01-02 Camaro Cam is LQ9 cam

[r.barn]

i wouldnt use either cam to be honest. for the amount of work it takes and gains. stay stocker for now or find the ever popular 02+ ls6 cam. dont waste time on the 01 cam

Personally I think its perfect.

1. Stock idle is extremely important to me.
2. Z06 cams really arent that great of a turbo cam
turbo cam should either be single pattern duration or reverse split like the LQ9 cam.
3. The springs on the heads I have will not support '02 Zo6 cam
4. LQ9 cam is a nice upgrade in both duration and lift over stock 5.3 cam, at least for me.

I would be doing a cam swap for just this cam ? No.
but I'm doing a head swap anyway, which is 2/3's the work of a cam swap, so might as well.

[George C]

Personally I think its perfect.

1. Stock idle is extremely important to me.
2. Z06 cams really arent that great of a turbo cam
turbo cam should either be single pattern duration or reverse split like the LQ9 cam.
3. The springs on the heads I have will not support '02 Zo6 cam
4. LQ9 cam is a nice upgrade in both duration and lift over stock 5.3 cam, at least for me.

I would be doing a cam swap for just this cam ? No.
but I'm doing a head swap anyway, which is 2/3's the work of a cam swap, so might as well.

i thought you were going ot run the 243 heads? if so then the ls6 was spec for it. a turbo cam can be either reverse, single or standard. that all depends on how your kit is setup.

idle all comes from tune!!!!!!!!! driviabity comes from tune!!!!!!

[r.barn]

I am going to run 243's, but they came off a '01 LS6, so they
have the weaker "blue" springs.

Getting a "2001 Camaro" cam for $20. Along with fresh 243's for $500
is a good budget upgrade of the stock truck parts for a turbo build.

The extra lift of the Z06 cam would be nice, but I think the LQ9 cam
will provide a nice power increase with its much greater intake duration
over the LM7 cam, while maintaining stock cam manners.

When you compare the LQ9 cam vs. the 2001 Z06 cam
both run 207 intake duration
the LQ9 cam has shorter 196 vs 217 exhst, but thats ok on turbo set-up
and the Z06 cam has 0.050 more lift. I could put on 1.8 rockers and pick-up +0.030

They really are not that far apart ..............