LS6 cam
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Staging Lane
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From: Tallahassee, FL
LS6 cam How tame is this cam?? I'm taking out my comp cam and i'm gonna lose quite a bit of power. Was gonna put a stocker back in it, but people have told me that the ls6 cam is very tame and you can't even hear it in the car, which is what i want. And it has to be a little better than stock.
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Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by Chris81
You can't tell a difference by hearing it from a stock LS1 cam.. the only way people notice mine is because the Comp 918's make mine sound like a sewing machine..
Originally Posted by Bryan 02TA
how bad does it sound, i have those same springs? I don't have valvetrain noise now.
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From: CABOT
i was running a ls6 cam for a-while. it is a great cam for a stock sound. it makes good power i made 372 rwhp on it. stock engine long tubes w/duals, a couple of other bolt ons. it is very tame & easy on springs. it is also a good power adder cam. 
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From: silver Spring MD
Hi Folks
I have the LS6 Cam - it sounds stock=yes but there is just a little rumble to it over the LS1 cam. It pulls great after 3500 RPMs and is definitely better then the stock cam. Yes you can get a better cam but if you want something that is good for emissions and a daily ride, get the LS6 Cam. I might change the cam in the future but right now I can't keep the tire glued to the road so a big cam would only make it worst.
Bill
I have the LS6 Cam - it sounds stock=yes but there is just a little rumble to it over the LS1 cam. It pulls great after 3500 RPMs and is definitely better then the stock cam. Yes you can get a better cam but if you want something that is good for emissions and a daily ride, get the LS6 Cam. I might change the cam in the future but right now I can't keep the tire glued to the road so a big cam would only make it worst.
Bill
Originally Posted by black_knight
There are better cams than the LS6 cam in terms of power... that will sound just like stock... The "stealth 2" comes to mind.
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From: BFE
I have a Stealth II (404rwhp/383rwtq, cam only + bolt ons) and it is so close to stock that only a trained ear can make out the difference.
Also let me point out that you have LT's+ ORY+ Dynomouth, so even a "stock" cam will not sound so stock.
All you need to do is bump the idle 50 rpms and adjust the AFR.
That cam peaks around 5900 and carries 400 rwhp all the way to 6400 where it dips slightly, I've taken mine till 6700 before but now I shift at 6600 to match my TC shift extensions.
Stealth II is 224/220, .581/.581 116+0 on a Comp XER grind.
Way more powerfull than LS6 cams. I've beaten 230 duration cams quite easily with this Stealth cam.
Also let me point out that you have LT's+ ORY+ Dynomouth, so even a "stock" cam will not sound so stock.
All you need to do is bump the idle 50 rpms and adjust the AFR.
That cam peaks around 5900 and carries 400 rwhp all the way to 6400 where it dips slightly, I've taken mine till 6700 before but now I shift at 6600 to match my TC shift extensions.
Stealth II is 224/220, .581/.581 116+0 on a Comp XER grind.
Way more powerfull than LS6 cams. I've beaten 230 duration cams quite easily with this Stealth cam.
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Staging Lane
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From: Tallahassee, FL
thanks for all the info guys. I'm still probably just going to go with an ls6 cam. In case i ever trade the baby in, i don't want the dealer thinking there is a cam in it But i would still like to have some of the power over stock, so this cam seems pretty perfect.
But i would still like to have some of the power over stock, so this cam seems pretty perfect. 