I'm currently in the process of building my 6.0 and can't decide on a camshaft. I constantly read through the archives searching for the right cam. I was looking at the TR224 and 220 but I read that my low end will suffer bad on a street driven vehicle.

It's a 2000 ECSB Silverado 6.0, heads are being milled for 10.8 comp, 3 angle valve job, and pocket porting. I'm running a TB converter and 4.10 gears. The truck will be tuned on a dyno.

I want it to be streetable (idle) and not kill when put into reverse or after accelerating and stop short and engine kills.

Help guys,
Rob

 

I will have dyno results on monday.

 

Mike what combo will you have dyno results for. Just noticed Comp has some interesting combos available.

Rob

 

check out the comp 212/218 56 something lift on a 114 center line you don't want to much dur. are to much center line on a heavy truck. the guys i know that went with any thing bigger than a 220 dur. are more than 114 center line did not have good results in the 1/4 mile.try to get some dyno #'s from diff. set ups good luck i will be able to let you know about the comp 222/224 tomrrow they are going to the track for the first time.

 

i was running a 224-228-581-588-114+4 and ran a 13.79 n/a. that is with a 5.3 thru a 4l80e. mods lkisted below. i just installed a comp 224-224-581-581-112+4. she feels good. i will get her tuned up soon and take her back to the track.

 

Hey Randy what's up you probably don't remember me I was the guy at Lesson with Louis a month checking out your trucks and getting the details on the 3 6.0 motors.

Thanks for the help. I really want to know what the specs are on Sammy's cam. As soon as I pick out a cam I'm gonna start putting motor back together. I gonna have to hook up with you guys at No Problem one weekend when truck is done.

The 222/224 your talking about is in Justin's truck right. Let me know if you can find out what's in Sammy's truck.

rob

 

Tr224!!!!!!!

 

I chose the high lift .212/.218 .557/.56x for the 6.0L I was going to swap. I still really like that cam, but might go for the TR224...especially if you have someone good locally who is going to dyno tune it for you. I would think that idle issues and such would be no problem with a good tune. I think anything larger would jeopardize the drivability of daily usage.

 

You might wanna call Futral Motorsports, they can help you pick out a perfect cam for your truck. They use cammotion lobes, which are better than comp lobes and give more low-end because of their design. That also allows you to run a little larger cam. I wish I would have known about them when I was picking out a cam.

 

the tr220 in that engine should give you good drivability