LS6 cam worth it?

**NiteRiderWs6** · 03-27-2007, 09:37 AM

i have a chance to get an LS6 cam out of a z06 for fairly cheap....i hear the gains are 30 to 40 rwhp...is an LS6 cam worth it for a starter or wait and get a comp cam??

**secondgearscratch** · 03-27-2007, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by NiteRiderWs6

i have a chance to get an LS6 cam out of a z06 for fairly cheap....i hear the gains are 30 to 40 rwhp...is an LS6 cam worth it for a starter or wait and get a comp cam??

how cheap is cheap?

**NiteRiderWs6** · 03-27-2007, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by secondgearscratch

how cheap is cheap?

$100

**BlackLT1Z28** · 03-27-2007, 10:52 AM

Personally, I'd pass. If you're going to go through the trouble of a cam swap, you might as well go with something with more oomph. $100 is cheap for a cam, but you could go with a $300 cam for more performance. Granted, you'd need new valvetrain also, which is more money. So, if you're looking to save some dough on the valvetrain, then I guess the LS6 cam is a good choice. But personally, I would hold out.

**NiteRiderWs6** · 03-27-2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by BlackLT1Z28

Personally, I'd pass. If you're going to go through the trouble of a cam swap, you might as well go with something with more oomph. $100 is cheap for a cam, but you could go with a $300 cam for more performance. Granted, you'd need new valvetrain also, which is more money. So, if you're looking to save some dough on the valvetrain, then I guess the LS6 cam is a good choice. But personally, I would hold out.

thanks...i think i mite just get the TR224

**BlackLT1Z28** · 03-27-2007, 11:55 AM

Nice choice. Good DD cam with good power potential.

**secondgearscratch** · 03-27-2007, 12:00 PM

now be honest niterider, is money REALLY an issue for you right now.....

spend the money like blacklt1 said, he damn right....

**M6HUGGERSS** · 03-31-2007, 09:00 AM

i hear the gains are 30 to 40 rwhp...

hahahahahahaha, who ever said that is retarted!

i have an LS6 Z06, and thar shitty cam WILL not gain you 40rwhp.
my Z06 only dyno's about 20-30rwhp more than LS1.
the LS6 heads and cam MAY gain 30rwhp.....

get some ported LS6 or aftermarket heads, and get a bigger cam. 224and up.
and do it right. a H/C job isnt real fun to do.... you dont want to do it more that you have to....

good luck.

**99blueZ** · 03-31-2007, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by M6HUGGERSS

hahahahahahaha, who ever said that is retarted!

i have an LS6 Z06, and thar shitty cam WILL not gain you 40rwhp.
my Z06 only dyno's about 20-30rwhp more than LS1.
the LS6 heads and cam MAY gain 30rwhp.....

get some ported LS6 or aftermarket heads, and get a bigger cam. 224and up.
and do it right. a H/C job isnt real fun to do.... you dont want to do it more that you have to....

good luck.

X2 40rwhp from a LS6 cam is total BS.

**nhraformula** · 03-31-2007, 11:59 AM

the ls6 cam will give you about 10 rwhp.

**TARZAN** · 03-31-2007, 03:30 PM

Yeah, they're telling the truth.....but if the cam is $100, I'll take it.....got a friend who wants a stock sounding cam for a turbo setup he's building

-Will