I agree, that cam in a 5.3 wouldn't fall into my personal category of "streetable" as in a daily driver. It will have a high powerband and require a high stall converter or it will be soggy down low. I'd also recommend headwork such as porting and milling. The TR220 is a proven 5.3 performer that will work well with the compression and heads in stock form, and will work nicely with a more street friendly 3k-3200 converter. There are a lot of guys around here who daily drive 3600+ converters, but it can be a pain in the butt on a daily basis, especially when you're groggy and sitting in traffic on your way to work in the AM.

 

I daily drive mine

 

You were one of the guys that I was referring to

You runnin a 3600 or 3800 Scott?

 

It's in between there somewhere. Stall speed changes with your powerband, so be aware of that when choosing a cam/converter combo. With my old 216/220, I might have had a little more torque in the low low RPM band, and it used to feel like it was looser. When I swapped to the 228, the immediate flashing of the torque converter felt like it tightened up some, but the RPM extensions stayed the same from what I can tell.

 

Yea, I'm expecting to see a decent change from when I use my Circle-D triple disc behind my current set up, then go to an LQ9. Chris said it should be about 2600-2800 behind my 5.3, and probably around 2800-3000 behind the 6.0...can't wait