well im contemplating what size cam to go with. i have an lq4 with stock 317 heads and a 2200 stall converter. i want a cam that will be streetable and give me the most gains for my setup. what should i go with? im leaning toward a 216/220 .525/.532 114 how should this work out? all input is appriciated.

 

I had a 6.0 with a 222/224 566 568 -112 . . . and everything else was stock . . . it's on the vid in my sig

It's all in the tune on how a cam drives in a truck

 

did you happen to dyno the truck with that setup?

 

I think that the 216/220 would be a great daily driver and work well with your converter...you could even step up to a 2600-2800 converter. The low lift on that cam will allow you to run LS6 springs and provide long spring life...it should be a reliable setup, with a power band that's just a little higher than stock. You could go bigger on the cam and still have a good daily driver, but you'll also need a larger converter and have to wind the engine up higher to take advantage of the power band.

 

exactly.

 

never did . . . it was a daily driver and not a quarter mile truck. But it would beat a vette or just about any other stock car/truck from a dig until 100.
I pulled and sold it before I could do anything else . . . but it's in a 98 TA now.

 

I agree too. The cam you chose is good but you would net better gains from a bigger cam and still have driveability. Get a little bigger cam and then do the stall later.....or visa/versa.

James

 

He's not planning on another converter. He's keeping the 2200 that he has currently, hence the reason he chose the 216/220.

 

Well then why did you put the above statement "exactly" to budhayes3's post when he said to might even step to a higher converter???? You just contradicted yourself..........by responding to my statement. Budhayes3 said to go alittle bigger on the cam and still have driveablilty thus stepping up to a higher stall.........you said exactly. But when I posted basically the same thing, you said........(the above stated),you didn't make any sense.
I'm sorry, can you pass the sugar.....?????......

James

 

my bad broski. i just clicked the quote button and didnt alter the quote. Guess I should've edited the quote when I responded but wasn't thinking about it at the time. I know for fact he doesnt want to step up with converter size. Thats why i was agreeing with the above statement from BudHayes. With that said, maybe you'll understand my reason for agreeing with BudHayes' first statement.