Best head and cam combo for low end?
01-17-2011, 04:07 PM
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Best head and cam combo for low end?
Let me start of I have a 6000 lbs avalanche with a LQ-9 with dynatech long tubes and high flow catted y pipe, trick flow UD pully, flexalite 282 twin monster fans, K&N intake, BBK 80 mm TB , Gibson cat back dual, 160 stat , FLT 4L65 LVL 5 with a yank 2600 stall, 410 gears W/ a eaton posi,and a Nelson tune. The truck has nice top end but not so good low end I was thinking of either trick flows225 or patriots Lq-9 heads and combining the heads with a cam around 208-216 or 212-220 I was hoping for some feed back as to what would give me good low end # s. Also at some point I will do a supercharger down the line . Sorry if this is a similar post to a older post i looked and couldn't find anything relevant.
01-17-2011, 04:37 PM
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For throtle response and low end torque, keep your intake runners small. Check out AFR's 210cc cathedral port heads. Bump your compression to 11.1 and use a cam in the low 220's. Let Patrick G spec one for you on EPS lobes. Mine is being ground as we speak.
01-17-2011, 04:39 PM
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what kind of gas mileage are you guys getting. Im asking because I think my TC is going to **** and falling apart. Time to upgrade but I want to put the stock one back for now. Just curious
01-17-2011, 07:09 PM
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Take a good look at this thread https://www.performancetrucks.net/for...d.php?t=390058. There have also been a number of other towing/daily driver discussions over the past several years. Also, just for the record, I returned my 212/218 cam back to comp and had it reground to a 206/212 with a 112 LSA (same as their 54-408-11 cam). That's what I'll be putting in my 408 build.
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01-17-2011, 08:49 PM
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Let me start of I have a 6000 lbs avalanche with a LQ-9 with dynatech long tubes and high flow catted y pipe, trick flow UD pully, flexalite 282 twin monster fans, K&N intake, BBK 80 mm TB , Gibson cat back dual, 160 stat , FLT 4L65 LVL 5 with a yank 2600 stall, 410 gears W/ a eaton posi,and a Nelson tune. The truck has nice top end but not so good low end I was thinking of either trick flows225 or patriots Lq-9 heads and combining the heads with a cam around 208-216 or 212-220 I was hoping for some feed back as to what would give me good low end # s. Also at some point I will do a supercharger down the line . Sorry if this is a similar post to a older post i looked and couldn't find anything relevant.
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01-17-2011, 10:08 PM
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The 212/218 will definitely have some nice low end in a 6.0, I'd even say that you could go as big as a Vinci Trucker (216/224 .551/.551 115) considering your 2600 converter, the two would be a good match IMO. I second the short runner AFR's for heads also 
