex:
<strong>Did your buddy have the LS6 cam in the truck before the 116 XE?

Richard</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, never would have let him do that <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
I was just saying that from what I've heard of the LS6 cam in trucks...not much low end torque due to the cam being retarded by 2-3 degrees and having a LSA of 116-117. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yet more persuasion for me not installing the LS6 cam. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> Whoever is reading this, if you want an '01 LS6 cam, let me know. I've got a brand new one at home right now. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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