I recently picked up a lq4, teared it apart and I have to send it out to get machined, I’m either contemplating doing a 408 stroker or just getting it machined to reuse factory internals. I plan on doing Texas speed 243/799 assembled heads and I need some input on what cam to put in it. It’s going to be my daily and I do plan on doing a converter. I want it to be a respectable street truck low 400 horsepower to the wheels. The truck is a 2000 Silverado regular cab short bed, 4x4, 3.73 rear

 

Truck Norris

 

my tuner tells me truck Norris isn’t the best, he says it’s good if you want the chop but there are other cams that will have the chop you want but more power

 

Id go for something in the mid 220s.
Something like this with a 3200 converter is a fun setup in a regular cab.
Ive used them in 5.3 and 6.0s.
https://cammotion.com/recently-resto...224-228-113-4/


But if you havent bought heads yet, id highly suggest going Rectangle port. 821/823 heads flow awesome.

This cam in a stock LS3/TR6060 setup with headers puts down 480rwhp. Id suggest a 3200-3600 converter.
https://cammotion.com/recently-resto...7-237-113-3-5/

 

What tire size? Are you going to do any traction aids?

The CamMotion Stage 2 seems like a great cam: https://cammotion.com/in-stock-ready...206-210-115-5/

Or something similar to those specs?

 

Thats the cam i used in wifes 5.3 tahoe. i really like it cause its smooth idle but makes some power. I outrun all the cool kids with their truck norris cams haha.

 

i am currently on 16x10 rims with 33s for the summer and than smaller wheels for when the salt comes around

 

id keep cathedral ports in a truck

 

I have a BTR truck 2 cam in my 6.0 since my 5.3 was replaced and wish I’d gone a little bigger. Probably because the operating range was apparently in my LY5

 

If cathedral ports really were that great in a truck GM would have never changed them over. My $.02