LS2 cam in an LS1
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cause I have a car (GN) that gets all my "real" money and dont intend to spend $400 on a cam and another $400 for a tune and the pushrods and springs etc etc when I can put a stock ZO6 cam in and get a lil more power out of it
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im pretty sure the GenIII and GenIV you can interchange cams without a problems. somethings in the heads are a little different but cam, springs and pushrods will swap. (i think)
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Verdad Gallardo yeah if its the 01 z06 cam the its not worth it,get the 02 and up z06 cam,which is only worth it if you get a killer deal on it and dont mind tearing down the car for little gains..
Some say there is a difference above 4K with the LS6 cam. You may want to consider a Stealth or similar grind. Something mild, the engine PCM should be able to tune out, so you wont "need" a tune. Personally I would never do a cam swap without a tune, but to each their own.
Originally Posted by HEMIETR
LS2 cam doesn't have the reluctor ring on it for the cam position sensor. LS2's cam sensors are run off the cam gear.
You can't run an LS2 cam in an LS1/6. There is no cam timing pickup on the back. That's why they are selling for $50 or less in some cases. They are pretty much useless.
You can run an LS1/6 cam in an LS2 though.
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It CAN be done To say the LS-2 cam won't fit the LS-1 engine isn't exactly true. As someone mentioned the LS-1 style cam "reluctor ring" isn't on the LS-2 cams, but if you wanted to swap to an LS-2 timing chain and LS-2 timing cover & sensor, then you could run the LS-2 cam in the LS-1 block...
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Originally Posted by Awesomeperfmachine
To say the LS-2 cam won't fit the LS-1 engine isn't exactly true. As someone mentioned the LS-1 style cam "reluctor ring" isn't on the LS-2 cams, but if you wanted to swap to an LS-2 timing chain and LS-2 timing cover & sensor, then you could run the LS-2 cam in the LS-1 block...
Originally Posted by Awesomeperfmachine
To say the LS-2 cam won't fit the LS-1 engine isn't exactly true. As someone mentioned the LS-1 style cam "reluctor ring" isn't on the LS-2 cams, but if you wanted to swap to an LS-2 timing chain and LS-2 timing cover & sensor, then you could run the LS-2 cam in the LS-1 block...
I can think of better ways to **** away money.
