foggy

AM thinking of replacing the camshaft in my 2000 Vert.
Never been into motor in 115K..
It's a cruiser- no track time

The LS6 Cam IS a nice upgrade over my stock 2000 cam &
It's cheap- less than $300 new.

SO.... what do you guys think and have experienced.
Or can do like a howards/ lingenfelter/ crane / comp cam.
I want to keep tuning to a minimum.
Long Tube Kooks Headers, X pipe, Cats on the way.
Cat back exhaust & Air Intake only current mods.

BTW, I'll be putting in new valve springs too

tombrammer

Really interested to see how this goes and what you decide. Good luck.

Volk2142

I say stick with the LS6 cam if you don't have a high power goal and just want a little more lope and power over the stock LS1. If you want more than the average lope with a higher power goal, I say go with a comp. I've had two custom grind comps for my builds so far and they are aggressive and can make the car totter with the lope. All depends if you want a major lope or a little more than LS1. Also if you are getting a different cam, check the specs or with someone who can tell you what springs, valves, lifters, and push rods lengths so you won't be like me first time around. I over extended a spring and broke it, which then bent the push rod slightly and dropped the valve on my piston. I learned the hard way to be safe and check than sorry later.

For the tuning portion, its always best to get the car tuned if you are getting internal parts installed. You can get away with CAI and full exhaust though. But I can't really say much on that since I have always got the car tuned with new parts, and never really went about not tuning it right after the installs.

zeevette

If you're getting the headers, etc. don't settle for a LS6 cam. Without suffering any negative, drivability wise, a 224-228@114 will give you a nice mid-range boost over the LS6 cam.

~Josh

I've got a 224/228-114lsa cam and it's similar to stock in driving manners, has a slightly choppier cam compared to the LS6 I took out. Pulls much better from midrange up and the redline should be moved up to 6800 to take advantage of the top end.

momo20

i am supercharged with a fully forged ls6 in my 03 z06 and i stuck with the stock cam...my reason was easier to tune and drive around town with somewhat better MPG...i dont track my car nor autocross...so the stock ls6 cam works out perfect for me....lots of turbo camaro f-body guys go with the stock ls6 cam as well!!

foggy

Thanks... This gives me more to think about. And to make
an educated decision.
Keep the info coming

zeevette

You're giving up at least 40 HP, which is easily regained by adding boost. When I went SC, I down-cammed to a 224-234@115 that is smooth as butter. I do miss the lope.

mikeam

This is what I did in January 2017 to my 2K Vert. Pretty much what you're going to do. And I also am a cruiser but hit it on the country roads. Very drivable around the city too.

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ger-twice.html

enoniam

For the amount of effort or $s spent changing a cam I wouldn't do it for just an LS6 cam. I'm very happy with my Comp running XE lobes at 228/230 duration. People hear it and know it's been re-cammed.

cv67

not worth the effort and doesnt lope anyway if thats what you want these are tiny cams

foggy

I don't really care if it "lopes"
Just looking to get a wee bit more out of.. I'm going
to replace the Timing Chain & Oil Pump (just preventative maintenance)
and the balancer to a better than oem.
So, It 's really only a tad more trouble to do a camshaft
I still want it to run fairly smooth..
Would just like to take advantage of 15 years of technology
(like putting modern heads & modern roller profiles in a Old HotRod)

Roddy13

No point in going with the LS6 cam. Get a custom grind (contact tony mamo) or there are many no lope daily driver friendly cams for the LS-Engines that will give you a lot more power than the LS6 Cam.

Drewstein

So much this. If you're opening the motor, put a better stick in there than the LS6.

There are little lope options if you don't like your car sounding cool.

Personally I have a torquer cam which is fantastic. Having more mid range power than a peak dyno number feels superb on the street.

~Josh

Your entire post.... = Comp 224/228 .588 .588 -114LSA

Time for a C-5

One more vote for something more if you're going to open it up. My 222/226 .600 on a 112 drives like stock.

foggy

That really surprises me.. I would "think" that a cam with that
lobe separation would be lopey or pull low vacuum.

I'll explore more options on an aftermarket cam.

I saw one that I liked that was 216/220 on a 114 that i think
i kinda like

CactusCat

Tell me what you think of this one. It's a 230/236 (slightly larger than some of the other recommendations) and to me, this is just about as good as it gets. Easy on the street, cool idle, etc. I sent an email to Blair and he sent me the exact specs on this cam. I still have that pic and its the cam I used in my first round of mods. It was excellent. It's a Comp cam btw.

Time for a C-5

Some lope but not much. Certainly more than stock. I was actually hoping for little more. No issues with low vacuum. The cam you reference above is pretty mild, hell mine is pretty mild.

I feel like your looking for the same street manors I was when I was cam shopping this time last year. There's a vendor on this site Pat G (link below) that will work up a custom cam profile for you/your car. He'll have you fill out a form about the car, engine mods and how you plan to use it, and for $25 will provide a custom spec. He has a referral agreement with Texas Speed to grind the cam and TSP give a $25 discount to the customer, so it's essentially free if you order with TSP. I told him I wanted the car to drive like stock and make peak HP not much past 6,000 rpm - I wasn't concerned with spinning the engine into next week for every extra HP. My dyno sheet is below - not the biggest numbers but very street friendly.

https://www.guerragroup.com/efi-tuning

cv67

If youre just looking for something mild with a stock motor think a custom cam is a waste plenty of shelf ones out there that will work.