Q's on cam choice
01-05-2006, 10:38 AM
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Q's on cam choice
i am looking at putting a cam in my truck. would any of these be good for a 5.3 with all stock internals, intake, throttle body, l/t's and exhaust and all freemods? oh yeah, by the way this is gonna be a daily driver. i do like some attention at the stop lights, so i want some lope. what kind of valvetrain would you reccomend?
224/224 581/581 @ 112 lsa 228/232 588/575 @ 113 lsa 232/236 575/578 @ 114 lsa. would any of these be good driveability with a 3000 stall?
224/224 581/581 @ 112 lsa 228/232 588/575 @ 113 lsa 232/236 575/578 @ 114 lsa. would any of these be good driveability with a 3000 stall?
01-05-2006, 10:58 AM
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More than likely, all of them will be a little too much for a daily driver. Look for a TR220 are something in that range. I am looking for a used 212/218 for my truck.
01-05-2006, 11:14 AM
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You can get away with the 224/224 with some tuning, the other two are too big IMO. You can also get a cam custom ground for the same price as a new one, unless you are getting a good deal on the ones you listed. In my 5.3, my last cam was a 218/224 on 113 LSA. I drove it in my dd 4wd with no stall. With any of the cams you listed, you will need a 2800+ stall, 3000 would be much better.
01-05-2006, 12:04 PM
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Please consider your gears in this issue. If you move your powerband up, that is great and you'll make more power. But there is always a catch- it wont help without more gears.
If two cars have identical torquebands but one is 500 rpm higher, that one will have more power but will be the same in the 1/4, if anything slower.
Keep the powerband under 6k IMO. Get your power from torque in a truck. That means good heads, nice lift and appropriate durrations.
If two cars have identical torquebands but one is 500 rpm higher, that one will have more power but will be the same in the 1/4, if anything slower.
Keep the powerband under 6k IMO. Get your power from torque in a truck. That means good heads, nice lift and appropriate durrations.
01-05-2006, 12:59 PM
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I'm going to be honest and say i'm underqualified to choose a cam for you.
Try these guys though. They know stuff
cmotorsports
they rock
cartek is also great
edit: get 4.10s
Try these guys though. They know stuff
cmotorsports
they rock
cartek is also great
edit: get 4.10s
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01-05-2006, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1TRUCKGUY
Hey White1, What Is The Specs On That 218/224? Did It Lope At Idle? Low End Power? High End Power? No Stall? tuning?
I dont remember the specs, but it made good power from about 2500 onn up to 6500 where my rev limiter was. I didnt have a stall, but my 60' times slowed down, so I would suggest getting a stall. I had a wait4me mail order tune, Jesse got it pretty damn close.
