There is so many inaccurate ideas, theories, and suggestions for cams on the net its no wonder its hard decide on a cam.

 

Did I give him bad choices? I've been recommending those to nearly everyone with a stock to 3200 RPM stall. I've got the 216/220 low lift in my 5.3 with a 3200 stall.

 

Man we just giving u crap. But the thing is there is probably about 5+ threads in the past 30 days on "what cam should I use or run in my 5.3/4.8" or something along the lines of that. It just gets old.. troll around the site for a week or so and learn about other combos.

 

No, was not directed towards you lol.

"Bigger is better" is the direction that 90% of new enthusiasts always go by when it comes to camshafts. More duration, more lift, less lsa, the more extreme the better the power will be. For stock 5.3 heads any more lift than .500-.550 is pointless cause any more lift exceeds the possible cfm flow rate.

I ordered a new cam, I've also have an extra 5.3, 5.7, and 6.0....if I can get a local shop to work with me the same cam with take a turn in each engine. This will at least show those new to modifying engines how cubic inches affects a camshaft. I've a new truck that's perfect for this test.

 

Speaking of "just getting old" xr265, tsp 220, 224, 228....and several others, has anyone been tempted to try something new? And not the same cam everyone else has been running for million years?

 

fastes 5.3 NA is running a 231 239 but with heads and 4600 converter i believe

 

4600 converter kind backs up my suggestion of a 5k stall a few pages back. That be one hell of a DD fo sho.

 

226/230 according to the list (and has heads)

 

I think that's an EPS lobe isn't it?

 

Zonic- Another option for you if you want to go with something different is to have Pat G on LS1tech spec you a cam. You tell him exactly what you are looking for out of it and your mods and he will spec one for your setup. There are many off the shelf grinds that will work great for your setup but this is a option if you want to go with something different. Allot of the off the shelf grind cams (Comp) are based on the XE and XER lobes, while these are good lobes there are also other lobe designs out there. Pat G specs allot of his cams on EPS lobes (Engine Power Systems), myself I have a cam with EPS lobes and have tuned a few others and I am pleased with them. Just a different angle to consider. As others have already stated, that cam you listed originally is a HUGE cam for a 5.3 There are many other choices that you would be better off with, if you search around the site you will see what allot of guys are running and what results they see.