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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Alrite i got 2 questions

1: Whould it be alright to put a ls6 hot cam in my car the only downside is it has 108k on it it run real strong tho

2: Whould i need to change valve springs for the LS6 hot cam
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
Alrite i got 2 questions

1: Whould it be alright to put a ls6 hot cam in my car the only downside is it has 108k on it it run real strong tho

2: Whould i need to change valve springs for the LS6 hot cam

Throw it in there and with that many miles get a set of 918's
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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will it be ok???
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Old Aug 28, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
will it be ok???
It will be fine but better with some tuning, but check the timing chain while you in there with the miles you have it will probably need replaced.
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how much bigger of a cam can i go with out and worries
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