[Z06] c5 z06 camshaft?
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c5 z06 camshaft?
help selecting camshaft c5 z06
im looking at this two cams 231/234 617/612 113 lsa or the street sweeperht 228/232 612/600 111.............i have long tube headers ,exhaust with stock ti mufflers looking for good street manners and do go 1/4 racing once in while and hoping to make 420 to 430rwhp... any suggestions
im looking at this two cams 231/234 617/612 113 lsa or the street sweeperht 228/232 612/600 111.............i have long tube headers ,exhaust with stock ti mufflers looking for good street manners and do go 1/4 racing once in while and hoping to make 420 to 430rwhp... any suggestions
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help selecting camshaft c5 z06
im looking at this two cams 231/234 617/612 113 lsa or the street sweeperht 228/232 612/600 111.............i have long tube headers ,exhaust with stock ti mufflers looking for good street manners and do go 1/4 racing once in while and hoping to make 420 to 430rwhp... any suggestions
im looking at this two cams 231/234 617/612 113 lsa or the street sweeperht 228/232 612/600 111.............i have long tube headers ,exhaust with stock ti mufflers looking for good street manners and do go 1/4 racing once in while and hoping to make 420 to 430rwhp... any suggestions
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In my opinion you should pic a tuner and tell them what you want out of the car. Then have a custom ground cam for your particular set up. example my 2003 zo6. I have a vararam intake, lg long tubes no cats. What i did was have a conversation with my tuner. I told him I just want responsiveness and huge jump out of corners. a lot of under the curve power for road racing and mountain driving. But not to completely give up top end power either. I literally said I did not care about a dyno #. He made me a 227/234 .612 .614 112+2 and I love it. Amazing under the curve power. pulls everywhere. it only put down 406 and it is everything that i asked for. so that is my recommendation.
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Yes. It worked with the stock ls6 243 heads. Brian tooley .660 valve springs, trunion upgrade, titanium valve seals, hardened pushrods, c5r timing chain, hi vol oil pump. All those things were in a cam kit. Roughly $1400. I also bought racetronix 42lb injectors in case I add heads. But yes. Clearances are fine.
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04 Z with Comp. Custom cam 230/236 595/595 0n LSA 112+4 ,new oil pump timing chain TX speed Molly push rods new GM lifters with stock rockers .Kooks long tube headers X-pipe bullet cats GHL muffler's . I did port the stock heads just clean up deal not hard just need port kit and clean them up ,ported T-body after market air cleaner ,about it Tuned LMR Houston TX 440 RWHP TQ about the same @120 mph in 4th gear @5500 will go to 7000 easy ,that was just taking it easy after 4000 RPM rocket ,need to keep red line 65-6800 ,The LS top end motor most power comes 35-4000 RPM fast winding motor had to install shift light lite winds to red line in a flash no time to be looking at tack.. With this set up drive anywhere .The TX speed 28/28 cam I think Bryan Tooley has one also is a good street cam ..I would not go over 236 duration or much over 600 lift if want to drive it on the street 112 LSA is OK but 113 is smother for sure and just need HP GM parts for this kind of build don't need a $350.00 oil pump stock HP parts work good ,I like Bryan Tooley for good info and parts good price will put in the right direction .. I have around 500 Flywheel HP this is all drivable HP you need anything over that is nuts and hard to drive rear tires brake loose way too easy now. Just an FYI
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04 Z with Comp. Custom cam 230/236 595/595 0n LSA 112+4 ,new oil pump timing chain TX speed Molly push rods new GM lifters with stock rockers .Kooks long tube headers X-pipe bullet cats GHL muffler's . I did port the stock heads just clean up deal not hard just need port kit and clean them up ,ported T-body after market air cleaner ,about it Tuned LMR Houston TX 440 RWHP TQ about the same @120 mph in 4th gear @5500 will go to 7000 easy ,that was just taking it easy after 4000 RPM rocket ,need to keep red line 65-6800 ,The LS top end motor most power comes 35-4000 RPM fast winding motor had to install shift light lite winds to red line in a flash no time to be looking at tack.. With this set up drive anywhere .The TX speed 28/28 cam I think Bryan Tooley has one also is a good street cam ..I would not go over 236 duration or much over 600 lift if want to drive it on the street 112 LSA is OK but 113 is smother for sure and just need HP GM parts for this kind of build don't need a $350.00 oil pump stock HP parts work good ,I like Bryan Tooley for good info and parts good price will put in the right direction .. I have around 500 Flywheel HP this is all drivable HP you need anything over that is nuts and hard to drive rear tires brake loose way too easy now. Just an FYI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JhotwdqvmM...... Check this out .. This is my 04 Z before the cam install right behind the silver SL550 V-12 and lots of C-6Zs behind me they could not keep up ,went to the track the other day after the cam install now the C-7s can't keep up with this old C-5 ... bring it ..LOL... PS not the C-7s Zs they are fast ..
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Street friendly
https://youtu.be/NoaCJtq00sE
This is my 227/234 .612 .614 112+2. Can literally throttle out of 1500 rpm, zero bucking. Extremely street friendly and just nasty on Laguna Seca. The lobes aren't the super aggressive ones, hence the high lift daily drivability.
Well had a video. Guess the url link isn't going to post
This is my 227/234 .612 .614 112+2. Can literally throttle out of 1500 rpm, zero bucking. Extremely street friendly and just nasty on Laguna Seca. The lobes aren't the super aggressive ones, hence the high lift daily drivability.
Well had a video. Guess the url link isn't going to post
Last edited by apexsam; Dec 10, 2015 at 02:37 PM. Reason: Url didnt post a link to video
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https://youtu.be/NoaCJtq00sE
This is my 227/234 .612 .614 112+2. Can literally throttle out of 1500 rpm, zero bucking. Extremely street friendly and just nasty on Laguna Seca. The lobes aren't the super aggressive ones, hence the high lift daily drivability.
Well had a video. Guess the url link isn't going to post
This is my 227/234 .612 .614 112+2. Can literally throttle out of 1500 rpm, zero bucking. Extremely street friendly and just nasty on Laguna Seca. The lobes aren't the super aggressive ones, hence the high lift daily drivability.
Well had a video. Guess the url link isn't going to post
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help selecting camshaft c5 z06
im looking at this two cams 231/234 617/612 113 lsa or the street sweeperht 228/232 612/600 111.............i have long tube headers ,exhaust with stock ti mufflers looking for good street manners and do go 1/4 racing once in while and hoping to make 420 to 430rwhp... any suggestions
im looking at this two cams 231/234 617/612 113 lsa or the street sweeperht 228/232 612/600 111.............i have long tube headers ,exhaust with stock ti mufflers looking for good street manners and do go 1/4 racing once in while and hoping to make 420 to 430rwhp... any suggestions
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My MS4 cam only 2002 made 438 rwhp. I highly recommend this cam. It's been proven to put the most power down out of an ls1/ls6 and yes it is on the large side as far as cams go for sure but Speedinc tuned it for me and it's s blast to drive, scary fast, and it is streetable after a good tune.
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Ms4 is only fun if you are doing pulls on the freeway. Then it's a lot of fun. But it has surge and buck tendencies.
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for sure ... He got one in a crate for around $12,000 a deal ..
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A good set of headers, mild cam, and tune with the 427 and you can make 530-550 rwhp easy.
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