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Old May 20, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Are there any major differences between the Z06 engine and a C5 engine with respect to block, cam or heads? Compression ratios? i have a C5 and want to put heads and a cam on it and I am looking for info and a bench mark to shoot for. Well to shoot way over if I can.

Where can I find more info? Thanks.
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Pretty much the entire engine is different (minus the intake). If you are modding however, skip the stock LS6 stuff and go big. For real tech advice, check out the Gen III forum at www.ls1tech.com .
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Pretty much the entire engine is different (minus the intake). If you are modding however, skip the stock LS6 stuff and go big. For real tech advice, check out the Gen III forum at www.ls1tech.com .
Since he has a '03, the whole engine isnt different. Just the heads, cam, and some other things. More than likely he has the LS6 block. But I agree if you are going to mod dont do LS6 heads, etc, go for aftermarket stuff.
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