zo6 cam question
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I was thinking about putting the zo6 cam and springs in my 98 ws6. Im just looking for a small 30-40 hp gain. Does anyone have any input? The car is my daily driver so im not looking for a huge cam. I have an intake, y pipe, and a magnaflow cat back. Any help would be great thanks a lot guys.
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Be ready. You're gonna get a thousnad posts telling you that a swap to that cam isn't worth it, you'll make more power with cam x for about the same cost. Bottom line...it's true. There are a hundred other cams on the market that'll work better for about the same money and drive just like stock. Just do a search and you'll see what I mean.
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On top of that, your small 30-40 hp gain isn't going to happen with the LS6 cam - probably about 1/2 that. If you want those gains, you're probably going to need some good heads along with your mild cam.
Look for something like a Comp 214/220 114+3 XE custom grind. Mild enough that it won't lope noticeably, but should make more power than the LS6 cam.
Look for something like a Comp 214/220 114+3 XE custom grind. Mild enough that it won't lope noticeably, but should make more power than the LS6 cam.
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I have put this cam in a couple of f-body cars and had very good results considering its a stock 0E cam. They have put down on the dyno 370 to 380 with a little computer tuning but they had just about all the bolt ons(headers, exhaust, ect). I always put the Comp Cam 918 springs and 7.40 pushrods. Car run low 12 and high 11 on Drag Radials and are 6 speeds with gears (3.73, 4.10)and pretty good drivers. Good Luck on your decision.
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On top of that, your small 30-40 hp gain isn't going to happen with the LS6 cam - probably about 1/2 that. If you want those gains, you're probably going to need some good heads along with your mild cam.
Look for something like a Comp 214/220 114+3 XE custom grind. Mild enough that it won't lope noticeably, but should make more power than the LS6 cam.
Look for something like a Comp 214/220 114+3 XE custom grind. Mild enough that it won't lope noticeably, but should make more power than the LS6 cam.
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Well I'm in a similar situation though the cam is laying around and not costing me anything so finding another cam for a price of about $0 is quite difficult. That being said if the 241 heads are milled, how far should they go to achieve close to 11.0-1 compression and what would be the suggested pushrod length to accommodate the milling? Should be a decent increase in power to get me out of the hole till the nitrous kicks in.
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Well I'm in a similar situation though the cam is laying around and not costing me anything so finding another cam for a price of about $0 is quite difficult. That being said if the 241 heads are milled, how far should they go to achieve close to 11.0-1 compression and what would be the suggested pushrod length to accommodate the milling? Should be a decent increase in power to get me out of the hole till the nitrous kicks in.
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All that being said, even though the 241 heads sitting around are also complete should I look into new springs, hardened pushrods, and/or possibly lighter valvetrain components, or would that be a little unrealistic for the goal of a street cruiser on the bottle?
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You'll probably have to upgrade the springs, and pushrods aren't a bad idea at all. If you want the lighter valvetrain components, just get a set of LS6 heads from Patriot Performance. I keep seeing them on here for ~ $400. They'll have the smaller chambers, better ports, and should have the lighter valves (not sure on the last part, ask Gunnar).
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Granted its always easier to buy something thats on the forum thats been proven time and again, but I have some things lying around. I can clean up the 241's and replace my 853's for the price of head gaskets and fluids so I don't see spending $400 on heads with a history that I am not sure of. If I am leaving power on the bench so be it, I will be 23 in under 2 weeks and would like to get some out of what I have instead of jumping into my "I want to move out of my parents basement and buy a house" fund.
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Ls6 cam is perfect for a daily driver, the extra 500 rpm and 25-30 hp is well worth it
Who the **** wants to change springs every 20000 miles on a big cam? There's a million reasons not to get a cam if its your daily driver.
Who the **** wants to change springs every 20000 miles on a big cam? There's a million reasons not to get a cam if its your daily driver.