Is a 220r enough
Dec 9, 2013 | 10:35 PM
#21
giant tires high stall small cubes,bad x3.the truck will be good at nothing
go as many cubes as you can afford 6.0 or a 408 ,mild cam .you will spend the same and get far more.
Last edited by gonzo 6.2; Dec 9, 2013 at 10:42 PM.
Dec 9, 2013 | 11:24 PM
#23
Don't listen to the bigger is always better responses you have been getting.
Go with a 220r or smaller, or get a custom grind. Personally I would go smaller then the 220r unless I was planning on racing it or WOT performance only.
The 220r is actually a healthy cam for a 5.3 truck. Not the baby cam everyone makes it out to be.
To many people base there cam choice of what the F-Body guys run in there light weight high reving LS1 track cars. You drive a truck with 35's you will benefit in every way from more TQ!
This is coming from a guy that runs a 215/222 115 LSA in one truck and a 270/278 110 LSA in the other.
I like big cams but they have their place, as do smaller cams.
Spec and choose the cam based off the truck and its intended use...
Go with a 220r or smaller, or get a custom grind. Personally I would go smaller then the 220r unless I was planning on racing it or WOT performance only.
The 220r is actually a healthy cam for a 5.3 truck. Not the baby cam everyone makes it out to be.
To many people base there cam choice of what the F-Body guys run in there light weight high reving LS1 track cars. You drive a truck with 35's you will benefit in every way from more TQ!
This is coming from a guy that runs a 215/222 115 LSA in one truck and a 270/278 110 LSA in the other.
I like big cams but they have their place, as do smaller cams. Spec and choose the cam based off the truck and its intended use...
Dec 10, 2013 | 07:32 AM
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This truck almost never towes and if it does, i will be towing a empty cavalier dirt car down the street to the local clay track. After I do the install, which I will do myself, It will probably be a weekend warrior play car. I have 9 acres and about an acre of it is mud in my backyard that i tend to play around in. I dont mind running a higher stall, I had a ford lightning that was stalled at 3400 so a bigger stall doesnt bother me. Its just hard to decide where I want to go with this one so I appreciate all the input.
Dec 10, 2013 | 10:14 AM
#25
low rpm mud bogging needs a smaller cam. you need a stump puller, not a high rpm screamer. lets face it...35" tires with a 5.3. your truck will never be fast. that doesnt mean that it cant be fun to drive though.
Dec 10, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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what if i went with a higher stall? something like a 3600 and did the 224r? I know it will never be fast. especially compared to my old truck but i just want it to be able to get out of its own way and not be a complete dog everywhere. down the road ill do a 6.0 but that will be way down the road when i can afford to build the 6.0 and the trans.
Dec 10, 2013 | 11:29 AM
#27
I have seen big cams run circles around small cams at the track in fbody land. My old camaro with a lt4 hot cam would get its *** handed to it by my brothers cc306 lt1 formula. Every time I would pull him out of the hole and he would blow by me around the 660'mark. Mine was an auto with a stall and his was six speed with gears. I say go big and enjoy the rolling steam power.
what if i went with a higher stall? something like a 3600 and did the 224r? I know it will never be fast. especially compared to my old truck but i just want it to be able to get out of its own way and not be a complete dog everywhere. down the road ill do a 6.0 but that will be way down the road when i can afford to build the 6.0 and the trans.
