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iTrader: (5)

How much more power does the 98-00 cam make? Clearly it's only slightly more aggressive. Could you see this on a dyno or a track? And how do these two compare to the LS6 (listed below)?
1998 - 2000 Fbody
202/210 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.496" / 0.496" int/exh lift
116 LSA

2001 - 2002 Fbody
197/207 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.467" / 0.479" int/exh lift
116 LSA

2001 LS6 cam
207/217 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.525" / 0.525" int/exh lift
116 LSA

Reason being: Does a '99 put down more power?

Floorman279

iTrader: (11)

ive also thought the same as you.......i thought about it this way.....gm liked the fbody ls1 putting out the "POSTED" 305hp. when they added the ls6 intake in 01, i think keeping that same cam may have upped the peak hp to id say 315-320. They may have milded it a little bit so the hp would stay at 305, not getting any closer to the vette.

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

The difference in power is neglible. I know a moderator that put a cam in his car back in the day and did not know until after it was a 99 cam and it kinda sucked for him to do all that work for nothing in gains. Unless your putting a blower on the car I would go past the factory LS6 cam and look at a min 224/228 or better cam.

As for power if you want to be accurate, with LS1 intake in 98-00 made less power then 01+ cars which is the reason why hp got the bump for the most part.

As for seeing it, maybe on a engine dyno. Probably if you kept the intake manifold the same but again its not that much of a change to make a real world difference.

SSCamaro99_3

iTrader: (1)

Swapping any of the 98-02 F-body cams would be akin to rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Just not worth it. All else being equal the 98-00 cam would probably make a couple of more hp (I am talking less than 5). Swapping a LS6 intake onto a 98-00 car is vastly superior to changing a 01-02 car to a 98-00 cam.

BobDoLe

iTrader: (11)

A 99 would NOT put down more power. As stated above, the LS6 intake makes a difference. Also you have more restrictive stock exhaust manifolds on the 99. But if you take the manifolds out of the equation and did something funny like putting a 99 cam in an 02 ls1, yeah it would be faster.

SSCamaro99_3

iTrader: (1)

I said "all things being equal", which would mean equal intake, head, and exhaust manifold configuration.

mike c.

iTrader: (1)

Do not spend the money on any of the cams. If you want a cam but small enough to not lob alot or whatever,get a 224 ish cam. drive like stock and make more power then any of the stockers.

farmington

iTrader: (14)

A 224 cam, while it seems smallish compared to a lot of the cam guys use on here, isn't a small cam. You're moving up 24 degrees at .050 lift which is a lot for only 5.7 liters. If you go with a 112 lobe center, it will have a very noticible lumpy idle. Makes a lot more power upstairs too.

O2Form

I've own both a 99 and 02, the 99 makes more power up high and the 02 makes more down low. I like the 02 better although I'm sure the 99 would win in a all out race. Another thing I noticed is the 02 EATS the rear tires up much faster than the 99. The 02 cam is much nicer for a daily driver IMO.