02 Z06 cam?
I am a fan of the 2002-up LS6 cam but $200.00 is alittle high but I guess its reasonable, make sure like someone above said its has 5308 on the numbers on the back end of it (if I remember right its the first 4 numbers on top back of the cam). You will need longer pushrods because the valves in the LS6 2002 up where a hair longer (7.425) but (7.40) will work but for the valves to be the quieter with the 7.425 correct lenth. Changing the lifters is alot of work (removing heads, head bolts and gaskets unless you have alot of miles on your motor I wouldn't and if I was going to I would buy a real nice set (Morels, LS7 ect) unstead of stock ones you already have. Me peronally I would get the Comp Cam 918 springs also for added security.
I am a fan of the 2002-up LS6 cam but $200.00 is alittle high but I guess its reasonable, make sure like someone above said its has 5308 on the numbers on the back end of it (if I remember right its the first 4 numbers on top back of the cam). You will need longer pushrods because the valves in the LS6 2002 up where a hair longer (7.425) but (7.40) will work but for the valves to be the quieter with the 7.425 correct lenth. Changing the lifters is alot of work (removing heads, head bolts and gaskets unless you have alot of miles on your motor I wouldn't and if I was going to I would buy a real nice set (Morels, LS7 ect) unstead of stock ones you already have. Me peronally I would get the Comp Cam 918 springs also for added security.
Also, for $200, it's not worth it at all. A new cam is often times around the same price. If you're going to go through the trouble of installing a cam, get a new one that makes more power.
You might find a used cam for that price, just the new cam alone is around $350, & if you do it right & buy new springs, pushrods, timing chain, gaskets, oil pump its closer to a grand. Thats if you do it yourself.
Yeah, true it would cost more if you buy everything, but if you're going to buy a used cam for $200, you still need to buy that stuff too. You're only saving yourself a couple hundred dollars and you don't even know the condition of the cam you're getting until you finally receive it.
for people with 98-99 ls1's which have the bigger factory cam, they can add some 1.8 rockers to their car and end up with almost identical cam specs as a 2001 corvette ls6 cam. this along with the ls6 heads and intake should bring u to the 385hp rating of the corvette in 2001. 2002+ ls6 cam was a little better.
