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Old 12-21-2008, 09:12 PM
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just looking for some knowledge, tryed a search and saw nothing on it...

How much power do you guys think an 02+ LS6 cam will make in an LS1?

(I think these are based off 1.8 rockers)
Intake lift... (inches)
.324 - LS6 (2002-2004)
.306 - LS6 (2001)
.292 - GTO
.274 - Vette LS1
.268 - Trans Am

Exhaust Lift.... (inches)
.322 - LS6 (2002-2004)
.306 - LS6 (2001)
.292 - GTO
.281 - Vette LS1
.274 - Trans Am
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/archive...hp/t-4182.html

1998 - 2000 Fbody
202/210 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.496" / 0.496" int/exh lift
116 LSA

2002+ LS6 cam
204/218 int/exh @ 0.05" duration
0.551" / 0.547" int/exh lift
117 LSA
http://www.smokemup.com/tech/ls1.php

Looks like the LS6 cam would be more streetable and be good for 25+ RWHP... Just figured its something to think about
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i am putting the ls6 h/c/i on my car and i am hoping for 380-400
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I have the GM hot cam which is a bit bigger and honestly for the money/time I would of gone bigger. Everyone has recommend me the MS3. I have a LQ9 6.0
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ya, when i do my cam, ill be going alot bigger than this, jsut seems like a good topic to discuss... this cam seems really streetable too
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Ure gonna wish you went bigger.
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i know this is goin to be a daily driver engine. i am going to try to do an l92/ls3 conversion later.
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gains are going to be minimal. Get an aftermarket cam if you're going to go through the trouble of doing it.
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ok, as stated IM NOT DOING THIS, i jsut thought it could be a good discussion
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As stated, ls6 would be a waste of time.

I did the ls6 on my turbo camaro, they are decent on the forced induction aspect. Cheap, and i was doing heads anyways.

But on a NA car, i wouldnt. Not a fan of the hot cam either.
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The LS6 cam is not very agressive. The LS6 engine was rated 405 at the wheels. I don't know what they dynoed in stock form, but my guess is around 370rwhp. The only way that you will get 400rwhp is to go with a more agressive cam than that or heads. Look at my specs in my sig, and that is with a more agressive cam and intake.
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I made 376rwhp @ 361rwtq with an LS6 cam on stock 241 heads. All bolt ons, LT's, ORY, ASP, PTB and tune. Drove and idled dead stock. I would have kept it except it had not much midrange improvement over stock until 4000+rpms where it really woke up. It's a topend cam for sure. I swapped it out for a TR224 and never looked back.
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do you have a graph of the ls6 cam?
just as a reference




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