I have been reading up on the different cams and what seems to work in our little 5.3, and seems for the money especially, the '02-04 Z06 cam seems to work REAL well. I have the "Hot to Build High Perfor LS1/LS6 V-8s" and they did a dyno session on the 5.3:

Stock 324 Ft Lbs of Torque @ 4000 and 293 HP @ 5100
Z06 cam 335 Ft Lbs of Torque @ 4700 and 332 HP @ 5800

This was done on a dyno with no alternator or power steering, but with full exhaust, inlcuding stock exhaust manifolds and converters, and stock air filter. Sure it moved the peak torque up in the band (not real good for a heavy truck) but over all, seems to be good cam. AND, looking at all of these $400+ for cams, the $199 for the ZO6 through Summit seems to be a smokin deal. Who has one, or had experience with this cam, and could you comment on it? I am not looking for a race truck (I have a couple other cars for that), I am looking for a little more pep, that is all.

 

Those are great results... This could get interesting as many people swear on the ls6 cam while others are not too crazy about it.

 

If you're talking about the 204/218 cam with .550 lift, that is an interesting cam. Together with some Z06 springs, and you will almost have the same package as BlownChevy, and he seems to be happy with his setup...

 

What about the 01 ls6 204/211 525/525 116? I hear people getting better results with this one due to less loss in the lower RPM range. I have this cam waiting to be installed in my wife's 4.8. Hopefully I will get favorable results.

 

I had one in my Z71 and it was ok. My buddy had the same cam in his 6.0L HD and we wasn't real impressed.

Personally I'd spend the extra $200 and buy a custom cam if your going to go through all the effort of installing one.

 

Which one did you have.... the 01 or the 02+?

 

We both had the 02'. It's supposedly not as good for our use as the 01' but the difference isn't going to be huge. I think I still have mine. If so $100+shipping and it's yours. LOL

 

I am running the 02+ cam in my 5.7 and it likes high rpm's and makes good HP. But I think I had rather have something that makes HP in a lower RPM range so I am thinking about a VHP cam.

 

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TTT for the morning crew.