i want to throw a Z06 cam in my 2000 T/A with patriot dual valve springs its for a turbo setup in a couple of weeks but for now how much power can i expect from the Z06 cam and patriot dual valve springs? i wanna do all the boltons and run it down the track and then boost it and see the difference so kinda trying to get a number here from the Z06 swap.. thanks

reason for Z06 cam it was FREE with 420 miles on it

 

If I were you i would defenatly get a cam specifically designed for a turbo application you can get a custom grind which would get the best results and driveability or buy one from speed inc or texas speed . i know speed inc sells turbo grinds that do far better with your application. In my opinion go with a turbo grind youll be happier trust me.

 

Anywhere from 20-30 RWHP. Had a friend get 32 RWHP with the 02+ Z06 cam.

 

^^^seems a little optimistic. I agree with above go with a cam designed for a turbo. it will work much better. Also if you are going to go through all the work of a cam swap I would look for a better option than an LS6 cam.

 

This guy speaks the truth. If you're gonna do it, do it right.

 

The Z06 cam is a wonderful turbo cam. Stock bumpsticks typically are. I'd go for it. 30hp might be a bit high, but that doesn't matter...any gain will be nice. The turbo is where your real power will be had, so design the valvetrain around comfortable daily driving with a slight attitude.

 

thanks for the comment thats what i was told that its a good turbo cam and since i got it for free with 420 miles on it so that there saves me about 300 bucks so i can get a timing chain kit and oil pump and have everything not just the cam

 

The 02+ Z06 cam is a great choice for Turbo applications, while at the same time retaining stock driveability which is always nice.

I've done 3 Z06 cam swaps in F-bodies and the average is 20rwhp over a stock LS1 camshaft.

 

awesome thanks for the input

 

My uncle has a zo6 cam I don't care what no one says I love it ,Its a top end cam ,don't burn gas and it don't make the car fish tail all over the road when launching at the same time no ONE WILL KNOW ITS THERE.LOL

 

By the way my uncle has a 99 ws6 anniversary ls6 intake ,ported throttle,3.73 ls7 clutch 243 heads . I burned out 4 trannys trying to race him but o well.

 

Oh, BTW, it will most likely see more performance gains on the 00-02's due to them having smaller cams than the 98-99's to begin with.

 

Read an artical in Hot rod. Where a guy was building up a Ford Fairlane for pinks. He used mostly donated parts including a 5.3 that had been sitting for years, a leaky e-bay turbo, ect. He dynoed it before changing to a Z06 cam and gained 100hp from just the cam swap. Btw If I recall he had that thing running nines lol.

 

Very true. The LS6 cam outshines the stock LS1 cam up top where the stock cam falls down. You may only pick up 20 rwhp peak hp, but it will keep pulling well past peak while the stock cam drops off. The key is to shift at least at 6600 rpms to take full advantage of the power.

 

thats pretty high

 

No problem with that.

 

what about on stock rod bolts?

 

im also thinking of this, would this and ls6 heads put a stalled auto posibly into the 11's, and also would this be a better cam than like a 224 for a dd

 

i wouldnt want to push rod bolts past 6600 especially with a boosted aplication 6200 is as high as i went with my f13 cam.

 

FREE.......throw it in there.............ZO6 is a good turbo cam as mentioned above.........you can make a ton of power on the zo6 cam..........one day if you feel like your being robbed by not having a turbo specific cam, just turn the boost up.