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Old Dec 31, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Default LS2/LS6 Cam Vs. Turbo Cam? How much diffrence?

Is there really a lot of power between the two cams? I know the LS2 cam is close to the LS6 cam. And the Ls6 cam is good for boost. But honestly how much power can be made in a good forced induction camshaft vs. a LS6/Ls2 cam? I've got a ls2 with a garret T76 Turbo and kinda would like more power. Maybe 317 heads and a cam+ boost and a better tune. Thanks
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well i hope its worth the money.. cuz i bought a turbo cam from shawn @ VA speed...

from what i hear its worth it... i got my fingers crossed...

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Yea just keep us posted. What are the specs do you know? Honestly I miss having a cammed car. Now that I have a turbo car it sounds stock w/ exhaust intill you put your foot in it.
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its back home im out on deployment right now... got a whole motor build waitng on me when i get back should be fun...
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Anyone?
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id like to know the same thing
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well, where do you want your power? Desired Red line? I scored an 02 Z06 cam for $40, I've no intentions on spinning past 6500 and want to maintain stock idle/exhaust note
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The OVER SIMPLIFIED way to look at it is in NA terms. How much more power does a stock LS1 with a TR224 cam make than one with an LS6 cam? What ever that number is, you multiply it by 2 @ 15 psi. This generally applies until you get into a lobe overlap situation. Then back pressure starts coming into play and it gets more complicated.

Take my setup for example, I would probably have to run an extra 5 psi of boost if I ran an LS6 cam to run the number that I do with my Stage 2 Livernois cam. I dreamed up what I wanted and then started looking around to see who had something on the shelf similar to what I wanted. The Livernois was the closest.
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