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Old 09-22-2009, 02:24 PM
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what cam would make more power a 04 z06 or a ls1 hot cam?
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Hot cam's going to net higher numbers, but seriously, there are better options out there. Is this for your 5.3? Why do you have it narrowed down to these in particular?
Do you already have the LS6 cam in there like your sig. notes?
The LS6 cam is going to be great with boost, but not so much by itself, which maybe you've noticed...
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not very good choices IMO.
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these are cams i have i know bigger is better but i had someone who wants my z06 cam and i was gonna put the hot cam in for now but only if it was worth it. also i am feeling lazy and dont want to change m springs again, my springs are only good to a .580 lift so that also limits me. what would be a god cam to replace my z06 with
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Of those choices I'd take the Hot Cam, but I've heard that it can be hard to tune...
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i've run the hot cam... its good for mid+top end... My tuner dint have have any trouble tunning it.. but it all depends alot , also on the tunner. ..
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You're going to want a 3K+ converter with that cam also, I'm sure that it's pretty soggy down low...
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you can get a 220/220 .551/.551 cam and still use your springs...

there are a lot better cams out there that can still use the springs you already have...
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get the 212 218 comp cam . . . you can get the low or the high lift, and keep your current springs
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^ As tootall said, the 212/218


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