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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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i just bought a zo6 cam for my 5.3, should i also get the zo6 pushrods and valve spring or is there something else that i should get??
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 10:21 PM
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Kind of a small cam, I would get hardened pushrods and some ls6 springs.
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Old Oct 31, 2007 | 12:18 AM
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If your gona buy new push rods, don't get Z06 ones, get 7.425 as a Z06 cam has a .050 smaller base circle (they make up for it with longer valves). You can use your stock push rods though (I did) . Also should get the LS6 valve springs. SDPC has them for like about $60 new
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