cam the ls1 to beat a ls6
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Launching!
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Sweden (Malmö)
cam the ls1 to beat a ls6 I want to cam my car. My goal is to beat a stock Z06 ls6. What cam do i need. I want as mush hp as possible but with good low end (streetcam).
Car is a daily driver.......
My mods now are:
Catback
lid
pulley
Will ad
3.73 gears and headers and a tune
Car is a daily driver.......
My mods now are:
Catback
lid
pulley
Will ad
3.73 gears and headers and a tune
Originally Posted by Doski
I want to cam my car. My goal is to beat a stock Z06 ls6. What cam do i need. I want as mush hp as possible but with good low end (streetcam).
Car is a daily driver.......
My mods now are:
Catback
lid
pulley
Will ad
3.73 gears and headers and a tune
Car is a daily driver.......
My mods now are:
Catback
lid
pulley
Will ad
3.73 gears and headers and a tune
Do the gears headers and tune, and instead of the cam put the bottle to it and destroy that ZO6. You'll get stock drivability when you want it and when you turn the spray on it will become a monster. If you decide to go this route make sure you atleast change your pushrods for hardened ones and if spraying 100 shot or above upgrade your fuel pump.
Originally Posted by BLACKNREDSS
ull be close with the 3.73s and headers and tune, no need for a cam 
Indeed, raced one the other night(from a light) and stayed a whole hood in front of him till about 115mph then he over took me. Mods in sig! Oh yeah, I have BFG Drag Radials also.
Launching!
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 261
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From: Nebraska
Cam selection isn't juts a HP game... i thought that when i went looking for a cam.. but there is so much to think about before buying a cam... if you want a cam that will beat a z06 you can just go with a Trex... and call it good. you wont' just beat z06's but destroy them... then again.. if you daily drive the trex might not be for you...
you could get away with bolt ons and a z06 cam..
you could get away with bolt ons and a z06 cam..
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On The Tree
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: L.A
I agree you really want need that much of a big cam to over power the Z06 LS6, I put three car lenght lead on one with my fbody and didn't need the spray, but If i came across the new Z06 it would probably rip me a new one with the spray LOL...
Originally Posted by Doski
I have read some good things abaout ms4? What do you think?
you don't need a cam to outrun a stock c5 z06. just do bolt-ons + tune and you'll be there, no problem. if you do that and still are having trouble, these cars are easy to strip weight from..
Teching In
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Cave Creek, Arizona
Stock Z is about 350 to the wheels. Plus they have a couple hundred pounds weight advantage. And the M12 gearing is equivalent to 3.90 gears. I think you'll need more than bolt ons to beat a Z.
That said, I would agree that a 224 cam should do it.
Good Luck
That said, I would agree that a 224 cam should do it.
Good Luck
Originally Posted by roostertail
Stock Z is about 350 to the wheels. Plus they have a couple hundred pounds weight advantage. And the M12 gearing is equivalent to 3.90 gears. I think you'll need more than bolt ons to beat a Z.
That said, I would agree that a 224 cam should do it.
Good Luck
That said, I would agree that a 224 cam should do it.
Good Luck
well for comparison i just raced a bone stock 03' z about 30 min ago and he was dead even with me til about 110 and he pulled a fender. my car has a tsp t2 cam and made 391 rwhp 2 weeks ago. both 6 speeds too.
Anything can happen on the street. The driver means more than anything else. Equal drivers I think you'll have to have more than bolt ons in a full weight car to beat a Z. Get a 224+ cam and you'll be set to go, just make sure you can pilot that thing 
