Ls6 Camshaft Swap

[WARLOCK]

If its a regrind stay the hell away from it. There have been many members on here that have needed new motors after installing one. Ask around about them.

[NYAFACE86]

not sure if its an regrind. i found it on ebay that s what it said on description. but i went to ls1gto.com and found the guy on the forum that is selling them on ebay lol.. wierd lol.. and it dont say the same that its a copy.. so i dont know what to think ...

[WARLOCK]

If its a guy based out of plano texas then its crap.

[NYAFACE86]

If its a guy based out of plano texas then its crap.

its regrinded so nvm! lol... thanks for the heads up on regrinded cams

[NYAFACE86]

i just found a 6.0 camshaft off a 08 chevy truck, is this the same as a ls2 cam? and would this cam work with my 5.3l?

[RedHeartbeat]

gotta be careful not to buy a single bolt cam. Older trucks need a 3 bolt cam.

[beertestr]

i just found a 6.0 camshaft off a 08 chevy truck, is this the same as a ls2 cam? and would this cam work with my 5.3l?

Like RedHeartBeat said,

you also need a 3-bolt cam unless you change your front cover and use a 2X timing chain. You'd have to move the cam sensor connector to the front to make it work.. So there is more to it than the cam..

Also, the 6.0 camshaft is a VVT, so it's not ground straight up, and IIRC, it's also an AFM cam, so the lobes with the deac. lifters have a slightly smaller base circle. You need to run the deac lifters on those lobes, or you'd get a noisy valvetrain.

As for the LS6 cam, the full story. Stock pushrods are fine unless you are running overly stiff springs. 918 springs are overly stiff for the lobe profile of even the LS6. OEM ramps are very conservative compared to aftermarket ramps.

People overlook the LS6 hot cam. That cam can run on the OEM yellow springs, is a 218/224 cam, and has a very decent power vs torque balance. There are other cams out there with similar durations, but it's tough to beat the reliability of the OEM-based grinds.

What heads do you have now?

[molitor]

If its a regrind stay the hell away from it. There have been many members on here that have needed new motors after installing one. Ask around about them.

I sold a regrind from the plano based guy. It was an 02' LS6 copy with 112 LSA, they guy that bought it installed it and has been running it for a while, he absolutely loves it. I guess the moral here is, you win some, you lose some. I know that regrind cams can fall apart on you sometimes due to stress cracks in the core. But its really hard to find these cracks and you'll probably be better off just buying a new cam or a used(low milage) performance cam.