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Tork? · 12-19-2018, 10:03 PM

500whp or at the crank? 500 at the wheels is going to require head work, ported intake, and a pretty radical cam. Lucky for you the l96 has basically LS3 heads so that’s a bonus. And the manual trans will help tolerate a bigger cam. If you’re iso 500 engine that’s totally doable. Check Brian Tooley Racing aka BTR the stage 3 LS3 cam should get you there. A friend's ‘14 LS3 did 480whp on the stage 4 with headers.

I’m in similar boat as you I have a stock LS3 on a stand tossing around cam choices for 3 months. These big cube gen IV can lose low end torque in search of higher hp. Imo it looks like a decent 22x/23x cam with low 600 lift is the sweet spot to get both with 440-460wheel, driveability, tolerance and not blowing budget on cnc heads or intake porting.

12-19-2018, 10:03 PM	#4
Tork? Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 217	Re: Cam Swap on a ls 6.0 500whp or at the crank? 500 at the wheels is going to require head work, ported intake, and a pretty radical cam. Lucky for you the l96 has basically LS3 heads so that’s a bonus. And the manual trans will help tolerate a bigger cam. If you’re iso 500 engine that’s totally doable. Check Brian Tooley Racing aka BTR the stage 3 LS3 cam should get you there. A friend's ‘14 LS3 did 480whp on the stage 4 with headers. I’m in similar boat as you I have a stock LS3 on a stand tossing around cam choices for 3 months. These big cube gen IV can lose low end torque in search of higher hp. Imo it looks like a decent 22x/23x cam with low 600 lift is the sweet spot to get both with 440-460wheel, driveability, tolerance and not blowing budget on cnc heads or intake porting.