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    Ol' School BAD LS1's Avatar
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    My ambitious project tonight

    Finally got around to installing an LS6 cam in the Monte... Had to have my buddy Brad zip loose the crank pulley bolt for me today when it was in earlier for some warranty work

    Basically this invloved lifting the body away from the K member a good 6 inches to get the cam out under the frame rail. The cam used in these LS4's is straight out of silverado pickups and was all low end and top end suffered. These motors are topped off with LS6 heads and 10.0CR so this LS6 cam with its jump in duration and lift, combined with my already exsisting HS 1.8 roller rockers and 918 springs outta make a nice SOTP difference.

    The hardest part was getting the PS pump and water pump off the front of the motor by far.

    But its 80% back together now. The cool part is this cam will still allow the DOD to function correctly too.















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    Awesome job Tom!! I want a ride!

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    dammmm tom...nothing stock in your garage??????????...hope to see it run....

    and clean that engine bay up....dammmm filth....
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    dam....

    what are the gains from something like this?

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    Boost went where again? Silver86's Avatar
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    damn! that looks like a major PITA!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Silver86 View Post
    damn! that looks like a major PITA!
    Just like a rotary


    Nice work tom

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    Its hard to see in the pic but the duration is noticeable larger on the LS6 cam when looking at how wide the arch of the lobe is compared to the stock one. People gain about 30whp on trucks doing this swap and they dont have the good heads or .5 more compression either, so after its all done it should be around 300-320 whp with just by installing another factory cam that wont sound any different.

    Yeah the dirt... hahah this car doesnt get as much attn the camaro does, thats 35,800 miles worth of grime and 2 winters haha. i have to pressure wash the engine bay with how much power steering fluid and coolant pissed everywhere anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hbgben View Post
    Just like a rotary


    Nice work tom

    please... the complete opposite...
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    Sweet. Finally after 2 years of talking about it

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    Awesome!
    All posts from the above author are expected to be 100% BS. Thank you and have a nice day.

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    AWESOME JOB TOM!! I know the guys on ls1tech are awaiting the results for sure!

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    God damn it... Son of a bitch. Brian98GTP's Avatar
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    Now if only you had somebody competent enough to tune it......... hmmmmmm......

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    Well it works! I think its gonna need some longer pushrods (ls6 cam has smaller base circles due to longer valve stems) but none the less you can really feel the difference all over the power band. It feels funny at WOT cuz the torque steer is now somewhat annoying and its a little soft on torque after the 1-2 @ 60 mph but comes right back with a quicker speedo sweep than before.

    Once i get the vlave train quieted down ill get it to the track on slicks.
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    Glad to see you finally got this done. Now comes the real challenge - getting a 300+whp FWD car to hook up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Brett View Post
    Glad to see you finally got this done. Now comes the real challenge - getting a 300+whp FWD car to hook up.
    Even with the sloppy valve train tanking some the of torque, it ignites the tires now pretty handily on a 1st gear down shift @ 40
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    This one of my stock cams? or did you get a third?
    Well, at the very least, I have an interesting back story.

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    Did you put in back in the correct way or is it still in there all sideways......

    Interesting swap, wonder how a "stock" cam would work in my 6.0 truck?.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by GRNDNL View Post
    Did you put in back in the correct way or is it still in there all sideways......

    Interesting swap, wonder how a "stock" cam would work in my 6.0 truck?.....
    Well according to a book i have, they gain like 52hp on a LQ9 6.0 at the motor.

    On the ass-dyno it gained everywhere through out the power band.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poncho View Post
    This one of my stock cams? or did you get a third?
    No. Its an 01' LS6 cam, they are a fair amount hotter duration wise than an LS2 cam.
    2012 Cruze ECO M6 - Crystal Red- Just a little more boost than stock!
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    God damn it... Son of a bitch. Brian98GTP's Avatar
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    I have some hardened 7.400" pushrods I may be parting with.... I'll find out if I can reuse them on the new setup or not in about 3 weeks.
    Would those work?
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