Ls1 cam tuning?
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Hi, I'm a new member here, I have a cam not yet installed, Comp cams Si5 231/237 v1 & been doing a little reading on emissions.
Is there anyone in the UK that will tune LS1s preferably in the northwest & is it likely to pass emisions? I have all supporting mods & PRC Stage 2.5 5.3L CNC Ported Heads.
Duration @.050 is 231/237, LIft is .589/.595 and available on a 112 LSA
Is there anyone in the UK that will tune LS1s preferably in the northwest & is it likely to pass emisions? I have all supporting mods & PRC Stage 2.5 5.3L CNC Ported Heads.
Duration @.050 is 231/237, LIft is .589/.595 and available on a 112 LSA
What emissions limits do you have to meet ?
That will dictate how hard or easy it is to pass..and I'd disagree that it makes no difference who tunes it.
In theory it should make no difference who tunes any car and it should perform or run the same...reality is far far from that.
If it's the full on UK cat based test, that cam will be a massive struggle
That will dictate how hard or easy it is to pass..and I'd disagree that it makes no difference who tunes it.
In theory it should make no difference who tunes any car and it should perform or run the same...reality is far far from that.
If it's the full on UK cat based test, that cam will be a massive struggle
stevieturbo said:
What emissions limits do you have to meet ?
That will dictate how hard or easy it is to pass..and I'd disagree that it makes no difference who tunes it.
In theory it should make no difference who tunes any car and it should perform or run the same...reality is far far from that.
If it's the full on UK cat based test, that cam will be a massive struggle
It would be a UK mot(not sure of what the limits are for emissions here), so I'm guessing all garages do an exhaust sniffer test as standard which is where it would fail.That will dictate how hard or easy it is to pass..and I'd disagree that it makes no difference who tunes it.
In theory it should make no difference who tunes any car and it should perform or run the same...reality is far far from that.
If it's the full on UK cat based test, that cam will be a massive struggle
I've had the cam for a while now, I bought it because it met the goals I wanted for the car at the time without going FI, but never found the time/weather to install it. I have EFI live but I've not had time to imerse myself in it apart from deleting AIR & rear o2 codes from having headers, so a company in the US was going to tune it with data logs to get it up and running then I'd look to get a dyno tune to dial it in.
The thing is it's not a daly driver so I'm tempted to shove it in there anyway after I have this years mot, hell if it fails next year I'll remove it and go with something else! atleast I'll get some use out of it
MasterV8 said:
It would be a UK mot(not sure of what the limits are for emissions here), so I'm guessing all garages do an exhaust sniffer test as standard which is where it would fail.
It would be helpful if you specified what vehicle, what age, etc etcYour profile seems to picture an American vehicle.
If the vehicle isnt on the UK database, then it might revert back to basic emissions test which should be very easy to pass.
So again, you need to find out exactly what the limits are you need to meet.
If it's a full UK CAT based test, then it will be difficult, but trial and error.
But at the same time, if it's a full UK cat based test you also need cats etc fitted too.
It's an 02 Camaro SS,LS1, import, posted it in this section because searches for LS based tuning lead me here & engine similarities.
I know the SS doesn't show up on the UK database which made it difficult to get insurance because everywhere only had European Z28 listed.
It has LTs and high flow cats fitted & forgive me if I sound like a complete noob but do you mean the emissions standard of the vehicle or the particular testing station?
I know the SS doesn't show up on the UK database which made it difficult to get insurance because everywhere only had European Z28 listed.
It has LTs and high flow cats fitted & forgive me if I sound like a complete noob but do you mean the emissions standard of the vehicle or the particular testing station?
stevieturbo said:
Boosted LS1 said:
Yes, just say its a rover v8 and pass the 'visual' lol.
I know MOT's over there are bad...but now they sound even worse ! lolMasterV8 said:
It's an 02 Camaro SS,LS1, import, posted it in this section because searches for LS based tuning lead me here & engine similarities.
I know the SS doesn't show up on the UK database which made it difficult to get insurance because everywhere only had European Z28 listed.
It has LTs and high flow cats fitted & forgive me if I sound like a complete noob but do you mean the emissions standard of the vehicle or the particular testing station?
The emissions levels you need to meet for the most part will be dependent on vehicle and vehicle age.I know the SS doesn't show up on the UK database which made it difficult to get insurance because everywhere only had European Z28 listed.
It has LTs and high flow cats fitted & forgive me if I sound like a complete noob but do you mean the emissions standard of the vehicle or the particular testing station?
Testing stations will...or should all be the same. So not 100% sure where your US vehicle will fit into this.
If Richard was here he'd be able to advise as he runs a very similar vehicle.
But if you can get the MOT first, swap the cam...then see how things go. Worst case scenario you'll need to swap another cam for next years MOT
sheepdip said:
It helps when the LS1 is in a 70s car!
Even 1980 is a doddle too ! lolAlthough at same time...emissions here ( Northern Ireland ) is the only one part of the test less strict than on mainland UK.
Everything else is tighter though ( and far less open to "friendly" testers as some guys here seem to rely upon based on earlier posts ) as all test centres are government run.
After a long debate with my brain and trawling through LS1tech posts I've decided to respec my cam. I've looked on the mot annex and the Camaro is indeed listed but VXR 5.7 & 6.0 allow 0.3% co in natural idle test but the camaro is 0.5% would this affect cam choices?
Looking at 228/228 available on 112 - 115
Looking at 228/228 available on 112 - 115
Edited by MasterV8 on Friday 30th January 21:39
MasterV8 said:
After a long debate with my brain and trawling through LS1tech posts I've decided to respec my cam. I've looked on the mot annex and the Camaro is indeed listed but VXR 5.7 & 6.0 allow 0.3% co2 in natural idle test but the camaro is 0.5% would this affect cam choices?
Looking at 228/228 available on 112 - 115
CO2 is not tested, CO isLooking at 228/228 available on 112 - 115
Whilst 0.5% is a fraction higher...really not enough to allow you to realistically change cam profile.
The wider LSA for an given profile will be easier to pass as generally it would have less overlap
But one thing about LS's, you really dont need a tight LSA and wild cam to get great results.
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