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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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I was thinking about putting a z06 cam in my 06 2wd. I Will only have minor mods cold air kit exhaust and a tuner. Do you think this will benifit me? Im not looking to race it but have a nice kick in the pants. I do tow with this truck also.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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hey, im gonna have the same mod in the next few weeks here installed. I have everything minus the exhaust as of now. I am also looking at doing a Tb stall in the near future as well. I ordered a 03 z06 cam, springs and pushrods of ebay. I hope this is what i want, i would like to go turbo one day, and figured this was a good place to start. Everyone seems to like the improvements over the stock cam to the z06 cam, so hopefully all is well


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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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Yall make sure that you have the rear gearing to support the cam. I'm going to do the 4.10's on the back side first.

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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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I only have the 3.73 rear. You think it really needs a set of 4:10s How much does the ZO6 cam kill the bottom end power?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:41 PM
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you should be fine with the 3.73's. I'm running with 20's, that's another reason why I'm going with the 4.10's
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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also get an actuall tune not the handheld stuff, you will never get what you want or need out of one of those
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 95 bright teal
also get an actuall tune not the handheld stuff, you will never get what you want or need out of one of those
+1 you'll need a rael tune and a trailblazer tq or something similar to really get the benifit.
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Old Mar 13, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. Do you think the cam will to much? Or should I get a custom ground cam?
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 07:00 AM
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custom grinds are great as long as you know exactly what you want. patrick g can spec out a cam for you if you wanted to go that route. i had him spec me one out but, i came across a good deal on a gt-1 cam and decided i would try a couple differerent cams out before i spent too much money something that i wouldnt like. as for the zo6 cam i havent personally installed one nor rode in a truck with one but, i do hear from alot of people that it does kill the bottom end.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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I just installed a z06 cam 2 weeks ago. I love it. I had a custom tune done last weekend. It is a must, the truck idled very rough. I'm running a stock converter and 3.73 gears. When I stomp on it at a dead stop with out using the breaks it lights em up no problem. I don't feel like I gained much down low but after 4,000 rpm it really comes alive.
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