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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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I AM PLANNIG ON USING AN LS6 CAM AND THE LS6 HEADS I HAVE 6spd wNTED TO KNOW WILL I GET A NICE AMOUNT OF HORSE POWER GAIN FROM THE STOCK 02 CAM
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 03:27 PM
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I would guess you could see 30~40rwhp from the upgrade to an LS6 H/C setup....assuming you get a good tune to go along with it.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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i have it, see sig.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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I AM PLANNIG ON USING AN LS6 CAM AND THE LS6 HEADS I HAVE 6spd wNTED TO KNOW WILL I GET A NICE AMOUNT OF HORSE POWER GAIN FROM THE STOCK 02 CAM
youll be bored after 2 weeks. go bigger with the TR224@114 cam. Same stock like behavior at idle, but it will make hell of alot more power
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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I have the LS6 package...Love it....perfect drivability....good gas milage....12.5's on stock tires and the rest of car is completly stock including exhaust manifolds and pipes.


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youll be bored after 2 weeks. go bigger with the TR224@114 cam. Same stock like behavior at idle, but it will make hell of alot more power

+1 Go bigger. You will be pissed to do all that work for very little feel in the sotp.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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+1 Go bigger. You will be pissed to do all that work for very little feel in the sotp.
i couldn't agree more,... its alot of work, make it worth it
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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i couldn't agree more,... its alot of work, make it worth it
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stock '02 cam sucks it is the truck cam, you should notice alot of difference
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well i dont want my car to lope ,i want a good idle but i want to make some nice *** power do u have any suggestions plz?
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Check this thread from awhile back....look for my comments....You wont be dissapointed, its a very good set up. Feel free to PM me with questions.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iii-internal-engine/666566-ls1-ls6-conversion.html

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go with a Mti stealth cam or cheater cam from thunder. There bigger and they will make alot more hp with the ls6 heads you should make close to 400 rwhp.
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Try one of the new TFS cams, they should have one to suit your needs.
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