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Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL
I bet it feels awesome. I can't wait to get a convertor in mine.
That's usually the main reason people go with the LS3 conversion. You rarely hear of VVT phaser failures, although they do happen of course. There are just too few good VVT tuners available locally, no matter your location. Too many stubborn tuners refuse to learn something 'new', even though the tech has been in GM engines for over a decade now and even longer in other brands. They are only handicapping themselves as VVT is going to be in nearly all high performance engine options going forward. This is likely one of the reasons that Ryan at GPI is so popular, as he is considered one of the authoritative names in VVT cam tuning.
But some people refuse to settle for a remote tune and I can understand that. You want that instant gratification of getting a dyno number afterwards, but that limits your choices when few of the local dyno tuners can deal with VVT. I didn't have to consider VVT as I swapped in an LS3 when I blew my L99. But when I rebuild my L99 I am fairly certain that I will be keeping VVT in it.
It's just a shame that so many people are deleting VVT because they can't find a viable tuning solution locally. You have tuners telling people that it is less reliable instead of telling them 'I don't know how to tune VVT'.
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^^^^^ This is exactly why my tuner suggested a non-VVT cam in my build and did the LS3 conversion and AFM/DOD delete. Sid they were not reliable and hard to tune and he wasn't quite comfortable doing a tune on a VVT Cam. At least he was honest about it. But knowing what I know now, would of kept it for the nice TQ curve they are able to produce.