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Old 06-30-2024, 02:42 AM
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Originally Posted by shakenfake
Kind of a rough guesstimate of your power with all the listed cams. I should have stuck with my first answer on that Cam Motion Stg 2. That would be my pick. The low end power on that thing is awesome.
The cams on the right side of the photo are reverse what you posted in the OP.

This is all on a stock 5.3 with full accessories and headers instead of manifolds.


Funny thing about Cam Motion that is really scummy, read the print of that photo showing you the power gains. Notice they are using a Gen IV 6.0 rather than a 5.3 to make it seem like you are making a **** ton of power...
You can't beat stg 2 below 5000rpm

That why i cant relay on cam motion graph, the cam for 5.3 they but it on 6.0, and see the graphs in lil lope page, it have 2 different graphs.

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Originally Posted by shakenfake
Kind of a rough guesstimate of your power with all the listed cams. I should have stuck with my first answer on that Cam Motion Stg 2. That would be my pick. The low end power on that thing is awesome.
The cams on the right side of the photo are reverse what you posted in the OP.

This is all on a stock 5.3 with full accessories and headers instead of manifolds.


Funny thing about Cam Motion that is really scummy, read the print of that photo showing you the power gains. Notice they are using a Gen IV 6.0 rather than a 5.3 to make it seem like you are making a **** ton of power...
Please add the Titan 1 Truck (208/214 110+4 .553/.553 on there so we can see how it compares. I think it should be very close on torque to the regular Truck stage 2 thanks to it's early IVC. But the extra overlap should carry it a little further on the top and make peak power closer to the Titan 2.

Also, if you scale it 150 to 350 then it'll create more separation to differentiate the various lines.

Overall the numbers seem pretty conservative for a 5.3L unless that's @ wheel. My LMG is rated 320hp @ crank stock and the OEMs use accessories and stock manifolds on engine dyno ratings.

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I can do that if I remember.

Good idea thank you.

This is an LM7 with 270 HP at crank stock. This is crank. I will graph the stock engine and see how it compares.
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Originally Posted by shakenfake
I can do that if I remember.

Good idea thank you.

This is an LM7 with 270 HP at crank stock. This is crank. I will graph the stock engine and see how it compares.
try this on your way, i wounder about it's performance
220/220 111LSA
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Originally Posted by viros
try this on your way, i wounder about it's performance
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Pretty big compared to others. You'd need at least 5* advance to have any bottom end along with 3.73+ gears and minimum 2800rpm stall. Really be better off shortening the intake duration with some ground in advance, but then you're back to the other choices. That much intake won't net you any benefits until 5500rpm+.

Take a look @ the Summit SUM-8728R1 212/218 110+3 .600/.585. Extra lift will net some decent ponies up top, while the early IVC will give decent driveability and low end torque.
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I was sleepy yesterday so I forgot. I need to set a reminder for tonight lol
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@68Formula I punched in the Stg 1 vs the Stg 2 and the difference was basically immeasurable. It basically isn't worth talking about.
The 220/220 is going to suck down low. Basically like some of the other cams shown earlier. HP is good up top though I guess but I would never want that.
The Summit cam is pretty close to the rest, it just peaks at 5k and doesn't make as much power.

Keep in mind 2 things,
1) This is a computer simulation.
2) The scale can be deceiving. Some of the numbers are quite close to each other. A couple horsepower difference which could be negligible based on environmental and other outside factors.

Just food for thought and fun.
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@shakenfake what you think good cam have decent improvement all over the rpm range until 6000rpm
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Cam motio stage 2 truck won’t go to 6k but it’s the one I’d pick
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Originally Posted by 68Formula
Cammotion Titan 1 LS Truck 208/214 .553/.553 110+4. Good low end, but will still pull past 6k.
I have Texas Speed 208/214 .551" Low Lift in a 5.3 Liter half ton 3.73 ratio Suburban, very smooth idle, still pulling at 6000 rpm.
Decent cam for STOCK axle ratio, or heavy wheels..


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