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LY6 cam choice NA and going FI will the LS9 work both?
i spun 4 con rod berings after losing the oil presure in my camed 5.3
and ill be buying a 6.0 LY6-L96 iron 6.0 with L92 top end will this cam work good with 9.6:1 CR on a NA vehicle? im not looking at making all the power i want from the cam i just dont want to lose any while NA and have a good daily driver and as soon as i gather some money ill buy a turbo kit or cutom build one shooting for 500 to 600whp my curent setup is dead 5.3 LH6 with 365/369 at the wheels and looking for close numbers with the LS9 cam on a 6.0 LY6 , is that achivable? previuous cam on 5.3 was 219/222, 0.607"/0.602" 111+4 LSA 109 IC LSL/LXL lobes new LS9 cam on 6.0 will be 211 / 230 0.562"/0.558"(sdpc) or .558/.552 (LPE) 122.5 LSA BTW we have dynod a 2500hd LY6 4wd with full exhaust only and the result was 310 /342 to the wheels with 87 gas through a 6L90E and 14bolt FF |
My observations with the LS9 camshaft in a 6.2L is that it idles well with a very so slight bump (noticeable to even an untrained ear) and shows marked gains from about 3500rpm thru the redline, which most set-up somewhere between 62-6400rpm. A very marked loss of low-end torque is exhibited and in my opinion would respond very well to a 26-3000rpm converter to mask the loss of low-end in a heavier truck. The ones I’ve been around do pull like a freight train even NA once wound up though and I’m sure would perform even better under pressure.
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im thinking about the ls9 cam in my 408 for daily driving. im in to see what results you come up with.
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some guys say that its a blower cam not a turbo cam with the differnce of exhaust presure from the turbo.
i like how the cam works on NA motors but i really wanna know what it will do with a turbo this time i want a sleeper cam with good gains and good DDing |
bought the 6.0 today!, will get back home and clean it up and change seals,gaskets, and check every thing else, wish me luck .
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Nice! post up some progress pics if you can
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this is my old motor
if you can see any damage that i messed please point it out Attachment 137192 Attachment 137193 Attachment 137194 Attachment 137195 Attachment 137196 the LY6 Attachment 137197 Attachment 137198 Attachment 137199 Attachment 137200 Attachment 137201 Attachment 137202 Attachment 137203 |
BTW can i use the flexplate upove on my 6L80 converter or should i use the 5.3 plate
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Originally Posted by sand man
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some guys say that its a blower cam not a turbo cam with the differnce of exhaust presure from the turbo.
i like how the cam works on NA motors but i really wanna know what it will do with a turbo this time i want a sleeper cam with good gains and good DDing GT7-208/230 .554/.546 121CL LS9- 211/230 .558/.552 122.5 CL Ryan |
the ls9 comes in about 33-3500. really comes on at 4500 till 6400. has shit for torque below 3k. tuning can only help so much to counter act this.
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