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Old Feb 6, 2003 | 12:29 AM
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Default 02 LS6 springs in an 01 FBody?

I'm thinking about installing one of these 2 Comp Cams:
216 / 220 .525 / .532 114 LSA
212 / 218 .522 / .529 114 LSA

Would the '02 LS6 springs work okay with these cams? Also, do the spring seats need to be changed with the '02 LS6 springs? When I did a search, someone mentioned that you need the '02 seats to get the installed height correct. The rev limiter is going to stay stock, at least for now. I really won't get much by raising it with these cams anyway. The reason I'm thinking about going with the LS6 springs is to keep the valvetrain noise down.

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Old Feb 6, 2003 | 05:04 PM
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I'm running the 216/220 225/232 Comp Cam with the '02 LS6 springs. Been using them since June and no problems at all. Did not have to change anything else.
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Old Feb 6, 2003 | 05:35 PM
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running 02" springs with small 218/224 .528/.535 since early december, no problems, several times to the track...
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by chikn:
<strong> The 02 springs would work with that cam just fine. And no you dont need 02 valve seats. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You might want to use the 01 LS6 spring seats, or the 02 LS1 valve guide seal/spring seat combination. They are thicker than the 98-01 LS1 spring seat and will correctly set the installed height. 02 LS6 engines use the same seal/seat that the 02 LS1's use.
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Default Re: 02 LS6 springs in an 01 FBody?

Thanks for the replies guys! After checking the part numbers, I found the 01 and 02 LS1 springs were the same. So I'm assuming the 01 LS1 spring seat will give the same installed height as the 02 LS1/6 valve seal/spring seat combo. If not, it shouldn't be far off. Of course, if the 02 valve seal/seat is cheaper than the 01 valve seal, I may just get it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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