zo6 cam worth my time?

alright, i have a 2004 zo6 vette cam and yellow springs with 2500 miles and a comp cams roller chain that i had given to me by a friend, $0. my truck is procharged, and most of the major mods are in my sig. my questions are- is it worth my time or should i pawn it off and get something else? if i install it what kind of gains or losses should i expect and in what rpm range? my avalanche is my dd and toy and sometimes sees heavy trailers. personally i would rather drop some cash on a different cam if the gains and loss of mpg arent worth my time. i dont wanna waste time and $ on a few hp, im into instant gratification lol. thanks

IMO I would just get a cam speced for your setup and do it right the first time. I think you will be alot happier with the gains.

I was gonna do this cam before but decided to go little bigger with more lift. That Avalanche is pretty heavy so you need more. I put a 220/220 .581 .581 112 in mine and it has good torque down low and all the way up top. Really surprised me cuz I thought it was gonna loose low end. It is a baby cam but I think its just right for what I want right now. The Z06 cam would probably give you bout roughly 10-15 hp over stock and better mileage. I actually gained MPG's with the Comp Cam. Hope this helps.

Are you refering to the z06 cam or the LS6 cam?

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Originally Posted by kerrige

Are you refering to the z06 cam or the LS6 cam?

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a 04 z06 cam... which is a ls6 cam

No its not worth your time

The ls6 cam is a great cam for boost..not sure if it was this site or performance trucks but a guys made some crazy numbers on a dyno with ls6 cam and boost in a 4.8. i used a 04 ls6 cam in my N/A 5.3 and then switched to a tr220 cam and didn't gain a dam thing at the drag strip and both felt like they made about same power

ya, 15 hp is not worth messin with. after the work and $'s spent getting it in the truck i would be less than happy. with the weight of my avalanche i would like some more umph off the line, the converter i got dose not feel like it has any stall so a cam that would only gain up top would hurt bad, i herd the zo6 cam makes good power down low?, but i guess thats why i started this thread. i read some posts saying some cams are making 100+ hp at the crank, is that even possible? thanks

that cam sucks,i ran it with my maggy it was ok...ran it n/a too and no it aint worth it

yea it will def kill your power down low...

I say quit playing "which cam will work best with my setup" and just contact Patrick G and give him $25 and all your specs of your setup , he will work his magic and email you detailed cam specs, contact the grinder he specs your cam to and enjoy the power. That way it takes out all the guessing and "what if's". You will be credited back the $25 from the cam grinder he sends you to.

Don't get me wrong off the shelf grinds are great but a custom ground cam specific for your setup is better. My .02

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/genera...cam-guide.html

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Originally Posted by Bigschwerm

I say quit playing "which cam will work best with my setup" and just contact Patrick G and give him $25 and all your specs of your setup , he will work his magic and email you detailed cam specs, contact the grinder he specs your cam to and enjoy the power. That way it takes out all the guessing and "what if's". You will be credited back the $25 from the cam grinder he sends you to.

Don't get me wrong off the shelf grinds are great but a custom ground cam specific for your setup is better. My .02

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sweet, i guess i learn something new every day, i had no idea any one did that, that will be $25 well spent. that clears up "having your cam specked". i have always just went with the cam that ran good in a similar set up. that saves me a bunch of stupid questions except 2, how many $"s do i have to drop on a custom grind and what is a lightly used Zo6 cam woth lol

I can't say how much it will be because he uses a few different shops but it would be the same or close to the same price as a off the shelf cam grind. As far as the Zo6 cam I'm not really sure what to ask for it? Maybe $150 is a good place to start? (Don't hold me to that though :) )

If you need to know how to get ahold of Pat ect... just let me know. I just got a cam speced from him myself.

From Lorenz at power tuning:

Valvesprings floating and only street tuning.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t...eforeAfter.jpg

is this yours if so what gains did you get from the cam?