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May 14, 2006 | 09:26 PM

alans02z

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push rod ?

Long story short, I put a ls6 cam in my 02 Z/28. Took out the t-rex. I ran a 7.4 pushrod and had very little sewing machine noise. I now have 7.425 with the ls6 cam, and its sewing up a storm. To long or short of a pushrod? Any suggestions? I have searched and can't come up with anything. The heads have never been off the car. Thanks.

May 15, 2006 | 11:13 AM

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If the base diameters of the cams are the same, then you should have run the same length pushrod.

The extra 0.025" may be bottoming out the lifter.

May 15, 2006 | 11:31 AM

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Thanks for the response man. I have a feeling that is what happened.

May 15, 2006 | 11:53 AM

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It's not, you need a 7.450" pushrod since the ls6 cam's base is smaller by ~.050"

May 15, 2006 | 12:16 PM

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Aren't the stock pushrods around 7.38? And isn't the LS6 cam .050 smaller than a stock LS1? That would mean I need a .025 longer than stock push rod since you divide the base circle by 2? Or am I way off?

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