ive searched a bit and didnt quite find what answer i was looking for.

im thinking of putting a cam in my truck this summer. im almost always pulling a trailer. during the week its a landscape trailer loaded with mowers and weekends its a 19' boat or 30' camper. id like more lowend so it pulls out easier and cruises more easily without downshift or unlocking convertor on slightest hill.

what cams would be good and if you have used one in a similar setup please tell me about it.


right now it just has a k&n intake and a magnaflow dual in/dual out cat back and diablosport tuner. 4:10 gears and 285/70/17's. may step upto 315's this summer. and ill get a real tune after the cam swap.

 

Subscribing b/c I would like to know the same

 

Stepping up to bigger tires will hurt you. Ed Curtis would be a good place to go for a custom cam.

 

i have a few cams in mind but some people are telling me just do 1.8 rockers with longtube headers and a tune will give good results.

 

I have heard this as well but for the money the rockers wont produce as much as you would like them too. I'm in the same situation as you, I tow frequently, want a nice meaty tire on there and would like to tow heavy things with ease, without buying a diesel. Another thing I thought about was how is the longevity of the 6.0 going to stand up to having a cam while constantly towing things. I pull some hefty grades around here and find myself in 3rd, (5 speed manual nv4500) pulling grades around 4500 rpm for quite some distances and I'm not concerned about doing so with the stock motor however will having a higher lift cam matter with regards to this at all?

 

To bring back the dead.......

If you're towing look for a smaller cam ie. 210-220 @0.50 .520-.530 lift. Slightly higher on the exh side with about a 115* sep. Headers/full exh and a good tune. Make sure to tell the tuner that you tow with it.

 

I am still thinking the 212/218 high lift in a 114+4 for me and my 6.0 and 4l80e

 

216/220 low lift... They always say go one cam size larger than you think you want... which is what I did and I'm glad I did.

 

Well i ended up getting a 217/223 off a fellow pt.net member. We will see how it does for me.

 

Post up some results when you get it in