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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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08 M6 car. Has kooks 1 7/8 longtubes, slp exhaust (no cats), and callaway honker intake. Looking for the best cam for drag racing, big cams dont bother me as i have had alot in the past, im looking to keep stock rear gear and just go cam only for right now. Not wanting to do any slicks just a drag radial car that will see some track time. Looking for a 10 sec pass! any opinions?
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There are a lot of proven cams. The texas speed 231/236 111lsa got me into the 10s all motor
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ls3gotcha
There are a lot of proven cams. The texas speed 231/236 111lsa got me into the 10s all motor
Did you do the Head/Cam combo or just cam only?
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Old Feb 14, 2011 | 01:48 AM
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Stock heads non milled, no ud pully, stock unported intake and Tb ,stock waterpump
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Originally Posted by ls3gotcha
Stock heads non milled, no ud pully, stock unported intake and Tb ,stock waterpump
what did it trap? custom grind? thats what i want!! m6 car?
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Its their aggressive off the shelf ls3 cam


Trapped 126 mph with a 1.72 60 foot. yes the car is a m6

The car drives like stock but has alot of lope which I lo0o0ve I lost no mpg, gained a ton of hp, win win situation
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The Spin speced cam is very street friendly AND still makes good power
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If you do a search a guy made 500+rwhp with the 227/239 cam from 21st Century Musclecars. It drove smooth as silk too
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Originally Posted by ls3gotcha
Its their aggressive off the shelf ls3 cam


Trapped 126 mph with a 1.72 60 foot. yes the car is a m6

The car drives like stock but has alot of lope which I lo0o0ve I lost no mpg, gained a ton of hp, win win situation
Having a hard time seeing how a 1.72 60' and 126mph trap equal a 10 sec slip...OP are you willing to flycut the pistons?
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Originally Posted by ls3gotcha
There are a lot of proven cams. The texas speed 231/236 111lsa got me into the 10s all motor
How do these cams compare to the one in the LS376 Crate Motor, "Hot Cam".
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Very few will recommend the "hot Cam"
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my old c5 z only trapped 122 and went 11.16 with a 1.76 60' so i can see 10s with 126 mph. Leaning towards the g6x3, anyone have any complaints?
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 03:35 AM
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G6X3 from LG motorsports is a drag cam thats proven. Expect 500rwhp and 10.6-10.8's if you can drive.
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G6X3 from LG motorsports is a drag cam thats proven. Expect 500rwhp and 10.6-10.8's if you can drive.



Not just used for drag racing but it has proven itself in drag racing and road racing.

Most cars fall in the 480-495 rwhp range. All of the bolt on's and the cars will push 490-505 rwhp.

Little bit of head work and the have seen well over 515 rwhp.
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Originally Posted by darkbluez
my old c5 z only trapped 122 and went 11.16 with a 1.76 60' so i can see 10s with 126 mph. Leaning towards the g6x3, anyone have any complaints?
An 11.17@122 run in my c5z was on 1.58...FWIW in a c6z I ran a 10.91@130 on a 1.71, that's why it had me wondering.
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You guys are getting me all worked up!!! Im excited to hear some good feedback!!
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Originally Posted by Anthony @ LGMotorsports



Not just used for drag racing but it has proven itself in drag racing and road racing.

Most cars fall in the 480-495 rwhp range. All of the bolt on's and the cars will push 490-505 rwhp.

Little bit of head work and the have seen well over 515 rwhp.
Using the G6X3 cam do you retain stock pusrods?
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Using the G6X3 cam do you retain stock pusrods?
No. You has to change pushrods.
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Originally Posted by darkbluez
Leaning towards the g6x3, anyone have any complaints?
G6X3 here with no complaints. street manners is also good, just find you a good tuner.
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Originally Posted by Luweegy
Using the G6X3 cam do you retain stock pusrods?
I do not, we use a 7.400" Comp hardened.
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