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Old 09-12-2004 | 08:49 PM
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Whos running what cam in their 6.0's with good results? I cant decide on what to run. Gonna attempt a swap soon as I get a good tranny. Since my tranny will be able to hold the power I wanna stick a cam in it before the motor goes in. Gonna snag a TCI SF3000 too.
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i think you can look at my numbers as a cam that would be to big for anything less than a 4000stall. my cam is a 234/232 595/595 at 115+1(i think). it kicks *** now that i have a turbo but anything near those specs would be too big for most 6.0's dyno numbers>> http://www.neufamily.org/03html/dyno4.jpg
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I have the 212/218 in my 6.0L and it works, great tons of off idle torque. If I was picking a cam the 6.0L I would go one or two sizes bigger.
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Would one of those VHP cams work fairly well? Or should I look into a TR or MTI grind. I just dont know what direction to go. Any of you SS/6.0 guys have any thoughts?
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Yeah, the TR220 on a 112 was too big to really make me happy for the reserved driving I normally do. I LOVE the 210/218 112 VHP cam. Tons of torque and throttle responce everywhere.

I think something around the VHP 044, 047, or the Comp 212/218 would be best if driveability is a big concern. I understand FMS also grinds truck-cams with specs in this range.

If you're more into strip-oriented performance, the TR220 might have been a good match to a 3K stall. The cam started to pull hard around 3,500-4,000. It ran good below there too - I just lost a little too much of my extreme low-end power. The cam is in the for sale section...
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