2002 ZO6 Cam
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2002 ZO6 Cam
I'm having a Vortech installed on my '01 ZO6 Vette. Andy (A&A Corvettes) & Terry Burger both suggested I use the '02 ZO6 cam. Is the cost worth it, or should I consider a different grind? I do want to be able to pass California emissions. TIA.
Rick
Rick
Burning Brakes
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From: Sunny Earthquake Country, USA On the Left Coast (which is becoming more Right!)
Re: 2002 ZO6 Cam (ZO6Vette)
From what I have heard here on the forum, you can go up up to a 224 cam and with good tuning pass the test-however I do not have any personal experience with it.
A cam that I have read about in a few threads that is interesting to me is the 220/220/.581/114 or 115 Comp Xer. That might be a good trade off to emissions/power. I have heard that a 218 cam will pass almost always and a lot of relatively radical cams have passed with a super tuners best efforts!
My feeling is that if you are going to the expense of a blower, a good relatively short duration. high lift cam (more aggressive than the ZO6) without a lot of overlap would be good to pop in there during the install.
I'm sure there are a lots of guys with directly applicable experience who will chime in!
However, Andy
is the man and he knows your situation/car/desires so I would place the most credence in his recommendation-I know I did! 
Roy
A cam that I have read about in a few threads that is interesting to me is the 220/220/.581/114 or 115 Comp Xer. That might be a good trade off to emissions/power. I have heard that a 218 cam will pass almost always and a lot of relatively radical cams have passed with a super tuners best efforts!
My feeling is that if you are going to the expense of a blower, a good relatively short duration. high lift cam (more aggressive than the ZO6) without a lot of overlap would be good to pop in there during the install.
I'm sure there are a lots of guys with directly applicable experience who will chime in!
However, Andy
is the man and he knows your situation/car/desires so I would place the most credence in his recommendation-I know I did! Roy
Burning Brakes
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From: Simi Valley CA
Re: 2002 ZO6 Cam (ZO6Vette)
Hey Rick, I shot you an email re: the springs you need. Since you're doing the shortblock anyway it makes sense to spend another $250 and do the '02 Z06 cam/comp 918s.
Drifting
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From: Fairview Hts. IL
Re: 2002 ZO6 Cam (mdhmi)
A cam install is not nearly as complex as a complete head/cam install; therefore, it is cheaper.
I originally purchased an '02 Z06 cam and I still have it sitting in the garage. I decided if I was going to get into the engine, I wanted to get something which would give a little lope. . .I went with the 224/224 114 setup from Andy.
If you are interested in the Z06 cam, I will sell it to you for $20 + shipping. I think I paid $100 for the cam?
I originally purchased an '02 Z06 cam and I still have it sitting in the garage. I decided if I was going to get into the engine, I wanted to get something which would give a little lope. . .I went with the 224/224 114 setup from Andy.
If you are interested in the Z06 cam, I will sell it to you for $20 + shipping. I think I paid $100 for the cam?
Team Owner
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From: Detroit
Re: 2002 ZO6 Cam (hogurt)
A cam install is not nearly as complex as a complete head/cam install; therefore, it is cheaper.
Mark
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