[Z06] Which Cam?
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Cruising
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Which Cam?
Hello everyone. I am very new to corvettes I just bought my Zo6 about 2 weeks ago. Anyway the car already has corsa mufflers and a air intake on it. I just ordered some kooks 1 7/8 LT and a off road X pipe. I was wondering which cam has been popular I would like to break 400 WHP with a tune. I would like a cam that is friendly with a supercharger as I should be putting one on by the end of fall.
Pro
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From: Indian Trail NC
Hello everyone. I am very new to corvettes I just bought my Zo6 about 2 weeks ago. Anyway the car already has corsa mufflers and a air intake on it. I just ordered some kooks 1 7/8 LT and a off road X pipe. I was wondering which cam has been popular I would like to break 400 WHP with a tune. I would like a cam that is friendly with a supercharger as I should be putting one on by the end of fall.
Intermediate
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From: Oakton Virginia
I just put down 425/402 on a Brian Tooley Stage 2 227/234 .614 .576. Tuner said he left about 5-10hp on the table with 100% humidity.
With ARH LTs, Vararam, and Catted X pipe I put down 387/386 and ran 11.9s @ 118.
Either way, you should be over 400rwhp with any cam you choose.
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From: Oakton Virginia
I believe you that the dyno sheet reads 411, but I find it almost impossible that a header, cai, and tune ls6 is truly making 411 to the wheels. Trap speed would be a good indication. Some dynos are crazy high and some are stupid low. Typically 375-390rwhp is the accepted range for a simple bolt on C5Z.
Pro
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From: Dallas Texas
I have AR headers, K&N CAI, Ti Muffelers, and a mild tune (didn't adjust the redline) and do 375 at the wheels. Quality motorsports is a great shop here in Dallas and did the headers, tune and dyno. They said 375 was towards the high end for those mods, but even a relatively small cam would put me over 400. The key for you will be to match the cam with your SC system. And remember, once you go SC road racing is pretty much off the table. Too much heat.
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Those are on the large end of the spectrum and wouldn't recommend going that big unless you've had previous experience with a cam that wasn't enough and willing to shift at 7k+ rpm to take full advantage of the power that it is going to make up there. I would pick something that has less overlap and drives better personally. Our VB (223/230 113) cam works great NA or with a blower in a 5.7 with LS6 heads and will be easier on valvesprings with boost, feel to call me with any questions.
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From: Everywhere and Nowhere at all
Look at the cam Toque is running .... LGM G5X1E.... Awesome cam and he makes 470+ to the wheels.. Granted, he is running Heads,Intake as well... But he raves about the X1E... Oh and it is also blower friendly.
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Those are on the large end of the spectrum and wouldn't recommend going that big unless you've had previous experience with a cam that wasn't enough and willing to shift at 7k+ rpm to take full advantage of the power that it is going to make up there. I would pick something that has less overlap and drives better personally. Our VB (223/230 113) cam works great NA or with a blower in a 5.7 with LS6 heads and will be easier on valvesprings with boost, feel to call me with any questions.
I would look at a 228-230ish cam profile that could work with a supercharger later (if needed). If the Z is primarily street driven, a milder cam with a good tune is IMHO the hot ticket.
