Cam / Springs question
Cam / Springs question Brief history....
I did a ls6 swap on my 02 camaro (243 heads and cam off of a 04z06).
Question:
Was wondering if i could run a larger cam with the stock 243 heads as they stand with the orange springs that are in there.
I know it is a newbie tech question.... this is why i value LS1Tech.
I did a ls6 swap on my 02 camaro (243 heads and cam off of a 04z06).
Question:
Was wondering if i could run a larger cam with the stock 243 heads as they stand with the orange springs that are in there.
I know it is a newbie tech question.... this is why i value LS1Tech.
I think the ls6 spring is rated to .550 lift so if the cam your looking at isn't bigger than that you should be fine. If your looking to go bigger change the springs, not that hard and not that expencive.
Reason why i ask is cuz i did not know if there was a tolerance that i should fall within. Kinda like if a .565 lift would be too close to the .570 and if a better spring would be better in that case or as long as I dont go over .570 i am surely going to be fine with it.
Last edited by 00Camary; Mar 11, 2009 at 10:08 AM.
12. 03+ LS6 springs(orange): max lift ~.580
Above was pulled from the sticky in this section.
Pulled from https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...cam-guide.html
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12. 03+ LS6 springs(orange): max lift ~.580
Above was pulled from the sticky in this section.
Pulled from https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...cam-guide.html
Above was pulled from the sticky in this section.
Pulled from https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...cam-guide.html
I've tried searching and come up with 12586484.
There is a note mentioning these are okay to 0.570"
- Sid447 -
Yeah like i quoted above..... per the thread here on TECH says they are good to .580 Even though the lift on the cam spec is said to be .550
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There is more to picking a valve spring than the max lift it is rated for. LS6 springs are only 90 lbs at 1.8 and I think 270 lbs at max lift. Plus everyone thinks that because they are GM springs that they never break. I've see 3 broken yellow springs on 3 different stock Z06 Vettes. Get a set of PAC 1218s or 1518s for any cam upgrade if you want to stay with a beehive spring.
So what you are saying is "dummy while you are in there spend the extra $ and do it right by getting springs that are the least likely to fail" 
This is the type of answer i was looking for. So it would be stupid of me to even think about keeping the stock ls6 springs no matter what?
This is the type of answer i was looking for. So it would be stupid of me to even think about keeping the stock ls6 springs no matter what?
