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Sep 9, 2010 | 06:22 PM

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viciousknid

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Originally Posted by budhayes3

That isn't a whole lot of lift and XE lobes aren't overly aggressive, you could get away with PAC 1218 springs no problem...actually you could even do yellow LS6 springs if cost is a factor. Lingenfelter uses the LS6 springs with more lift than that...

the PAC 1218's cost way more than those patriots. Everyone that sales the LS6 springs say up to .550 lift. The ones on lingenfelters site show up to .580 so I may still be able to go that route. I run them with my 525 532 lift.

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Originally Posted by BlackGMC

That is an interesting cam....

Isn't it? Thanks for your help btw on getting it spec'd. I had most of the info right and knew you had first hand experience on a few 4.8 cams.

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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71

Ive got a set of the revised 918s Ill make you a deal on with the pushrods you were looking at

I really don't want him to run 918's. I've seen the revised ones break so I'd rather not chance it. I dont' have great luck.

As soon as I get the money from him I'll be needing those push rods. I'll let you know ASAP.

Sep 9, 2010 | 06:25 PM

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graysilverado5.3

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I've been running the yellow ls6 springs for quite some time now with 558/563 lift and no problems at all.

Sep 9, 2010 | 06:27 PM

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viciousknid

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I've been running the yellow ls6 springs for quite some time now with 558/563 lift and no problems at all.

Excellent. I appreciate you speaking up!

Sep 9, 2010 | 07:13 PM

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charcold-bowtie

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I ran some used ls6 springs on the turbo 4.8 for over 30k miles. For 45 dollars, I think they are a bit underrated.

Sep 9, 2010 | 08:07 PM

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budhayes3

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Zippy is a big fan of the yellow LS6 springs, I believe that he's using them both with the 222/224 .563/.568 in his pickup and with the TR224 in his wife's Tahoe

Sep 9, 2010 | 08:32 PM

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Zippy is a big fan of the yellow LS6 springs, I believe that he's using them both with the 222/224 .563/.568 in his pickup and with the TR224 in his wife's Tahoe

I ran that same cam and spring combo on my truck. Lots of track passes and 6600+ shifts and i never had a problem