Im gettin real itchy to buy a cam! I have ruled out the B1 cam cause it seems to be a bit big. I do plan to install a Yank 3000 either before or after the cam. (havent decided on that). And i know im gonna tune it with the preadator.
So which one would be better out of these 2? Im lookin to gain 30-40 rwhp hopefully! So which do u suggest, my mods already, are in the sig. And i do plan to upgrade the valvesprings.

Here is a comparison on the cam #'s.
Comp cam 216/220. lift is .525/.532 LSA is 114
GM Hotcam 218/228. lift is .525/.525 LSA is 112

 

why not the 2002 ls-6 cam?

204/218 lift .551"/.541" LSA 117.5

 

When I had my 5.3 heads ported I was originally going to go with a 220/224 cam but was told that it may be a bit too big for our smaller displacement. I take it you're going to run un-ported heads? I'd probably go with the smaller one, just my opinion. Either one you go with should work well with that converter. Good luck

 

I dont plan on touchin my heads at all

 

I have the 216/220 cam and Have tuning issues. I sent my predator to diablo for a custome tune and it helped alot. It still has problems once and a while. The cam has a lope to it and people can hear it at the stop lights. If you really want it to lope then have one ground on a 110 lobe sep. That will quicken your ramp rates but if you determine on a rough idle then get that. I lost alot down low with this cam . This cam works well with nitrous. Diablo only set my max rpms to 6000 just like it was new and now my programmer has crashed. I have to send it back for then to build a new one. I tried {i know it is a no no} spraying a 100 shot out of the hole to kinda act like if i had a stall and it worked awesome. This cam pulls hard from 2800 to 6000. I am sure it pulls farther but that is all my POS will do right now.

 

So do u reccomend this cam for me? How much sotp gain did u feel, like how much hp do u think u gained? And what kinda valvesprings do u run? Sorry for all the questions thanks!

 

I use the 2001 blue z06 valve springs. Yeah i felt a SOTP increase when it hit about 2800 rpms. With this cam I strongly suggest a stall of at least 3000. This cam took alot away down low and I would not suggest going bigger if your only going to do so much to your engine. A stock truck will take me from a dig until I get into my rpm range but if your going from a roll you should pull pretty good. I took off my cats so I can really hear the lope on this cam. If you have any more question feel free to ask

 

Thanks man just a few more questions though (sorry). But what has kept u from gettin a stall? And is it a good nitrous cam? cause i plan on runnin a little N20 down the road. And where did u buy ure setup? And does it pull good in the midrange and topend? And how much HP should i gain from this cam and a good tune? And should i get the cam or stall first? sorry for all the ?'s but im very interested. Thanks alot!

 

It pulls hard from the mid to the top. I got layed off from work and that is why i didnt buy my stall. I bought my kit from a guy on here named HYDE. He can build you a kit pretty cheap. He built mine from all NOS products and built all the brackets so there was no drilling. I gained about 35 hp , My guess anyway. I would get your stall and then tuner before i got the cam. You will see instant results with the stall and if you get the cam after it you wont lose your power down low

 

Thanks guys (esp. RED2K!) But no1 has told me why or why i shouldnt get the hotcam?