Is a 2001 Z06 cam a good upgrade?
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Is a 2001 Z06 cam a good upgrade?
Just what the title says, I have a chance to pick up a 2001 z06 cam (207 int./ 211 exh. with .525"/ .525".) and a set of brand new springs for 50 dollars...I know it is worth it for the springs alone, but what about the cam? Would it give me much in a 2000 camaro ls1?
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well what are your plans for the car? if your not going to be puttin too much money into the car and youre going to do the work urself then go ahead... me personally i wouldnt waste my time putting a stock cam in my car. if youre going to upgrade than i would go with something bigger but it all comes down to what you want
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ah i wouldnt say that... it all comes down to the set up. my buddy has a 220/220 with stock heads and runs 12.1 and i have a 228/228 and run the same.
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BTW the f bodies all got the Z06 style manifold after '00 as well. Not such a lucky brake for the rest of us. lol
+1 on the package if you ae planning to tear into it at all.
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for 50 bucks its worth it even if it doesnt gain 5rwhp....plus you are replacing old worn springs with new ones....
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If its his first goat rope then it will take him a 1 to 2 days if he is a pro like you seem to be then a few hours but by his post I am sure he is not as advanced as you are or a matter fact as I am. For me to take the heads and cam off it takes me a minimum of 4 hours. Anything less and you are asking for trouble.
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If your doing the install yourself it would be a good bang for the buck.
another good cam that very mild and give better gains then the ls6 cam is the hot cam.
Ive seen alot of ppl get them and decide to upgrade so used ones go for cheap.
another good cam that very mild and give better gains then the ls6 cam is the hot cam.
Ive seen alot of ppl get them and decide to upgrade so used ones go for cheap.
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If you are going to swap cams, yes the z06 cam can be had for cheap. But if you are going to do a cam swap, ESPECIALLY if you are going to it yourself, for the first time, do yourself a favor: if you don't go with custom cam or really plan out everything to make sure your cam fits with what you want (aka you just want to be lazy selecting a cam) get tr224 or tsp 224r. because that will give you more power and last you a little longer before you inevitably end up wanting to swap it out again for something bigger/better.
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'01, 385hp 204/211 .525/.525 on 116 centerline
'02+, 405hp 204/218 .555/.555 on 117.5 centerline
GM part number on the latter cam is 12565308 for reference
I stand corrected.
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The GMPP Hot Cam or ASA cam aren't bad ways to go either for just a cam only affair as they are designed to replace stock cams in these applications without other mods. Of course, these aren't going to match a $50 LS6 cam and springs in dollar for dollar comparison either...
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not sure about the 2000 model years but i do know the 98-99's had a bigger cam than the 2001-2002(which is why they had egr on these cars) and all u need to do to reach the specs of the 2001 ls6 cam is to get some 1.8 roller rockers. Even though you got the cam for 50 bucks its gonna be a lot of work to gain 10-15hp. You can gain that same hp by getting some 1.8 roller rockers that can be installed in an hour. Or you can do both and gain 25-30hp! lol
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not sure about the 2000 model years but i do know the 98-99's had a bigger cam than the 2001-2002(which is why they had egr on these cars) and all u need to do to reach the specs of the 2001 ls6 cam is to get some 1.8 roller rockers. Even though you got the cam for 50 bucks its gonna be a lot of work to gain 10-15hp. You can gain that same hp by getting some 1.8 roller rockers that can be installed in an hour. Or you can do both and gain 25-30hp! lol