stock48

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The stock converter is always a hard one as the stock cam could use a 3K converter. 6.0's do fend better tho. I've done some 210/216's , 532/.532, 108 and 110 lsa's that work well in stock converter 5.3~6.0 cc trucks. If it's a rc or ex cab you could stretch it out to the 214/216, .532/.532, 108 or go 110 lsa if you want a little smoother idle. Id stay away from anything wider than 112 lsa in a NA truck unless looking for a really smooth idle, or emissions.

TXsilverado

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depends on what you want to do...my 2500 HD crew cab on 33" tires is a heavy sluggish turd that I use as the work horse. 212/218 on a 110 LSA 106 ICL should improve my daily cruise and towing ability. i don't give a damn if i lose power past 4,000 rpm as long as i gain between 1,500-3,500 rpm.

726.0chevelle

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A lot of people say a 212/218 is too small for a 6.0 which is not true maybe too small for the drag racer but it does produce good gains and pulls to 6000. It drives 100% like stock and has enough low end to blow the tires off with a stock converter. I think too small is the wrong word Id say more likely most would want to go bigger down the road. However op if your planning a stall and bigger cam later id step up a size or two now my lq4 ran just fine when i had 224 on 112 with a 4l60e stock converter with a mail order tune.

batboy

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Some may have towing concerns and I get that, but generally the idea of a cam swap is to gain performance. The more cubes you have the more cam you can run. The 212/218 cam in a 6.0 is a baby cam. I have a 5.7 LS1 in my GTO and run a 230/236 cam. I make 300 torque by 1500 rpm. While I realize this is not an apples to oranges comparison, my point is don't be scared to put a modest size cam in a 6.0. The BTR truck stage III would get the nod if I had a 6.0 truck. Just my humble opinion.

GMCtrk

iTrader: (27)

I ran the 222/226 113 lsa cam on my stock converter for several years, no problem.

Fast_six oh

The tsp220 is a proven cam..makes great tq and some higher end hp..ive also had a few people recommend a lunati .217/.223 for my truck..as i im wanting a little bit of worlds but mainly TQ...i havent seen any dyno graphs with the lunati though

bluebommer07

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I ran a 212 / 218 571.590 112 cam for 3 years in a 5.3 stock converter 3.73 gears stock manifolds and it pulled hard all around and did extremely well

_zebra

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i've been contemplating the Vinci Trucker or BTR Stage 3 for my RCSB (stock 5.3, 5speed, 4x4 with LTs/ORY, 4.30 gears, & 33"s). one of the guys at BTR actually suggested the Stage 2 instead since i occasionally tow.

at that point, though, wouldn't i be better off with the normal low lift Comp 212/218? either way, considering the 4.30s and manual trans (better gearing than a 4l60), wouldn't a 216/224 still be fine?

it don't stop... it just all gets spent on her

GMCtrk

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Anyone concerned about all around street power should check out the 6.0L hop up article from HotRod mag from years ago. They tested a multitude of cams in a 6.0L and the results were that the best all around cam was the Vinci 080 which is 210/218 if I recall correctly. It produced (by far) the most useable power off idle to 4800 rpm.